It’s Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament. Here’s who’s in, who’s out and who’s playing where

By: CNN

Posted: Mar 15, 2026 5:17 PM CDT

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Originally Published: 15 MAR 26 18:10 ET

Updated: 15 MAR 26 18:16 ET

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN

(CNN) — It’s Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament as March Madness fully descends on the sports world.

Here are the seeds, matchups, times and locations for the First Four and opening round games tipping off later on this week.

No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Siena on Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina. Duke is the tournament’s top overall seed.
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 TCU on Thursday in Greenville
No. 5 St. John’s vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa on Friday in San Diego, California
No. 4 Kansas vs. No. 13 California Baptist University on Friday in San Diego
No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 11 South Florida on Thursday in Buffalo, New York
No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 14 North Dakota State on Thursday in Buffalo
No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 10 University of Central Florida on Friday in Philadelphia
No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Furman on Friday in Philadelphia

No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Long Island University on Friday in San Diego
No. 8 Villanova vs. No. 9 Utah State on Friday in San Diego
No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 High Point on Friday in Portland, Oregon
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Hawaii on Friday in Portland
No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 Texas/North Carolina State on Thursday in Portland. Texas and North Carolina State will play in the First Four on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio.
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State on Thursday in Portland
No. 7 Miami (Florida) vs. No. 10 Missouri on Friday in St. Louis
No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 15 Queens on Friday in St. Louis

This is a breaking story and will be updated.