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2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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2024 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season2023–24
Teams68
Finals siteState Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
ChampionsUConn Huskies (6th title, 6th title game,
7th Final Four)
Runner-upPurdue Boilermakers (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDan Hurley (2nd title)
MOPTristen Newton (UConn Huskies)
Attendance713,877
Top scorerZach Edey (Purdue Boilermakers)
(177 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2023 2025»

The 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2023–24 season. The 85th annual edition of the tournament began on March 19, 2024, and concluded with the UConn Huskies successfully defending their title to become the first repeat champion since Florida in 2007, defeating the Purdue Boilermakers 75–60 in the championship game on April 8, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.[1]

ASUN champion Stetson and SWAC champion Grambling State made their NCAA tournament debuts. Additionally, Duquesne made its first appearance since 1977, Samford made its first appearance since 2000, McNeese made its first appearance since 2002, and Wagner made its second-ever appearance, its first since 2003.

The first round of the tournament saw the Southeastern Conference (SEC) struggle, with only three out of the initial eight teams advancing to the next round.[2][3] Three SEC teams suffered first-round upsets. On the other hand, the Pac-12 Conference saw all four of their teams advance to the second round, though Arizona was the only team in the conference to make the Sweet Sixteen.[4]

This was the first NCAA tournament since 2019 to not see a 15-seed defeat a 2-seed. All the 1 and 2-seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, marking only the fifth time it has happened and the first since 2019.[5] Also, with No. 11 seeded NC State advancing to the Sweet Sixteen, this marked the 16th consecutive tournament where a double-digit seed made the regional semifinals. The Wolfpack eventually became the sixth 11-seed to reach the Final Four.

The Final Four consisted of UConn (second consecutive appearance), Alabama (their first Final Four appearance in program history), NC State (first appearance since 1983), and Purdue (first appearance since 1980).

With No. 1 overall seed UConn winning the championship, this was the first time that the top overall seed won the tournament since Kentucky in 2012.[A]

Tournament procedure

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Further information: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament § Format

A total of 68 teams entered the 2024 tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids are awarded to each program that won a conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee also seeds the entire field from 1 to 68.

Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) played in the First Four. The winners of those games advanced to the main tournament bracket.

First four out
NET School Conference Record
46 Oklahoma Big 12 20–12
67 Seton Hall Big East 20–12
29 Indiana State MVC 28–6
40 Pittsburgh ACC 22–11

2024 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

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The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2024 tournament:[1]

2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Dayton
Dayton
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Charlotte
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Omaha
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Spokane
Spokane
Memphis
Memphis
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2024 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)
2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Boston
Boston
Dallas
Dallas
Detroit
Detroit
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Glendale
Glendale
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2024 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First Four

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four)

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

Qualification and selection of teams

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Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

The 68 teams came from 34 states and the District of Columbia.

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Teams that participated in the 2024 tournament. South Region (red), East Region (blue), Midwest Region (green), and West Region (purple)

Automatic qualifiers

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Teams who won their conference championships automatically qualify.

Automatic qualifiers in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Conference Team Appearance Last bid
America East Vermont 10th 2023
American UAB 17th 2022
Atlantic 10 Duquesne 6th 1977
ACC NC State 29th 2023
ASUN Stetson 1st Never
Big 12 Iowa State 23rd 2023
Big East UConn 36th 2023
Big Sky Montana State 6th 2023
Big South Longwood 2nd 2022
Big Ten Illinois 34th 2023
Big West Long Beach State 7th 2012
CAA Charleston 7th 2023
CUSA Western Kentucky 26th 2013
Horizon Oakland 4th 2011
Ivy League Yale 7th 2022
MAAC Saint Peter's 5th 2022
MAC Akron 6th 2022
MEAC Howard 4th 2023
Missouri Valley Drake 7th 2023
Mountain West New Mexico 16th 2014
NEC Wagner 2nd 2003
Ohio Valley Morehead State 9th 2021
Pac-12 Oregon 18th 2021
Patriot Colgate 7th 2023
SEC Auburn 13th 2023
Southern Samford 3rd 2000
Southland McNeese 3rd 2002
SWAC Grambling State 1st Never
Summit League South Dakota State 7th 2022
Sun Belt James Madison 6th 2013
WCC Saint Mary's 13th 2023
WAC Grand Canyon 3rd 2023

Seeds

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The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released on March 17.

