Basketball
March Madness 2026: Duke overall No. 1 seed; SEC leads conferences with 10 bids
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Who made the field of 68 and who got left in the cold?
Duke (32-2) is the No. 1 overall seed. The ACC Regular Season and Conference Tournament Champion in the East Region will face No. 16 Siena (23-11), the MEAC Conference Tournament Champion ion Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina.
The other No. 1 seeds were Arizona (West), Michigan (Midwest), and Florida (South).
The last four teams that got into the NCAA Tournament and will participate in the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio were NC State (20-13) and Texas (18-14) who will play on Tuesday and SMU (20-13) and Miami OH (31-1) and they will face off on Wednesday.
The last four teams out were Oklahoma (19-15), Auburn (17-16), San Diego St. (22-11), and Indiana (18-14).
March Madness 2026 dates, full schedule
- First Four: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17-18, from UD Arena in Dayton
- First round (round of 64): Thursday, March 19, from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, and Moda Center in Portland
- First round (round of 64): Friday, March 20, from Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Viejas Arena in San Diego, and Enterprise Center in St. Louis
- Second round (round of 32): Saturday, March 21, from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, and Moda Center in Portland
- Second round (round of 32): Sunday, March 22, from Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Viejas Arena in San Diego, and Enterprise Center in St. Louis
- Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): Thursday, March 26, from Toyota Center in Houston (South Region), SAP Center in San Jose (West Region)
- Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): Friday, March 27, from United Center in Chicago (Midwest Region), Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (East Region)
- Elite Eight (regional finals): Saturday, March 28, from Toyota Center in Houston (South Region), SAP Center in San Jose (West Region)
- Elite Eight (regional finals): Sunday, March 29, from United Center in Chicago (Midwest Region), Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (East Region)
- Final Four (national semifinals and national championship): Saturday, April 4 and Monday, April 6 from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
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