2024 NCAA Tournament bracket: College basketball scores, March Madness TV, live stream, schedule by region

The 2024 NCAA Tournament got underway with the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday and is followed by first- and second-round games on Thursday and Friday as part of a busy opening week that will see the 68-team field quickly shrink to a Sweet 16 in the span of six days. Consider yourself warned: a bonanza is on the horizon. 

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2024 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores

All times Eastern

East

FIRST ROUND 

Thursday — Omaha

• (11) Duquesne 71, (6) BYU 67 | Recap
• (14) Morehead State vs. (3) Illinois | 3:10 p.m., truTV
• (15) South Dakota State vs. (2) Iowa State | 7:35 p.m., truTV
• (10) Drake vs. (7) Washington State | 10:05 p.m., truTV

Friday — Brooklyn

• (9) Northwestern vs. (8) FAU | 12:15 p.m., CBS
• (16) Stetson vs. (1) UConn | 2:45 p.m., CBS

Friday — Spokane

• (12) UAB vs. (5) San Diego State | 1:45 p.m., TNT
• (13) Yale vs. (4) Auburn | 4:15 p.m., TNT

South

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday — Dayton

• (10) Colorado 60, (10) Boise State 53 | Recap

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Pittsburgh

• (14) Oakland vs. (3) Kentucky | 7:10 p.m., CBS
• (11) NC State vs. (6) Texas Tech | 9:40 p.m., CBS

Friday — Indianapolis

• (15) Western Kentucky vs. (2) Marquette | 2 p.m., TBS
• (10) Colorado vs. (7) Florida | 4:30 p.m., TBS

Friday — Memphis

• (9) Texas A&M vs. (8) Nebraska | 6:50 p.m., TNT
• (16) Longwood vs. (1) Houston | 9:20 p.m., TNT

Friday — Brooklyn

• (13) Vermont vs. Duke | 7:10 p.m., CBS
• (12) James Madison vs. (5) Wisconsin | 9:40 p.m., CBS

Midwest

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday — Dayton

• (10) Colorado State 67, (10) Virginia 42 | Recap

Wednesday — Dayton

• (16) Grambling 88, (16) Montana State 81 (OT)  | Recap

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Pittsburgh 

• (3) Creighton 77, (14) Akron 60 — Recap
• (11) Oregon vs. (6) South Carolina | 4 p.m., TNT

Thursday — Charlotte

• (10) Colorado State vs. (7) Texas | 6:50 p.m., TNT
• (15) Saint Peter’s vs. (2) Tennessee | 9:20 p.m., TNT

Thursday — Salt Lake City

• (12) McNeese vs. (5) Gonzaga | 7:25 p.m., TBS
• (13) Samford vs. (4) Kansas | 9:55 p.m., TBS

Friday — Indianapolis

• (16) Grambling vs. (1) Purdue | 7:25 p.m., CBS
• (9) TCU vs. (8) Utah State | 9:55 p.m., TBS

West

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday — Dayton

• (16) Wagner 71, (16) Howard 68 | Recap

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Charlotte

• (9) Michigan State 69, (8) Mississippi State 51 | Recap
• (16) Wagner vs. (1) North Carolina | 2:45 p.m., CBS

Thursday — Salt Lake City

• (15) Long Beach State vs. (2) Arizona | 2 p.m., TBS
• (10) Nevada vs. (7) Dayton | 4:30 p.m., TBS

Friday — Memphis

• (14) Colgate vs. (3) Baylor | 12:40 p.m., truTV
• (11) New Mexico vs. (6) Clemson | 3:10 p.m., truTV

Friday — Spokane

• (13) College of Charleston vs. (4) Alabama | 7:35 p.m., truTV
• (12) Grand Canyon vs. (5) Saint Mary’s | 10:05 p.m., truTV

2024 NCAA Tournament schedule

Second round

Saturday, March 18 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Spectrum Center — Charlotte | CHI Health Center — Omaha | PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh | Delta Center — Salt Lake City

Sunday, March 19 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Barclays Center — Brooklyn | Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis | FedEx Forum — Memphis | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena — Spokane

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 28 — 7:09 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
TD Garden — Boston | Crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles

Friday, March 29 — 7:09 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
American Airlines Center — Dallas | Little Caesars Arena — Detroit

Elite Eight

Final Four

Saturday, April 6 — 6:09 p.m. start (TBS)
State Farm Stadium — Glendale, Arizona

National Championship

Monday, April 8 — 8:49 p.m. (TBS)
State Farm Stadium — Glendale, Arizona