2024 NCAA Division Imen's basketball tournamentSeason2023–24Teams68Finals siteState Farm Stadium,Glendale, ArizonaChampionsUConn Huskies (6th title, 6th title game,7th Final Four)Runner-upPurdue Boilermakers (2nd title game,3rd Final Four)SemifinalistsAlabama Crimson Tide (1st Final Four)North Carolina State Wolfpack (4th Final Four)Winning coachDan Hurley (2nd title)MOPTristen Newton (UConn Huskies)Attendance713,877Top scorerZach Edey (Purdue)(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, along with becoming the first defending champion to advance to the Sweet Sixteen since 2016.[A]
Tournament procedure[edit] Further information: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament § FormatA 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[edit]The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2024 tournament:[1]
DaytonBrooklynCharlotteIndianapolisOmahaPittsburghSalt Lake CitySpokaneMemphisclass=notpageimage| 2024 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green) BostonDallasDetroitLos AngelesGlendaleclass=notpageimage| 2024 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)First Four
March 19 and 20 University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
March 21 and 23 Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte) CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University) PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Duquesne University) Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah) March 22 and 24 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York (Host: Atlantic 10 Conference) Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana (Host: IUPUI, Horizon League) FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis) Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Host: University of Idaho)Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
March 28 and 30 East Regional TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College) West Regional Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California (Host: Pepperdine University) March 29 and 31 South Regional American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas (Host: Big 12 Conference) Midwest Regional Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan (Hosts: University of Detroit Mercy, Oakland University)National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four)
April 6 and 8 State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)Glendale hosted the Final Four for the second time, hing previously hosted in 2017.
Qualification and selection of teams[edit] Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teamsThe 68 teams came from 34 states and the District of Columbia.
Morehead StateLongwoodDrakeStetsonJMUSamfordWagnerOaklandCharlestonSaint Mary'sSouth Dakota StateMcNeeseColgateMontana StateVermontHowardIowa StateNew MexicoUConnAkronSaint Peter'sNC StateWKUOregonLong Beach StateGramblingGrand CanyonYaleDuquesneAuburnIllinoisVirginiaColorado StateBoise StateColoradoHoustonNebraskaTexas A&MWisconsinDukeTexas TechKentuckyFloridaMarquetteFAUNorthwesternSan Diego StateUABBYUWashington StatePurdueUtah StateGonzagaKansasSouth CarolinaCreightonTexasTennesseeTCUUNCMississippi StateMichigan StateAlabamaClemsonBaylorDaytonNevadaArizonaclass=notpageimage| Teams that participated in the 2024 tournament. South Region (red), East Region (blue), Midwest Region (green), and West Region (purple) Automatic qualifiers[edit]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[edit]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 24–7 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[edit]
All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
First Four – Dayton, Ohio[edit]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[edit] First roundRound of 64March 21–22 Second roundRound of 32March 23–24 Regional semifinalsSweet 16March 28 Regional FinalElite 8March 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[edit] TBS March 30 6:09 p.m. EDT Recap 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, MassachusettsAttendance: 19,181Referees: Doug Shows, Terry Oglesby, Byron Jarrett East regional all-tournament team[edit] Donovan Clingan (MOP) - UConn Cam Spencer - UConn Stephon Castle - UConn Terrence Shannon Jr. - Illinois Jaedon LeDee - San Diego State West regional – Los Angeles, California[edit] First roundRound of 64March 21–22 Second roundRound of 32March 23–24 Regional semifinalsSweet 16March 28 Regional FinalElite 8March 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[edit] TBS March 30 8:49 p.m. EDT Recap 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, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,227Referees: James Breeding, Keith Kimble, Brian Dorsey West regional all-tournament team[edit] Mark Sears (MOP) - Alabama Grant Nelson - Alabama PJ Hall - Clemson Chase Hunter - Clemson Ian Schieffelin - Clemson South regional – Dallas, Texas[edit] First roundRound of 64March 21–22 Second roundRound of 32March 23–24 Regional semifinalsSweet 16March 29 Regional FinalElite 8March 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[edit] Related article: Tobacco Road (rivalry) CBS March 31 5:05 p.m. EDT Recap 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, TexasAttendance: 16,969Referees: Michael Irving, Brian O'Connell, Doug Sirmons South regional all-tournament team[edit] D. J. Burns (MOP) - N.C. State DJ Horne - N.C. State Jared McCain - Duke Jamal Shead - Houston Tyler Kolek - Marquette Midwest regional – Detroit, Michigan[edit] First roundRound of 64March 21–22 Second roundRound of 32March 23–24 Regional semifinalsSweet 16March 29 Regional FinalElite 8March 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[edit] CBS March 31 2:20 p.m. EDT Recap 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, MichiganAttendance: 18,577Referees: Ron Groover, Marques Pettigrew, Ray Natali Midwest regional all-tournament team[edit] Zach Edey (MOP) - Purdue Braden Smith - Purdue Dalton Knecht - Tennessee Zakai Zeigler - Tennessee Baylor Scheierman - Creighton Final Four – Glendale, Arizona[edit] National SemifinalsFinal FourSaturday, April 6 National Championship GameMonday, April 8 E1 UConn 86 W4 Alabama 72 E1 UConn 75 MW1 Purdue 60 S11 NC State 50 MW1 Purdue 63 National semifinals[edit] TBS April 6 6:09 p.m. EDT Preview #S11 NC State Wolfpack 50, #MW1 Purdue Boilermakers 63 Scoring by half: 29−35, 21−28 Pts: DJ Horne, 20Rebs: DJ Horne, 6Asts: D. J. Burns, 3 Pts: Zach Edey, 