2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament will involve 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 83rd annual edition of the tournament is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2022 and will conclude with the championship game on April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
| Teams | 68 | ||||
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| Finals site | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||
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Tournament procedure
Pending any changes to the current format, a total of 68 teams will enter the 2022 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
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 advance to the main draw of the tournament.
The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.
2022 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2022 tournament:[1]
First Four
- March 15 and 16
First and Second Rounds
- March 17 and 19
- March 18 and 20
- Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Host: Marquette University)
- Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina (Hosts: Southern Conference and Furman University)
- PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Duquesne University)
- Viejas Arena, San Diego, California (Host: San Diego State University)
Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 24 and 26
- West Regional, Chase Center, San Francisco, California (Host: Pac-12 Conference)
- South Regional, AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
- March 25 and 27
- East Regional, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pennsylvania)
- Midwest Regional, United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: Northwestern University)
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)
- April 2 and 4
New Orleans will host the Final Four for the sixth time, having previously hosted in 2012, 2003, 1993, 1987, and 1982.[3]
Media coverage
Television
CBS Sports and Turner Sports have US television rights to the tournament.[4] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, TBS will televise the 2022 Final Four and the National Championship Game.
Television channels
- First Four – TruTV
- First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
- Regional Semifinals and Final (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) – CBS and TBS
- National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – TBS
References
- "Future Division I Men's Basketball Championship sites". NCAA. 21 April 2017.
- Page, Fletcher. "2022 NCAA Tournament moving away from Cincinnati, Heritage Bank Center, to Indianapolis". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- "Five future Final Four sites announced". NCAA. 14 November 2014.
- Bonesteel, Matt (April 12, 2016). "CBS and Turner Sports lock down NCAA tournament through 2032". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2016.