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2023 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season2022–23
Teams68
Finals siteNRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2022 2024»

The 2023 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is an ongoing 68-team single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2022–23 season. The 84th annual edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2023, and will conclude with the championship game on April 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[1]

ASUN champion Kennesaw State will make its NCAA tournament debut, while Southern Conference champion Furman will make its first NCAA appearance since 1980.

With 20 losses, Texas Southern is tied for the most losses ever by a team to make the tournament. The Liberty Flames entered the 2013 tournament with 20 losses as well.[2]

For the 3rd consecutive year, a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed in the tournament. This time, 15-seeded Princeton Tigers upset #2-seeded Arizona Wildcats 59-55 in Sacramento (their first win since 1998). Arizona became the first team to lose to a 15-seeded team twice. (the first was against the Santa Clara Broncos in 1993)

Tournament procedure

Further information: NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament § Tournament format

A total of 68 teams will take part in the tournament with 32 automatic bids being filled by each program that won its conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids were issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 12.[3] The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

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 will advance to the main tournament bracket.

2023 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

The following are the sites selected to host the each round of the 2023 tournament:[4]

2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Dayton
Dayton
Orlando
Orlando
Birmingham
Birmingham
Des Moines
Des Moines
Sacramento
Sacramento
Albany
Albany
Greensboro
Greensboro
Columbus
Columbus
Denver
Denver
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2023 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)
2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
New York
New York
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Louisville
Louisville
Kansas City
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
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2023 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First Four

First and second rounds (subregionals)

Regional semi-finals and finals

National semi-finals and championship

Qualification and selection of teams

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

Conference Team Appearance Last bid
America East Vermont 9th 2022
American Memphis 28th 2022
Atlantic 10 VCU 18th 2021
ACC Duke 45th 2022
ASUN Kennesaw State 1st Never
Big 12 Texas 37th 2022
Big East Marquette 35th 2022
Big Sky Montana State 5th 2022
Big South UNC Asheville 5th 2016
Big Ten Purdue 34th 2022
Big West UC Santa Barbara 7th 2021
CAA College of Charleston 6th 2018
C-USA Florida Atlantic 2nd 2002
Horizon Northern Kentucky 3rd 2019
Ivy League Princeton 26th 2017
MAAC Iona 16th 2021
MAC Kent State 7th 2017
MEAC Howard 3rd 1992
Missouri Valley Drake 6th 2021
Mountain West San Diego State 15th 2022
NEC Fairleigh Dickinson[A] 7th 2019
Ohio Valley Southeast Missouri State 2nd 2000
Pac-12 Arizona 37th 2022
Patriot Colgate 6th 2022
SEC Alabama 24th 2022
Southern Furman 7th 1980
Southland Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 3rd 2022
SWAC Texas Southern 11th 2022
Summit League Oral Roberts 7th 2021
Sun Belt Louisiana 9th 2014
WCC Gonzaga 25th 2022
WAC Grand Canyon 2nd 2021

Tournament seeds

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.

South Regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Alabama SEC 29–5 1 Automatic 2022
2 Arizona Pac–12 28–6 7 Automatic 2022
3 Baylor Big 12 22–10 9 At large 2022
4 Virginia ACC 25–7 16 At large 2021
5 San Diego State Mountain West 27–6 17 Automatic 2022
6 Creighton Big East 21–12 22 At large 2022
7 Missouri SEC 24–9 27 At large 2021
8 Maryland Big Ten 21–12 31 At large 2021
9 West Virginia Big 12 19–14 34 At large 2021
10 Utah State Mountain West 26–8 40 At large 2021
11 North Carolina State ACC 23–10 41 At large 2018
12 Charleston Colonial 31–3 47 Automatic 2018
13 Furman Southern 27–7 53 Automatic 1980
14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 27–7 56 Automatic 2021
15 Princeton Ivy 21–8 61 Automatic 2017
16* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 23–10 65 Automatic 2022
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 19–16 67 Automatic 2000
East Regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Purdue Big Ten 29–5 4 Automatic 2022
2 Marquette Big East 28–6 8 Automatic 2022
3 Kansas State Big 12 23–9 11 At large 2019
4 Tennessee SEC 22–10 14 At large 2022
5 Duke ACC 26–8 18 Automatic 2022
6 Kentucky SEC 21–11 23 At large 2022
7 Michigan State Big Ten 19–12 26 At large 2022
8 Memphis American 26–8 29 Automatic 2022
9 Florida Atlantic C-USA 31–3 33 Automatic 2002
10 USC Pac–12 22–10 39 At large 2022
11 Providence Big East 21–11 42 At large 2022
12 Oral Roberts Summit 30–4 48 Automatic 2021
13 Louisiana Sun Belt 26–7 54 Automatic 2014
14 Montana State Big Sky 25–9 58 Automatic 2022
15 Vermont America East 23–10 59 Automatic 2022
16* Texas Southern SWAC 14–20 66 Automatic 2022
Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 19–15 68 Automatic 2019
Midwest Regional – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Houston American 31–3 2 At large 2022
2 Texas Big 12 26–8 6 Automatic 2022
3 Xavier Big East 25–9 12 At large 2018
4 Indiana Big Ten 22–11 15 At large 2022
5 Miami (FL) ACC 25–7 20 At large 2022
6 Iowa State Big 12 19–13 21 At large 2022
7 Texas A&M SEC 25–9 25 At large 2018
8 Iowa Big Ten 19–13 32 At large 2022
9 Auburn SEC 20–12 35 At large 2022
10 Penn State Big Ten 22–13 38 At large 2011
11* Mississippi State SEC 21–12 43 At large 2019
Pittsburgh ACC 22–11 44 At large 2016
12 Drake Missouri Valley 27–7 49 Automatic 2021
13 Kent State MAC 28–6 51 Automatic 2017
14 Kennesaw State ASUN 26–8 55 Automatic Never
15 Colgate Patriot 26–8 60 Automatic 2022
16 Northern Kentucky Horizon 22–12 63 Automatic 2019
West Regional – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Kansas Big 12 27–7 3 At large 2022
2 UCLA Pac–12 29–5 5 At large 2022
3 Gonzaga West Coast 28–5 10 Automatic 2022
4 Connecticut Big East 25–8 13 At large 2022
5 Saint Mary's West Coast 26–7 19 At large 2022
6 TCU Big 12 21–12 24 At large 2022
7 Northwestern Big Ten 21–11 28 At large 2017
8 Arkansas SEC 20–13 30 At large 2022
9 Illinois Big Ten 20–12 36 At large 2022
10 Boise State Mountain West 24–9 37 At large 2022
11* Arizona State Pac–12 22–12 45 At large 2019
Nevada Mountain West 22–10 46 At large 2019
12 VCU Atlantic 10 27–7 50 Automatic 2021
13 Iona MAAC 27–7 52 Automatic 2021
14 Grand Canyon WAC 24–11 57 Automatic 2021
15 UNC Asheville Big South 27–7 62 Automatic 2016
16 Howard MEAC 22–12 64 Automatic 1992

*See First Four


Tournament bracket

All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* denotes overtime period

First Four – Dayton, OH

The First Four games involve eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.

