Selection Sunday is nearly here, meaning March Madness is about to hit in full force.
The 68-team bracket for the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be revealed on Sunday at 3 p.m. PDT on CBS. A live stream of the bracket reveal also will be streaming on NCAA.com and the March Madness Live app for iOS and Android devices.
Greg Gumbel will be hosting the selection show and will be joined by analysts Seth Davis and Clark Kellogg as they look at the seedings and team selections made by the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.
Thirty-one teams will receive automatic bids, and 37 teams will make up the rest of the at-large pool. The tournament tips off Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. PDT in Dayton, Ohio, with the First Four games. The first round starts Thursday at 9 a.m. PDT.
The women’s 68-team bracket will be revealed Sunday at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
Here is the 2022 NCAA men's tournament schedule
Here's a breakdown of the games and TV channels for the entire NCAA men's basketball tournament:
All times Pacific.
First Four: March 15-16 — 3:30 p.m. start each day (truTV)
First round: March 17-18 — 9 a.m. start each day (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Second round: March 19-20 — 9 a.m. start each day (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Sweet 16: March 24-25 — 4 p.m. start each day (CBS, TBS)
Elite Eight: March 26-27 — 3 p.m. and 11 a.m. starts (TBS, CBS)
Final Four: April 2 — 3 p.m. start (CBS)
National championship: April 4 — 6 p.m. (CBS)
Which men's teams have automatic bids so far?
Here are the teams that have received automatic tournament bids after winning their respective conference tournaments:
Vermont (28-5) — America East champion
Jacksonville State (21-10) — ASUN champion
Longwood (26-6) — Big South champion
Delaware (22-12) — Colonial champion
Wright State (21-13) — Horizon League champion
Loyola-Chicago (25-7) — Missouri Valley champion
Bryant (22-9) — Northeast champion
Murray State (30-2) — Ohio Valley champion
Colgate (23-11) — Patriot League champion
Chattanooga (27-7) — Southern champion
South Dakota State (30-4) — Summit champion
Georgia State (18-10) — Sun Belt champion
Gonzaga (26-3) — West Coast champion
Here is the 2022 NCAA women's tournament schedule
Here's a breakdown of the games and TV channels for the entire NCAA women's basketball tournament:
First Four: March 16-17 — ESPN Networks
First round: March 18-19 — ESPN Networks
Second round: March 20-21 — ESPN Networks
Sweet 16/Elite Eight: March 25-28 — ESPN Networks
Final Four: April 1 — ESPN
Championship game: April 3 — ESPN
Which women's teams have automatic bids so far?
Here are the teams that have received automatic tournament bids after winning their respective conference tournaments:
Central Florida (25-3) — American Athletic champion
NC State (29-3) — Atlantic Coast champion
Albany (23-9) — America East champion
UMass (26-6) — Atlantic 10 champion
Connecticut (25-5) — Big East champion
Montana State (22-12) — Big Sky
Longwood (21-11) — Big South champion
Iowa (23-7) — Big Ten champion
IUPUI (24-4) — Horizon League champion
UNLV (26-6) — Mountain West champion
Belmont (22-7) — Ohio Valley League champion
Stanford (27-3) — Pac-12 champion
Kentucky (19-11) — Southeastern champion
Mercer (23-6) — Southern champion
South Dakota (27-5) — Summit champion
UT Arlington (20-7) — Sun Belt champion
Gonzaga (26-6) — West Coast champion
