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The 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament will involve 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It is scheduled to begin on March 19, 2024 and will conclude with the championship game on April 8 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

Tournament procedure

Pending any changes to the current format, a total of 68 teams will enter the 2024 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Eight teams (the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) will play in the First Four. The winners of these games advance to the main draw of the tournament.

The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.

2024 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2024 tournament:

First Four

• March 19 and 20
  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)

First and Second Rounds

• March 21-24
  • Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York (Host: Atlantic 10 Conference)
  • Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
  • Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana (Host: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Horizon League)
  • FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: Mountain West Conference)
  • , Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)
  • PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Hosts: Duquesne University)
  • Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah)
  • Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Host: University of Idaho)

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 28-31
  • East Regional, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College)
  • South Regional, American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas (Host: Big 12 Conference)
  • Midwest Regional, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan (Host: University of Detroit Mercy and Oakland University)
  • West Regional, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California (Host: Pepperdine University)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

• April 6 and 8
  • State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (Host; Arizona State University)

Glendale will host the Final Four for the second time, having previously hosted in 2017.

References

1. "NCAA announces host site selections from 2022-23 to 2025-26". NCAA. 16 October 2020.
2. "Final Four sites selected for 2023 through 2026". NCAA. 16 July 2028. Retrieved 16 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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