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The 2021 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. It is scheduled to begin on March 16, 2021 and will conclude with the championship game on April 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Tournament procedure

Pending any changes to the current format, a total of 68 teams will enter the 2021 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 successor to what had been popularly known as "play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). 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.

2021 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2021 tournament:

First Four

• March 16 and 17
  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)

First and Second Rounds

• March 18 and 20
  • American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas (Host: Big 12 Conference)
  • Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan (Host: University of Detroit-Mercy and Oakland University)
  • Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University)
  • Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Providence University)

• March 19 and 21
  • Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
  • Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas (Host: Wichita State University)
  • PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)
  • SAP Center, San Jose, California (Host: West Coast Conference)

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 25 and 27
  • West Regional, Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, (Host: Mountain West Conference)
  • Midwest Regional, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, (Host: University of Minnesota)

• March 26 and 28
  • East Regional, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, (Host: Atlantic 10 Conference)
  • South Regional, FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, (Host: University of Memphis)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

• April 6 and 8
  • Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana (Host: IUPUI)

Media Coverage

Television

CBS Sports and Turner Sports have US television rights to the tournament.

• First Four – truTV
• First and Second rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV
• Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) – CBS and TBS
• National Semifinals (Final Four) – CBS
• National Championship – CBS

Radio

Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.

See also

• 2021 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2021 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
• 2021 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
• 2021 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2021 National Invitation Tournament
• 2021 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
• 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament

References

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External links

• NCAA Men's Basketball Division I

• 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship
• Scheduled sports events
• Basketball in Indiana
• 2021 in sports in Indiana
• 21st century in Indianapolis