March 14 – South Regional
   
16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 75
16 SE Missouri State 71
March 14 – Midwest Regional
   
11 Mississippi State 59
11 Pittsburgh 60
March 15 – East Regional
   
16 Texas Southern 61
16 Fairleigh Dickinson 84
March 15 – West Regional
   
11 Arizona State 98
11 Nevada 73

South Regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

First round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23–24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 26
            
1 Alabama 96
16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 75
1 Alabama
Birmingham – Thu/Sat
8 Maryland
8 Maryland 67
9 West Virginia 65
 
 
5 San Diego State 63
12 Charleston 57
5 San Diego State
Orlando – Thu/Sat
13 Furman
4 Virginia 67
13 Furman 68
 
  CBS
6 Creighton 4:00 pm
11 NC State TNT
 
Denver – Fri/Sun
 
3 Baylor 1:30 pm
14 UC Santa Barbara TNT
 
 
7 Missouri 76
10 Utah State 65
7 Missouri
Sacramento – Thu/Sat
15 Princeton
2 Arizona 55
15 Princeton 59

South Regional final

March 26
KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, Kentucky

South Regional all-tournament team

East Regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

First round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23–24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 25
            
1 Purdue 6:50 pm
16 Fairleigh Dickinson TNT
 
Columbus – Fri/Sun
 
8 Memphis 9:20 pm
9 Florida Atlantic TNT
 
 
5 Duke 7:10 pm
12 Oral Roberts CBS
 
Orlando – Thu/Sat
 
4 Tennessee 9:40 pm
13 Louisiana CBS
 
  TBS
6 Kentucky 7:10 pm
11 Providence CBS
 
Greensboro – Fri/Sun
 
3 Kansas State 9:40 pm
14 Montana State CBS
 
 
7 Michigan State 12:15 pm
10 USC CBS
 
Columbus – Fri/Sun
 
2 Marquette 2:45 pm
15 Vermont CBS

East Regional final

March 25
Madison Square Garden – New York, New York

East Regional all-tournament team

Midwest Regional – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

First round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23–24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 26
            
1 Houston 9:20 pm
16 Northern Kentucky TNT
 
Birmingham – Thu/Sat
 
8 Iowa 6:50 pm
9 Auburn TNT
 
 
5 Miami (FL) 7:25 pm
12 Drake TBS
 
Albany – Fri/Sun
 
4 Indiana 9:55 pm
13 Kent State TBS
 
  CBS
6 Iowa State 3:10 pm
11 Pittsburgh TruTV
 
Greensboro – Fri/Sun
 
3 Xavier 12:40 pm
14 Kennesaw State TruTV
 
 
7 Texas A&M 9:55 pm
10 Penn State TBS
 
Des Moines – Thu/Sat
 
2 Texas 7:25 pm
15 Colgate TBS

Midwest Regional final

March 26
T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, Missouri

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

West Regional – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

First round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23–24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 25
            
1 Kansas 96
16 Howard 68
1 Kansas
Des Moines – Thu/Sat
 
8 Arkansas 4:30 pm
9 Illinois TBS
 
 
5 Saint Mary's 2:00 pm
12 VCU TBS
 
Albany – Fri/Sun
 
4 UConn 4:30 pm
13 Iona TBS
 
  TBS
6 TCU 10:05 pm
11 Arizona State TruTV
 
Denver – Fri/Sun
 
3 Gonzaga 7:35 pm
14 Grand Canyon TruTV
 
 
7 Northwestern 7:35 pm
10 Boise State TruTV
 
Sacramento – Thu/Sat
 
2 UCLA 10:05 pm
15 UNC Asheville TruTV

West Regional final

March 25
T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, Nevada

West Regional all-tournament team

Final Four – Houston, Texas

National semifinals
Final Four
Saturday, April 1 		National Championship Game
Monday, April 3
      
South
East
 
 
Midwest
West

National semifinals

April 1
NRG Stadium – Houston, TX
CBS
April 1
NRG Stadium – Houston, TX

National Championship

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
CBS
April 3
NRG Stadium – Houston, TX

Final Four all-tournament team

Game summaries and tournament notes

Upsets

Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team."[5] The 2023 tournament saw a total of two upsets; two in the first round, zero in the second round, zero in the Sweet Sixteen, zero in the Elite Eight, and zero in the Final Four.

