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NCAA Tournament 2023: Complete Schedule, Gametimes, TV, Point Spreads

The 2023 NCAA Tournament appears to be wide open this season. The field of 68 will be announced on Sunday night. Here's everything you need to know about the field so far, and locations for all games played between March 14 and April 3, when a champion will be decided in Houston, Texas.

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Updated Sunday, April 2 at 6:45 a.m. ET

Buzzer-beaters at the Final Four go down in history and are never forgotten. Now we can add San Diego State junior guard Lamont Butler to the list of heroes. He hit a baseline jumper as time expired to help the Aztecs pull off the miracle in a thrilling 72-71 victory over Florida Atlantic. 

The No. 9 Owls, playing in the Final Four for the first time in school history, blew a 14-point second-half lead. It was the fifth-largest comeback in Final Four history.

San Diego State will play for its first NCAA title on Monday night, taking on a Connecticut team that's seeking its fifth national title since 1999. The Huskies had no trouble with Miami, winning 72-59 at NRG Stadium in Houston. 

Here are all the gametimes, dates, TV information and the latest on the point spreads for the Final Four games this weekend, plus scores from all of the games played so far:

Final Four (Houston)

Saturday's semifinal games (April 1)

  • No. 5 San Diego State 72, No. 9 Florida Atlantic 71.  San Diego State was a 1.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 4 Connecticut 72, No. 5 Miami 59. Connecticut was a 5.5-point favorite according to the SISportsbook.com gambling website. 

Monday night's championship game (April 3)

  • No. 5 San Diego State (32-6) vs. No. 4 Connecticut (30-8), 9:20 p.m. ET. TV: CBS

East Regional (New York)

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS, FINALS: Thursday-Saturday March 23-25 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Regional semifinal games on Thursday, March 23

  • No. 3 Kansas State 98, No. 7 Michigan State 93, OT. Michigan State was a 1.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 9 Florida Atlantic 62, No. 4 Tennessee 55. Tennessee was a 5.5-point favorite.

Regional final game on Saturday, March 25

  • No. 9 Florida Atlantic 79, No. 3 Kansas State 76. Kansas State was a 2-point favorite.

First-round results on Thursday, March 16:

  • No. 5 Duke 74, vs No. 12 Oral Roberts 51. Duke was a 6.5-point favorite.
  • No. 4 Tennessee 58, No. 13 Louisiana 55. Tennessee was an 11.5-point favorite.

First-round results on Friday, March 17:

  • No. 7 Michigan State 72, No. 10 USC 62. Michigan State was a 2-point favorite.
  • No. 2 Marquette 78, No. 15 Vermont 61. Marquette was an 11.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 63, No. 1 Purdue 58. Purdue was an 23.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 6 Kentucky 61, No. 11 Providence 53. Kentucky was a 4.5-point favorite.
  • No. 9 Florida Atlantic 66, No. 8 Memphis 65. Memphis was a 2.5-point favorite.
  • No. 3 Kansas State 77, No. 14 Montana State 65. Kansas State was an 8.5-point favorite. 

Second-round results on Saturday, March 18:

  • No. 4 Tennessee 65, No. 5 Duke 52. Duke was a 3.5-point favorite.

Second-round games on Sunday, March 19:

  • No. 3 Kansas State 75, No. 6 Kentucky 69. Kentucky was a 2.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 7 Michigan State 69, No. 2 Marquette 60. Marquette is a 2.5-point favorite.
  • No. 9 Florida Atlantic 78, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 70. Florida Atlantic was a 15-point favorite.

West Regional (Las Vegas)

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS, FINALS: Thursday-Saturday March 23-25 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

Regional semifinal games on Thursday, March 23

  • No. 4 Connecticut 88, No. 8 Arkansas 65. Connecticut was a 4.5-point favorite.
  • No. 3 Gonzaga 79, No. 2 UCLA 76. UCLA was a 1.5-point favorite. 

Regional final game on Saturday, March 25

  • No. 4 Connecticut 82, No. 3 Gonzaga 54. Connecticut was a 2-point favorite,

First-round games on Thursday, March 16:

  • No. 1 Kansas 96, No. 16 Howard 68. Kansas was a 21.5-point favorite.
  • No. 8 Arkansas 73, No. 9 Illinois 63. Arkansas was a 2.5-point favorite.
  • No. 7 Northwestern 75, No. 10 Boise State 67. Northwestern was a 1.5-point favorite.
  • No. 2 UCLA 86, No. 15 UNC-Asheville 53. UCLA was a 17.5-point favorite.