East Regional – TD Garden, Boston, MA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 UConn Big East 31–3 1 Automatic 2023
2 Iowa State Big 12 27–7 8 Automatic 2023
3 Illinois Big Ten 26–8 12 Automatic 2023
4 Auburn SEC 27–7 15 Automatic 2023
5 San Diego State Mountain West 24–10 18 At Large 2023
6 BYU Big 12 23–10 21 At Large 2021
7 Washington State Pac-12 24–9 26 At Large 2008
8 Florida Atlantic American 25–8 31 At Large 2023
9 Northwestern Big Ten 21–11 36 At Large 2023
10 Drake Missouri Valley 28–6 40 Automatic 2023
11 Duquesne Atlantic 10 24–11 46 Automatic 1977
12 UAB American 23–11 50 Automatic 2022
13 Yale Ivy 22–9 52 Automatic 2022
14 Morehead State Ohio Valley 26–8 57 Automatic 2021
15 South Dakota State Summit 22–12 61 Automatic 2022
16 Stetson ASUN 22–12 64 Automatic Never
West Regional – Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 North Carolina ACC 27–7 4 At Large 2022
2 Arizona Pac-12 25–8 6 At Large 2023
3 Baylor Big 12 23–10 9 At Large 2023
4 Alabama SEC 21–11 16 At Large 2023
5 Saint Mary's WCC 26–7 20 Automatic 2023
6 Clemson ACC 21–11 22 At Large 2021
7 Dayton Atlantic 10 26–7 28 At Large 2017
8 Mississippi State SEC 21–13 32 At Large 2023
9 Michigan State Big Ten 19–14 33 At Large 2023
10 Nevada Mountain West 26–7 37 At Large 2023
11 New Mexico Mountain West 26–9 44 Automatic 2014
12 Grand Canyon WAC 29–4 47 Automatic 2023
13 Charleston CAA 27–7 54 Automatic 2023
14 Colgate Patriot 25–9 58 Automatic 2023
15 Long Beach State Big West 21–14 59 Automatic 2012
16* Howard MEAC 18–16 67 Automatic 2023
Wagner NEC 16–15 68 Automatic 2003
South Regional – American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Houston Big 12 30–4 2 At Large 2023
2 Marquette Big East 25–9 7 At Large 2023
3 Kentucky SEC 23–9 11 At Large 2023
4 Duke ACC 24–8 13 At Large 2023
5 Wisconsin Big Ten 22–13 19 At Large 2022
6 Texas Tech Big 12 23–10 23 At Large 2022
7 Florida SEC 24–11 25 At Large 2021
8 Nebraska Big Ten 23–10 29 At Large 2014
9 Texas A&M SEC 20–14 34 At Large 2023
10* Boise State Mountain West 22–10 38 At Large 2023
Colorado Pac-12 24–10 39 At Large 2021
11 NC State ACC 22–14 45 Automatic 2023
12 James Madison Sun Belt 31–3 48 Automatic 2013
13 Vermont America East 28–6 51 Automatic 2023
14 Oakland Horizon 23–11 55 Automatic 2011
15 Western Kentucky C-USA 22–11 60 Automatic 2013
16 Longwood Big South 21–13 63 Automatic 2022
Midwest Regional – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Purdue Big Ten 29–4 3 At Large 2023
2 Tennessee SEC 24–8 5 At Large 2023
3 Creighton Big East 23–9 10 At Large 2023
4 Kansas Big 12 22–10 14 At Large 2023
5 Gonzaga West Coast 25–7 17 At Large 2023
6 South Carolina SEC 26–7 24 At Large 2017
7 Texas Big 12 20–12 27 At Large 2023
8 Utah State Mountain West 27–6 30 At Large 2023
9 TCU Big 12 21–12 35 At Large 2023
10* Virginia ACC 23–10 41 At Large 2023
Colorado State Mountain West 24–10 42 At Large 2022
11 Oregon Pac-12 23–11 43 Automatic 2021
12 McNeese Southland 30–3 49 Automatic 2002
13 Samford Southern 29–5 53 Automatic 2000
14 Akron MAC 24–10 56 Automatic 2022
15 Saint Peter's MAAC 19–13 62 Automatic 2022
16* Montana State Big Sky 17–17 65 Automatic 2023
Grambling State SWAC 20–14 66 Automatic Never

