When is Selection Sunday show time 2026?
And when is the March Madness bracket revealed for the 2026 NCAA Tournament in men’s basketball?
Selection Sunday time is 6 p.m. ET this Sunday, March 15. The show will be hosted on CBS and streamed on Fubo, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
The 68-team men’s NCAA Tournament opens Tuesday, March 17, with the annual First Four games in Dayton, Ohio.
Watch Selection Sunday live on Fubo (free trial)
The women’s basketball tournament selection show time is at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 15, on ESPN, with play beginning Wednesday, March 18.
Here’s what to know about Selection Sunday, when the March Madness bracket is being revealed, the NCAA Tournament men’s basketball schedule and much more.
When is Selection Sunday 2026?
The Selection Sunday show date for men’s basketball is Sunday for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
What time is March Madness bracket released?
The field of 68 for the 2026 men’s basketball NCAA Tournament is scheduled to be revealed region-by-region beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.
What channel is Selection Sunday show?
CBS will televise the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday show on Sunday, March 15, at approximately 6 p.m. ET. (This could be delayed if the 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Tournament championship game goes long.)
The streaming options for the men’s March Madness Selection Sunday show are Fubo, which carries CBS and offers a free trial to new subscribers, and Paramount+.
March Madness schedule 2026
March Madness officially gets underway on Tuesday, March 17 in Dayton, Ohio, at UD Arena with the first set of two games in the First Four matchups. Two more games are played Wednesday.
The first round is played Thursday and Friday at eight different sites around the United States: Buffalo, Greenville, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, St. Louis and Tampa.
The regional semifinals and finals are at four cities: Chicago (Midwest), Houston (South), San Jose (West) and Washington, DC (East).
The men’s NCAA Tournament concludes with the Final Four on Saturday, April 4, in Indianapolis, and the national championship game is Monday, April 6.
Here is the full schedule breakdown for the 2026 NCAA Tournament:
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Selection Sunday time: When is March Madness bracket 2026 revealed?
Reporting by Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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