March Madness officially begins on Selection Sunday, when the NCAA tournament committee reveals the full 68-team bracket for the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament.
The show will air Sunday, March 15, at 6 PM ET on CBS, unveiling every matchup, seed, and region for the tournament field.
Fans can watch the bracket reveal live on CBS or stream with Paramount+ and the CBS Sports app with a valid subscription or TV provider login.
Selection Sunday marks the official starting point of the NCAA Tournament and is
one of the most anticipated broadcasts of the college basketball season.
Teams that have already secured automatic bids through conference tournament championships will learn their seed and opponent, while bubble teams wait to see if their name appears in the bracket.
Once the field is announced, attention quickly shifts to the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, scheduled for March 17–18. Those games finalize the tournament bracket before the first round tips off March 19–20, and the second round follows on March 21–22.
Joe Lunardi currently has the Cats as a 7 seed playing Santa Clara in St. Louis with Iowa State as their 2 seed.
Can they make it out of the first weekend if that’s their draw?
How to watch NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday Show
- Date: Sunday, March 15 |
- Start Time: 6 PM ET
- TV: Channel CBS
- Online Stream: March Madness Live and Paramount+