*See First Four
Source:[6]


Tournament bracket

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All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

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The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.

March 19 – West Regional
   
16 Howard 68
16 Wagner 71
March 19 – Midwest Regional
   
10 Virginia 42
10 Colorado State 67
March 20 – Midwest Regional
   
16 Montana State 81
16 Grambling State 88OT
March 20 – South Regional
   
10 Boise State 53
10 Colorado 60

East regional – Boston, Massachusetts

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First round
Round of 64
March 21–22 		Second round
Round of 32
March 23–24 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 28 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 30
            
1 UConn 91
16 Stetson 52
1 UConn 75
Brooklyn – Fri/Sun
9 Northwestern 58
8 Florida Atlantic 65
9 Northwestern 77OT
1 UConn 82
5 San Diego State 52
5 San Diego State 69
12 UAB 65
5 San Diego State 85
Spokane – Fri/Sun
13 Yale 57
4 Auburn 76
13 Yale 78
1 UConn 77
3 Illinois 52
6 BYU 67
11 Duquesne 71
11 Duquesne 63
Omaha – Thu/Sat
3 Illinois 89
3 Illinois 85
14 Morehead State 69
3 Illinois 72
2 Iowa State 69
7 Washington State 66
10 Drake 61
7 Washington State 56
Omaha – Thu/Sat
2 Iowa State 67
2 Iowa State 82
15 South Dakota State 65

East regional final

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March 30
6:09 p.m. EDT
No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini 52, No. 1 UConn Huskies 77
Scoring by half: 23−28, 29−49
Pts: Domask (17)
Rebs: Goode (6)
Asts: Shannon Jr. (3)		 Pts: Clingan (22)
Rebs: Clingan (10)
Asts: Tied (5)
TD Garden – Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 19,181
Referees: Doug Shows, Terry Oglesby, Byron Jarrett

East regional all-tournament team

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West regional – Los Angeles, California

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First round
Round of 64
March 21–22 		Second round
Round of 32
March 23–24 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 28 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 30
            
1 North Carolina 90
16 Wagner 62
1 North Carolina 85
Charlotte – Thu/Sat
9 Michigan State 69
8 Mississippi State 51
9 Michigan State 69
1 North Carolina 87
4 Alabama 89
5 Saint Mary's 66
12 Grand Canyon 75
12 Grand Canyon 61
Spokane – Fri/Sun
4 Alabama 72
4 Alabama 109
13 Charleston 96
4 Alabama 89
6 Clemson 82
6 Clemson 77
11 New Mexico 56
6 Clemson 72
Memphis – Fri/Sun
3 Baylor 64
3 Baylor 92
14 Colgate 67
6 Clemson 77
2 Arizona 72
7 Dayton 63
10 Nevada 60
7 Dayton 68
Salt Lake City – Thu/Sat
2 Arizona 78
2 Arizona 85
15 Long Beach State 65

West regional final

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March 30
8:49 p.m. EDT
No. 6 Clemson Tigers 82, No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide 89
Scoring by half: 32–35, 50–54
Pts: Sears (23)
Rebs: Pringle (11)
Asts: Estrada (7)		 Pts: Girard (19)
Rebs: Schieffelin (11)
Asts: Hunter (6)
Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 19,227
Referees: James Breeding, Keith Kimble, Brian Dorsey