20Rebs: Zach Edey, 12Asts: Braden Smith, 6 State Farm Stadium – Glendale, ArizonaAttendance: 74,720Referees: Keith Kimble, Kipp Kissinger, Michael Reed TBS April 6 8:49 p.m. EDT Preview #W4 Alabama Crimson Tide 72, #E1 UConn Huskies 86 Scoring by half: 40−44, 32−42 Pts: Mark Sears, 24Rebs: Grant Nelson, 15Asts: Tied, 3 Pts: Stephon Castle, 21Rebs: Tied, 8Asts: Tristen Newton, 9 State Farm Stadium – Glendale, ArizonaAttendance: 74,720Referees: Ron Groover, Patrick Adams, Paul Szelc National championship[edit] Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game TBS April 8, 2024 9:20 p.m. EDT Report #MW1 Purdue Boilermakers 60, #E1 UConn Huskies 75 Scoring by half: 30−36, 30−39 Pts: Zach Edey, 37Rebs: Zach Edey, 10Asts: Braden Smith, 8 Pts: Tristen Newton, 20Rebs: Cam Spencer, 8Asts: Tristen Newton, 7 State Farm Stadium – Glendale, ArizonaAttendance: 74,423Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Terry Oglesby, Roger Ayers Final Four all-tournament team[edit] Tristen Newton (MOP) - UConn Stephon Castle - UConn Donovan Clingan - UConn Zach Edey - Purdue Cam Spencer - UConnSource:[7]
Record by conference[edit] 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 Atlantic Coast 5 12–5 .705 1 4 4 4 3 1 – – 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 – 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 – – – – Mountain West 6 4–6 .400 2 5 2 1 – – – – West Coast 2 2–2 .500 – 2 1 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[edit] Tournament upsets[edit]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, 80–67No. 12 James Madison defeated No. 5 Wisconsin, 72–61 No. 11 Duquesne defeated No. 6 BYU, 71–67No. 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[edit] Television[edit] Main article: NCAA March Madness (TV program)CBS Sports and TNT Sports (formerly Warner Bros. Discovery Sports during the previous 2023 tournament, and Turner Sports two years prior) he 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] Gumbel died from cancer on December 27, 2024.[12]
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.[13]
CBS will continue to stream all of its games on Paramount+ and for free on March Madness Live.
Television channels[edit] 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[edit] 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[edit] Charles Barkley (New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game Seth Dis (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[edit] Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson – First and second rounds at Brooklyn, New York; South Regional at Dallas, Texas; Final Four and National Championship at Glendale, Arizona Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce – First and second rounds at Charlotte, North Carolina; West Regional at Los Angeles, California Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Stan Van Gundy/Andy Katz – First and second rounds at Indianapolis, Indiana; East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Evan Washburn – First and second rounds at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Midwest Regional at Detroit, Michigan Brad Nessler/Brendan Haywood/Dana Jacobson – First and second rounds at Salt Lake City, Utah Spero Dedes/Jim Spanarkel/Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; First and second rounds at Memphis, Tennessee Lisa Byington/Steve Smith/Robbie Hummel/Lauren Shehadi – First and second rounds at Spokane, Washington Tom McCarthy/Debbie Antonelli/Avery Johnson/AJ Ross – First and second rounds at Omaha, Nebraska Most watched tournament games[edit](#) Tournament seedings and region in parentheses.
Rank Round Date and Time (ET) Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV rating[14][15] 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[edit]Westwood One had exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.
First Four[edit] Nate Gatter and Jim Boeheim – at Dayton, Ohio First and second rounds[edit] Jason Benetti and Casey Jacobsen – Charlotte, North Carolina Kevin Kugler and Stephen Bardo – Omaha, Nebraska Scott Graham and Jordan Cornette – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania De Pasch and P. J. Carlesimo – Salt Lake City, Utah Chris Carrino and Jon Crispin – Brooklyn, New York Ted Emrich and Austin Croshere – Indianapolis, Indiana John Sadak and Tom Crean – Memphis, Tennessee Ryan Radtke and Dan Dickau – Spokane, Washington Regionals[edit] Tom McCarthy (Thursday)/Scott Graham (Saturday) and Jordan Cornette – East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts Spero Dedes and Austin Croshere – West Regional at Los Angeles, California Ryan Radtke and P. J. Carlesimo – South Regional at Dallas, Texas Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel – Midwest Regional at Detroit, Michigan Final Four and national championship[edit] Kevin Kugler, Jim Jackson, Clark Kellogg, and Andy Katz – Glendale, ArizonaInternational[edit] Internet[edit]
Video
Live video of games is ailable for streaming through the following means:[16]
NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games ailable 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 ailable for the second straight year.[17]
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).
De Briggs, Tony Delk, Randolph Childress, Josh Pastner (Atlanta)[18]Audio
Live audio of games is ailable 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 affiliatesThe March Madness app also supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.[19]
See also[edit] 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2024 National Invitation Tournament 2024 College Basketball Invitational Notes[edit] ^ Louisville won the tournament the following year as the top overall seed; however, their title later was vacated due to a sex scandal. References[edit] ^ a b "Future Dates & Sites". NCAA. Retrieved March 30, 2012. ^ Patton, Andy (March 22, 2024). "Disaster performance by SEC in first round of 2024 NCAA Tournament". College Sports Wire. Retrieved April 7, 2024. ^ Collins, Mackenzie (March 23, 2024). "Alabama defeats Charleston 109-96, becomes third SEC team to advance in NCAA tournament". wtvm.com. ^ "March Madness winners and losers: Pac-12 riding high after perfect first round". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 24, 2024. ^ Walker, Teresa (March 25, 2024). "Houston gives top 8 seeds clean sweep to Sweet 16, holding off Aggies 100-95". AP. 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