When does March Madness start? 2018 NCAA Tournament schedule

Kenan Goyette

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March Madness is here and that means it's almost time for the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

The conference tournaments will lead to one of the most highly anticipated dates in college basketball — Selection Sunday. The NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed on Sunday, March 11, at 6 p.m. ET on TBS.

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS:
AAC | ACC | 
Big 1Big East | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC

From there, the Field of 68 will be set and it will be NCAA Tournament time. Below is information on the important dates and locations for all of March Madness.

When is March Madness 2018?

After Selection Sunday, the First Four games will kick off March Madness in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 14. The real first round begins after that on March 15 and 16, with the second round following on March 17 and 18.

The following week's games start with the Sweet 16 on March 22 and March 23 and end with the Elite Eight on March 24 and March 25. 

MARCH MADNESS: Projected NCAA Tournament bracket

The Final Four games will take place in San Antonio on Saturday, March 31. The national championship game caps March Madness on Monday, April 2.

Below is a full schedule for the 2018 NCAA Tournament with dates, times and locations from Selection Sunday to championship Monday.

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2018 NCAA Tournament schedule

ROUNDLOCATIONDATE
Selection SundayN/AMarch 11
First FourDayton, OhioMarch 13-14
First/Second RoundPittsburghMarch 15 & 17
First/Second RoundWichita, Kan.March 15 & 17
First/Second RoundDallasMarch 15 & 17
First/Second RoundBoise, IdahoMarch 15 & 17
First/Second RoundCharlotte, N.C.March 16 & 18
First/Second RoundDetroitMarch 16 & 18
First/Second RoundNashville, Tenn.March 16 & 18
First/Second RoundSan DiegoMarch 16 & 18
Sweet 16 WestLos AngelesMarch 22
Sweet 16 SouthAtlantaMarch 22
Sweet 16 MidwestOmaha, Neb.March 23
Sweet 16 EastBostonMarch 23
Elite Eight WestLos AngelesMarch 24
Elite Eight SouthAtlantaMarch 24
Elite Eight MidwestOmaha, Neb.March 25
Elite Eight EastBostonMarch 25
Final FourSan AntonioMarch 31
NCAA championshipSan AntonioApril 2

NCAA Tournament TV schedule

Here is the TV schedule for each round of the NCAA Tournament. You can also live stream the entire NCAA Tournament with the March Madness app

DATEEVENTTV CHANNELS
March 11Selection SundayTBS
March 13-14First FourTRU
March 15-18Rounds 1 and 2CBS/TNT/TBS/TRU
March 22-23Sweet 16CBS/TBS
March 24-25Elite 8CBS/TBS
March 31Final FourTBS
April 2National championshipTBS

Get your 2018 NCAA Tournament bracket

At NCAA.com you can find a blank NCAA Tournament bracket to fill out during the Selection Sunday show. Sporting News will also have a complete, printable bracket following the show. Here is Sporting News' latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection

Kenan Goyette