2026 NCAA Event bracket: March Insanity schedule and scores by area

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By Calvin S. Nelson

Tickets to subsequent week’s Candy 16 will likely be punched in Saturday’s 2026 NCAA Event motion. No. 4 seed Nebraska, contemporary off its first-ever NCAA Event victory, will face upstart Vanderbilt for a visit to the second weekend in one in every of Saturday’s most enthralling clashes (8:45 p.m., TNT March Insanity Reside).

No. 1 seed Michigan can also be trying to get again to the Candy 16 for the second 12 months in a row underneath Dusty Might, however Saint Louis, coached by Might’s shut pal Josh Schertz, stands in the way in which (12:10 p.m. ET, CBS March Insanity Reside).

The Lone Star state can even be well-represented in Saturday’s video games. No. 11 seed Texas will face No. 3 seed Gonzaga (7:10 p.m. ET, TBS March Insanity Reside). No. 10 seed Texas A&M may have a date with in-state rival Houston (6:10 p.m. ET, TNT March Insanity Reside). No. 9 seed TCU will get its shot at No. 1 Duke (5:15 p.m. ET, CBS March Insanity Reside). 

Right here is the complete match schedule and bracket to maintain you updated.

As the house of March Insanity, CBS Sports activities will monitor each sport and rating, protecting you apprised of notable developments in our constantly updating dwell NCAA Event bracket with matchup evaluation for each sport.

So far as the NCAA Event schedule, we perceive that it is laborious to maintain up with that printable bracket of yours, so how about a neater solution to digest it?

Beneath you will see a March Insanity schedule that includes viewing data for every sport damaged down by area, so you cannot solely observe your crew but additionally these they might compete towards by way of the length of March Insanity.

In different phrases, you need to bookmark this web page and maintain it as a straightforward reference information from the First 4 by way of the Last 4. Now that the video games began on Tuesday, it will likely be up to date with scores, evaluation and way more — throughout the nationwide championship.

2026 NCAA Event bracket, scores

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East

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Greenville

Thursday — Buffalo

Friday — San Diego

Friday — Philadelphia

SECOND ROUND 

Saturday — Greenville 

Saturday — Buffalo 

Sunday — San Diego 

  • (5) St. John’s vs. (4) Kansas | 5:15 p.m. | CBS

Sunday — Philadelphia 

  • (7) UCLA vs. (2) UConn | 8:45 p.m. | TNT

West

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday — Dayton

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Portland

Friday — San Diego

Friday — St. Louis

SECOND ROUND 

Saturday — Portland 

Sunday — San Diego 

  • (1) Arizona vs. (9) Utah State | 7:50 p.m. | TruTV

Sunday — St. Louis

  • (2) Purdue vs. (7) Miami (FL) | 12:15 p.m. | CBS

Midwest

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday — Dayton

Wednesday — Dayton

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Buffalo

Friday — St. Louis

Friday — Tampa

Friday — Philadelphia

SECOND ROUND

Saturday — Buffalo 

Sunday — St. Louis 

  • (2) Iowa State vs. (7) Kentucky | 2:45 p.m. | CBS

Sunday — Tampa 

  • (4) Alabama vs. (5) Texas Tech | 9:45 p.m. | TNT

Sunday — Philadelphia 

  • (3) Virginia vs. (6) Tennessee | 6:10 p.m. | TNT

South

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday — Dayton

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Oklahoma Metropolis

Thursday — Greenville

Thursday — Oklahoma Metropolis

Friday — Tampa

SECOND ROUND 

Saturday — Greenville 

Saturday — Oklahoma Metropolis 

Sunday — Tampa 

  • (1) Florida vs.  (8) Iowa | 7:10 p.m. | TBS

2026 NCAA Event schedule

Candy 16

Thursday, March 26 — 7:10 p.m. begin (CBS, TBS)
Toyota Middle (Houston), SAP Middle (San Jose)

Friday, March 27 — 7:10 p.m. begin (CBS, TBS)
United Middle (Chicago), Capital One Area (Washington, D.C.)

Elite Eight

Saturday, March 28 — 6:09 p.m. begin (TBS)
Toyota Middle (Houston), SAP Middle (San Jose)

Sunday, March 29 — 2:15 p.m. begin (CBS)
United Middle (Chicago), Capital One Area (Washington, D.C.)

Last 4

Saturday, April 4 — 6:09 p.m. begin (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

Nationwide Championship

Monday, April 6 — 8:50 p.m. (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

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