Selection Sunday for 2026 March Madness will be on Sunday, March 15, when the 68-team fields for the men's and women's NCAA DI basketball tournaments will be announced. After weeks of speculation, bracketology updates, and heated debates, tomorrow is the day. The men's tournament bracket will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. The women's bracket follows at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. This is the moment every college basketball fan has been waiting for—when the selection committee reveals who's in, who's out, and where everyone fits in the 68-team field.
Every game matters right now. The final conference tournament games are wrapping up this week, and the next 48 hours and change represent the final opportunities for teams to battle for seeding, at-large berths and potential bid-stealing title wins in various conference tournaments ahead of the 2026 NCAA Tournament reveal. Teams like Saint Louis and Miami (Ohio) are fighting hard to lock up spots or improve their seeding positions. The Miami (Ohio) team remains a "lock" in CBS Sports Bracketology heading into Selection Sunday because its WAB ranking is 37th, even after its first tournament loss. Meanwhile, other bubble teams are still battling to stay alive. The selection committee is watching and is hard at work working through various bracket scenarios as conference tournaments wind to a close.
Once the bracket drops tomorrow, the madness officially begins. Games start with the First Four on Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18, and action continues through the Final Four in Indianapolis on April 4 and 6. The tournament spans nearly three weeks, giving underdogs and powerhouses alike a chance to make their mark. 31 automatic bids are awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament, and the remaining 37 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 15. Whether your team is a 1-seed lock or sweating out the bubble, March Madness delivers the drama everyone lives for. Set your reminders—6 p.m. ET tomorrow on CBS is when bracket season officially kicks off.