West regional all-tournament team

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South regional – Dallas, Texas

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First round
Round of 64
March 21–22 		Second round
Round of 32
March 23–24 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 29 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 31
            
1 Houston 86
16 Longwood 46
1 Houston 100OT
Memphis – Fri/Sun
9 Texas A&M 95
8 Nebraska 83
9 Texas A&M 98
1 Houston 51
4 Duke 54
5 Wisconsin 61
12 James Madison 72
12 James Madison 55
Brooklyn – Fri/Sun
4 Duke 93
4 Duke 64
13 Vermont 47
4 Duke 64
11 NC State 76
6 Texas Tech 67
11 NC State 80
11 NC State 79OT
Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
14 Oakland 73
3 Kentucky 76
14 Oakland 80
11 NC State 67
2 Marquette 58
7 Florida 100
10 Colorado 102
10 Colorado 77
Indianapolis – Fri/Sun
2 Marquette 81
2 Marquette 87
15 Western Kentucky 69

South regional final

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Related article: Tobacco Road (rivalry)
March 31
5:05 p.m. EDT
No. 11 NC State Wolfpack 76, No. 4 Duke Blue Devils 64
Scoring by half: 21−27, 55−37
Pts: Burns (29)
Rebs: O'Connell (11)
Asts: O'Connell (6)		 Pts: McCain (32)
Rebs: Filipowski (9)
Asts: Proctor (4)
American Airlines Center – Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 16,969
Referees: Michael Irving, Brian O'Connell, Doug Sirmons

South regional all-tournament team

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Midwest regional – Detroit, Michigan

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First round
Round of 64
March 21–22 		Second round
Round of 32
March 23–24 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 29 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 31
            
1 Purdue 78
16 Grambling State 50
1 Purdue 106
Indianapolis – Fri/Sun
8 Utah State 67
8 Utah State 88
9 TCU 72
1 Purdue 80
5 Gonzaga 68
5 Gonzaga 86
12 McNeese 65
5 Gonzaga 89
Salt Lake City – Thu/Sat
4 Kansas 68
4 Kansas 93
13 Samford 89
1 Purdue 72
2 Tennessee 66
6 South Carolina 73
11 Oregon 87
11 Oregon 73
Pittsburgh – Thu/Sat
3 Creighton 862OT
3 Creighton 77
14 Akron 60
3 Creighton 75
2 Tennessee 82
7 Texas 56
10 Colorado State 44
7 Texas 58
Charlotte – Thu/Sat
2 Tennessee 62
2 Tennessee 83
15 Saint Peter's 49

Midwest regional final

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March 31
2:20 p.m. EDT
No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers 66, No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers 72
Scoring by half: 34−36, 32−36
Pts: Knecht (37)
Rebs: Tied (4)
Asts: Zeigler (8)		 Pts: Edey (40)
Rebs: Edey (16)
Asts: Smith (7)
Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 18,577
Referees: Ron Groover, Marques Pettigrew, Ray Natali

Midwest regional all-tournament team

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Final Four – Glendale, Arizona

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National Semifinals
Final Four
Saturday, April 6 		National Championship Game
Monday, April 8
      
E1 UConn 86
W4 Alabama 72
E1 UConn 75
MW1 Purdue 60
S11 NC State 50
MW1 Purdue 63