Round West Midwest South East
First round
Second Round
Sweet 16
Elite 8
Final 4

Record by conference

Conference Bids Members Record Win % FF R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
Big Ten 8 14 1–0 1.000 – 8 1
SEC 8 14 2–1 .667 1 7 2
Big 12 7 10 1–1 .500 – 7 1
ACC 5 15 1–1 .500 1 5
Big East 5 11 0–0 – – 5
Pac-12 4 12 1–1 .500 1 4
Mountain West 4 11 1–2 .333 1 3 1
WCC 2 10 0–0 – – 2
American 2 11 0–0 – – 2
MAAC 1 11 0–0 – – 1
Atlantic 10 1 15 0–0 – – 1
Horizon 1 11 0–0 – – 1
ASUN 1 14 0–0 – – 1
America East 1 9 0–0 – – 1
Big Sky 1 10 0–0 – – 1
Big South 1 10 0–0 – – 1
Big West 1 11 0–0 – – 1
C-USA 1 11 0–0 – – 1
Ivy League 1 8 1–0 1.000 – 1 1
MAC 1 12 0–0 – – 1
Missouri Valley 1 12 0–0 – – 1
Patriot 1 10 0–0 – – 1
Southern 1 10 1–0 1.000 – 1 1
Summit 1 10 0–0 – – 1
Sun Belt 1 14 0–0 – – 1
Northeast 1 9 1–0 1.000 1 1
WAC 1 13 0–0 – – 1
Southland 1 10 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – – –
Colonial 1 13 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
MEAC 1 8 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Ohio Valley 1 10 0–1 .000 1 – – – – – – –
SWAC 1 12 0–1 .000 1 – – – – – – –
  • The FF, R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first four, round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.

Media coverage

Television

Main article: NCAA March Madness (TV program)

CBS Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports have US television rights to the tournament.[6][7] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, CBS will televise the 2023 Final Four and the national championship game.

The 2023 tournament will be Jim Nantz's final season as the lead play-by-play announcer, with Ian Eagle succeeding him starting in 2024.[8]

Television channels

  • Selection Show – CBS
  • First Four – TruTV
  • First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV
  • Regional semifinals and finals – CBS and TBS
  • National semifinals (Final Four) and championship – CBS

Studio hosts

  • Greg Gumbel (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
  • Ernie Johnson (Atlanta and Houston) – First round, second round, Regional Semifinals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
  • Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta) – First Four, first round and second round
  • Adam Zucker (New York City) – First round and second round (game breaks)
  • Nabil Karim (Atlanta) – First round and second round (game breaks)

Studio analysts

  • Charles Barkley (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
  • Clark Kellogg (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
  • Kenny Smith (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
  • Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – First round and Second round
  • Seth Davis (Atlanta and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, Regional Semifinals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
  • Jay Wright (Atlanta and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, Regional Semifinals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
  • Candace Parker (Atlanta) – First Four, first round, second round, Regional Semifinals
  • Gene Steratore (New York City and Houston) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game

Commentary teams

Radio

Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Despite losing the NEC championship game, Fairleigh Dickinson received the NEC's automatic bid because Merrimack, who defeated them, is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to a transition from Division II.

References

  1. ^ Duarte, Joseph (July 16, 2018). "Houston To Host Final Four in 2023". Chron.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Chase, Chris (March 19, 2013). "Is Liberty (15-20) the worst team in NCAA tournament history?". USA Today. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 March Madness: Men's NCAA tournament schedule, dates, times". NCAA. March 15, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Future Division I Men's Basketball Championship Sites". NCAA. April 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Wittry, Andy (March 15, 2023). "Here's how to pick March Madness men's upsets, according to the data". NCAA. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Bonesteel, Matt (April 12, 2016). "CBS and Turner Sports lock down NCAA tournament through 2032". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "CBS Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports announce 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship commentator teams". NCAA. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Marchand, Andrew (October 24, 2022). "Jim Nantz to call his final NCAA Tournament with Ian Eagle as successor". New York Post. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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