2016 NCAABASKETBALL DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET BRACKET 2016 DIVISION I MEN’S First Round Second Round MARCH 17–18 MARCH 19–20 Regional Semifinals Regional Finals National Semifinals MARCH 24–25 MARCH 26–27 APRIL 2 National Semifinals Regional Finals Regional Semifinals APRIL 2 MARCH 26–27 MARCH 24–25 PRESENTED BY Official Candy Partner of the NCAA® Second Round First Round MARCH 19–20 MARCH 17–18 FIRST FOUR 11 Vanderbilt (19-13) 11 Wichita St. (24-8) 16 Fla. Gulf Coast (20-13) Mar 15 S Mar 15 16 Fair. Dickinson (18-14) Michigan (22-12) 11 E Mar 16 Tulsa (20-11) 11 Holy Cross (14-19) 16 W Mar 16 Southern (22-12) 16 North Carolina (28-6) 1 Mar 17 Mar 17 Raleigh Des Moines Mar 24 Mar 17 FGCU/Fair. Dickinson 16 Mar 19 Mar 19 8 Colorado (22-11) 9 Connecticut (24-10) DAYTON MARCH 15–16 Watch On 1 Kansas (30-4) 16 Austin Peay (18-17) E Mar 25 USC (21-12) 8 Mar 17 Indiana (25-7) 5 5 Maryland (25-8) 12 S. Dakota St. (26-7) Mar 18 Mar 17 Des Moines Spokane Mar 19 Mar 20 4 California (23-10) 13 Hawai’i (27-5) Mar 18 SOUTH LOUISVILLE Mar 17 11 Vanderbilt/Wichita St. March 26 Providence April 2 Mar 18 March 27 Brooklyn Mar 20 Mar 20 Mar 18 Mar 18 St. Louis Mar 20 APRIL 4 Mar 18 Mar 18 8 Saint Joseph’s (27-7) Mar 17 Spokane Raleigh Mar 20 Mar 19 Mar 24 Mar 18 Mar 25 Hampton (21-10) 16 Butler (21-10) 9 Purdue (26-8) 5 Mar 17 Mar 17 Providence Denver Mar 19 4 Duke (23-10) Mar 19 Mar 17 WEST 6 Texas (20-12) ANAHEIM Mar 18 11 Northern Iowa (22-12) March 26 Oklahoma City Mar 20 3 Texas A&M (26-8) #MarchMadness Watch the tournament on these networks or online at NCAA.COM/MARCHMADNESS MIDWEST Iona (22-10) 13 Seton Hall (25-8) 6 CHICAGO Mar 17 March 27 Mar 24 Mar 18 Little Rock (29-4) 12 Iowa St. (21-11) 4 Mar 17 13 UNC Wilmington (25-7) Denver Mar 19 Mar 25 Gonzaga (26-7) 11 Utah (26-8) 3 Mar 17 Fresno St. (25-9) 14 Dayton (25-7) 7 7 Oregon St. (19-12) 10 VCU (24-10) Weber St. (26-8) 15 Texas Tech (19-12) 8 Mar 17 5 Baylor (22-11) 14 Green Bay (23-12) Pittsburgh (21-11) 10 Virginia (26-7) 1 1 Oregon (28-6) 16 Holy Cross/Southern 12 Yale (22-6) S.F. Austin (27-5) 14 Xavier (27-5) 2 Mar 18 15 UNC Asheville (22-11) 9 Cincinnati (22-10) Michigan/Tulsa 11 West Virginia (26-8) 3 Wisconsin (20-12) 7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Brooklyn Stony Brook (26-6) 13 Notre Dame (21-11) 6 PHILADELPHIA Mar 25 Mar 18 2 Villanova (29-5) HOUSTON Mar 24 Mar 17 7 Iowa (21-10) 10 Temple (21-11) FINAL FOUR EAST APRIL 2 AND 4 Mar 19 3 Miami (Fla.) (25-7) April 2 Chattanooga (29-5) 12 Kentucky (26-8) 4 Mar 17 6 Arizona (25-8) 14 Buffalo (20-14) Providence (23-10) 9 Mar 18 Oklahoma City March 17 and 18 first-/second-round sites: Denver, Des Moines, Providence, Raleigh. March 18 and 20 first-/second-round sites: Brooklyn, Oklahoma City, Spokane, St. Louis. March 24 and 26 regional sites: Anaheim, Louisville. March 25 and 27 regional sites: Chicago, Philadelphia. Mar 20 2 Oklahoma (25-7) Mar 18 St. Louis Mar 20 Mar 18 Michigan St. (29-5) 2 Mar 18 15 CSU Bakersfield (24-8) The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering Syracuse (19-13) 10 Middle Tenn. (24-9) 15