National semifinals

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April 6
6:09 p.m. EDT
#S11 NC State Wolfpack 50, #MW1 Purdue Boilermakers 63
Scoring by half: 29−35, 21−28
Pts: DJ Horne, 20
Rebs: DJ Horne, 6
Asts: D. J. Burns, 3		 Pts: Zach Edey, 20
Rebs: Zach Edey, 12
Asts: Braden Smith, 6
State Farm Stadium – Glendale, Arizona
Attendance: 74,720
Referees: Keith Kimble, Kipp Kissinger, Michael Reed
TBS
April 6
8:49 p.m. EDT
#W4 Alabama Crimson Tide 72, #E1 UConn Huskies 86
Scoring by half: 40−44, 32−42
Pts: Mark Sears, 24
Rebs: Grant Nelson, 15
Asts: Tied, 3		 Pts: Stephon Castle, 21
Rebs: Tied, 8
Asts: Tristen Newton, 9
State Farm Stadium – Glendale, Arizona
Attendance: 74,720
Referees: Ron Groover, Patrick Adams, Paul Szelc

National championship

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
TBS
April 8, 2024
9:20 p.m. EDT
#MW1 Purdue Boilermakers 60, #E1 UConn Huskies 75
Scoring by half: 30−36, 30-39
Pts: Zach Edey, 37
Rebs: Zach Edey, 10
Asts: Braden Smith, 8		 Pts: Tristen Newton, 20
Rebs: Cam Spencer, 8
Asts: Tristen Newton, 7
State Farm Stadium – Glendale, Arizona
Attendance: 74,423
Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Terry Oglesby, Roger Ayers

Final Four all-tournament team

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Source:[7]

Record by conference

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Overview of conference performance in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Conference Bids Record Win % FF R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
Big East 3 10–2 .833 – 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
Big Ten 6 10–6 .625 – 6 4 2 2 1 1 –
Atlantic Coast 5 12–5 .705 1 4 4 4 3 1 – –
Southeastern 8 8–8 .500 – 8 3 2 2 1 – –
Big 12 8 7–8 .467 – 8 5 2 – – – –
Pac-12 4 6–4 .600 1 4 4 1 – – – –
West Coast 2 2–2 .500 – 2 1 1 – – – –
Mountain West 6 4–6 .400 2 5 2 1 – – – –
Atlantic 10 2 2–2 .500 – 2 2 – – – – –
Horizon 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
Ivy League 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
Sun Belt 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
WAC 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
Northeast 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – – –
SWAC 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – – –
American 2 0–2 .000 – 2 – – – – – –
America East 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
ASUN 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big South 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big West 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
CAA 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
CUSA 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
MAAC 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
MAC 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Missouri Valley 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Ohio Valley 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Patriot 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Southern 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Southland 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Summit 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big Sky 1 0–1 .000 1 – – – – – – –
MEAC 1 0–1 .000 1 – – – – – – –

Game summaries and tournament notes

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Tournament upsets

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Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team."[8]

The 2024 tournament saw a total of 9 upsets, with seven in the first round, one in the Sweet Sixteen and one in the Elite Eight.

Upsets in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Round West Midwest South East
Round of 64 No. 12 Grand Canyon defeated No. 5 Saint Mary's, 75–66 No. 11 Oregon defeated No. 6 South Carolina, 87–73 No. 14 Oakland defeated No. 3 Kentucky, 80–76
No. 11 NC State defeated No. 6 Texas Tech, 80–67
No. 12 James Madison defeated No. 5 Wisconsin, 72–61 		No. 11 Duquesne defeated No. 6 BYU, 71–67
No. 13 Yale defeated No. 4 Auburn, 78–76
Round of 32 None None None None
Sweet 16 None None No. 11 NC State defeated No. 2 Marquette, 67–58 None
Elite 8 None None No. 11 NC State defeated No. 4 Duke, 76–64 None
Final 4 None
National Championship None

Media coverage

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Television

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Main article: NCAA March Madness (TV program)

CBS Sports and TNT Sports have US television rights to the tournament.[9][10] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, TBS televised the 2024 Final Four and the National Championship Game.

This was the first tournament with Ian Eagle as the lead play-by-play announcer.

For the first time since 1997, longtime studio host Greg Gumbel was not part of this year's March Madness coverage due to family health issues.[11]

Beginning this tournament, Max will be streaming all of its games airing on its networks (TNT, TBS and TruTv) on its Bleacher Report Sports Add-On.[12]

CBS will continue to stream all of its games on Paramount+ and for free on March Madness Live.

