NCAA Basketball Bracket 2018: Schedule, Dates & Game Times

Now, that it is March, March Madness is right around the corner! Taking a look at San Antonio, we already know that Selection Sunday will take place on March 11 for 2018. The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will reveal which 68 teams are going to play in the upcoming basketball championships. For many, this is the most hectic week of the whole college basketball season, yet it is still fun to watch. Keep in mind, more information will be coming out, so make to check in with this post more than once!

What will happen?

Remember, TBS will televise the event on TBS – Sunday, March 11, at 6 p.m. ET, also airing this year’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, March 31, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 2.

Since the tournament began in 1939, UCLA has the most titles with 11. Kentucky is a close second with eight titles and North Carolina comes out at third with six. Is somebody going to change their record this year? Well, you’ll have to watch to find out, so we have everything you need to do just that, starting with the schedule!

How are the teams selected?

Arriving in New York City for the beginning of the selection process, committee members will cast hundreds of ballots and debate over the teams over the next five days. According to NCAA, three phases make up the process:

I. Select the 36 best at-large teams;
II. Seed the field of 68 teams; and
III. Place the teams into the championship bracket.

There are many rules and regulations that need to be adhered to during the process. For example, all votes are conducted by a secret ballot. In addition, members are only allowed to answer only general, factual questions about teams in the conference the individual represents;