Television channels

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  • Selection Show – CBS
  • First Four – TruTV
  • First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV
  • Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16) and Finals (Elite 8) – CBS, TBS, and TruTV
  • National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – TBS, TNT, and TruTV

Studio hosts

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  • Ernie Johnson (New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta and Glendale) – First Four, first, second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
  • Adam Zucker (New York City) – First and second rounds
  • Jamie Erdahl – First and second rounds (game breaks)

Studio analysts

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  • Charles Barkley (New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Seth Davis (Atlanta and Glendale) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
  • Clark Kellogg (New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Candace Parker (Atlanta and Glendale) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
  • Bruce Pearl (Atlanta) – Regional Semifinals
  • Kenny Smith (New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Gene Steratore (New York City and Glendale) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – Second round
  • Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and Glendale) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game

Broadcast assignments

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Most watched tournament games

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(#) Tournament seedings and region in parentheses.

Rank Round Date and Time (ET) Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV rating[13][14]
1 Elite Eight March 31, 2024, 5:10 p.m. (11 S) NC State 76–64 (4 S) Duke CBS 15.14 6.4
2 National Championship April 8, 2024, 9:09 p.m. (1 MW) Purdue 60–75 (1 E) UConn TBS 14.82 6.5
3 Final Four April 6, 2024, 8:39 p.m. (4 W) Alabama 72–86 (1 E) UConn 14.18 6.7
4 Final Four April 6, 2024, 6:09 p.m. (11 S) NC State 50–63 (1 MW) Purdue 11.45 5.3
5 Elite Eight March 31, 2024, 2:20 p.m. (2 MW) Tennessee 66–72 (1 MW) Purdue CBS 10.39 4.4
6 Second Round March 23, 2024, 5:36 p.m. (9 W) Michigan State 69–85 (1 W) North Carolina 10.02 5.0
7 Second Round March 23, 2024, 3:15 p.m. (5 MW) Gonzaga 89–68 (4 MW) Kansas 8.28 4.38
8 Second Round March 24, 2024, 2:40 p.m. (8 MW) Utah State 67–106 (1 MW) Purdue 8.08 4.34
9 Second Round March 24, 2024, 5:15 p.m. (12 S) James Madison 55–93 (4 S) Duke 7.80 4.03
10 Elite Eight March 30, 2024, 9:44 p.m. (6 W) Clemson 82–89 (4 W) Alabama TBS 7.80 3.80

Radio

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Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

International

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Internet

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Video

Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:[15]

  • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games available for free on digital media players; access to all other games requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
  • Paramount+ (only CBS games)
  • Max (only TBS, TNT, and truTV games)
  • Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • CBS website and app (only CBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription)

For the app this year, a multiview which showed all games airing simultaneously was available for the second straight year.[16]

In addition, the March Madness app will offer Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone on the First weekend of the tournament (First and Second rounds).

Audio

Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means:

  • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
  • Westwood One Sports website
  • TuneIn (website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription)
  • Varsity Network app
  • Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates

The March Madness app also supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.[18]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Louisville won the tournament the following year as the top overall seed; however, their title later was vacated due to a sex scandal.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Future Dates & Sites". NCAA. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Patton, Andy (March 22, 2024). "Disaster performance by SEC in first round of 2024 NCAA Tournament". College Sports Wire. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Collins, Mackenzie (March 23, 2024). "Alabama defeats Charleston 109-96, becomes third SEC team to advance in NCAA tournament". wtvm.com.
  4. ^ "March Madness winners and losers: Pac-12 riding high after perfect first round". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Walker, Teresa (March 25, 2024). "Houston gives top 8 seeds clean sweep to Sweet 16, holding off Aggies 100-95". AP. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  6. ^ Salerno, Cameron (March 17, 2024). "March Madness 2024: Committee reveals official NCAA Tournament bracket seed list from 1-68". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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