First-round games on Friday, March 17:

  • No. 5 Saint Mary's 63, No. 12 VCU 51. Saint Mary's was a 4-point favorite.
  • No. 4 Connecticut 87, No. 13 Iona 63. Connecticut was a 9.5-point favorite.
  • No. 3 Gonzaga 82, No. 14 Grand Canyon 70. Gonzaga was a 15.5-point favorite.
  • No. 6 TCU 72, No. 11 Arizona State 70. TCU was a 4.5-point favorite.

Second-round games on Saturday, March 18:

  • No. 8 Arkansas 72, No. 1 Kansas 71. Kansas was a 3.5-point favorite.
  • No. 2 UCLA 68, No. 7 Northwestern 63. UCLA was a 7.5-point favorite.

Second-round games on Sunday, March 19:

  • No. 4 Connecticut 70, No. 5 Saint Mary's 55. Connecticut was a 3.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 3 Gonzaga 84, No. 6 TCU 81. Gonzaga was a 4.5-point favorite.

Midwest Regional (Kansas City)

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS, FINALS: Friday-Sunday March 24-26 at T-Mobile Center in Louisville, Ky.

Regional semifinal games on Friday, March 24

  • No. 5 Miami 89, No. 1 Houston 75. Houston was a 7.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 3 Xavier 83, No. 2 Texas 71. Texas was a 4.5-point favorite. 

Regional final game on Sunday, March 26

  • No. 5 Miami 88, No. 2 Texas 81. Texas was a 4.5-point favorite.

First-round games on Thursday, March 16:

  • No. 9 Auburn 83, No. 8 Iowa 75. Auburn was a 1.5-point favorite.
  • No. 2 Texas 81, No. 15 Colgate 61. Texas was a 13.5-point favorite.
  • No. 1 Houston 63. No. 16 Northern Kentucky 52. Houston was a 19.5-point favorite.
  • No. 10 Penn State 76, No. 7 Texas A&M 59. Texas A&M was a 1.5-point favorite.

First-round games on Friday, March 17:

  • No. 3 Xavier 72, No. 14 Kennesaw State 67. Xavier was an 11.5-point favorite.
  • No. 11 Pittsburgh 59, No. 6 Iowa State 41. Iowa State was a 4-point favorite.
  • No. 5 Miami 63, No. 12 Drake 56. Miami was a 2-point favorite.
  • No. 4 Indiana 70, No. 13 Kent State 61. Indiana was a 4.5-point favorite.

Saturday's second-round games (March 18)

  • No. 1 Houston 81, No. 9 Auburn 64. Houston was a 5.5-point favorite according to the SISportsbook.com gambling website.
  • No. 2 Texas 71, No. 10 Penn State 66. Point spread: Texas was a 5.5-point favorite according to the SISportsbook.com gambling website.

Sunday's second-round games (March 19)

  • No. 3 Xavier 84, No. 11 Pittsburgh 73. Xavier is a 4.5-point favorite.
  • No. 5 Miami 85, No. 4 Indiana 77. Indiana was a 1.5-point favorite.  

South Regional (Louisville)

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS, FINALS: Friday-Sunday March 24-26 at Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

Regional semifinal games on Friday, March 24

  • No. 5 San Diego State 71, No. 1 Alabama 64. Alabama is a 7-point favorite. 
  • No. 6 Creighton 86, No. 15 Princeton 75. Creighton was a 9.5-point favorite.

Regional final game on Sunday, March 26

  • No. 5 San Diego State 57, No. 6 Creighton 56. Creighton was a 1.5-point favorite.

First-round games on Thursday, March 16:

  • No. 8 Maryland 67, No. 9 West Virginia 65. West Virginia was a 1.5-point favorite.
  • No. 13 Furman 68, No. 4 Virginia 67. Virginia was a 5.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 7 Missouri 76, No. 10 Utah State 65. Utah State was a 1.5-point favorite.
  • No. 1 Alabama 96, No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75. Alabama was a 23.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 5 San Diego State 63, vs No. 12 College of Charleston 57. San Diego State was a 5.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 15 Princeton 59, No. 2 Arizona 55. Arizona was a 14.5-point favorite. 

First-round games on Friday, March 17:

  • No. 3 Baylor 74, No. 14 UC-Santa Barbara (56. Baylor was a 10.5-point favorite.
  • No. 6 Creighton 72, No. 11 N.C. State 63. Creighton was a 5-point favorite.  

Second-round games on Saturday, March 18:

  • No. 5 San Diego State 75, No. 13 Furman 52. San Diego State was a 5-point favorite. 
  • No. 15 Princeton 78, No. 7 Missouri 63. Missouri was a 6.5-point favorite. 
  • No. 1 Alabama 73, No. 8 Maryland 51. Alabama was an 8.5-point favorite. 

Second-round games on Sunday, March 19:

  • No. 6 Creighton 85, No. 3 Baylor 76. Baylor was a 1.5-point favorite. 

Play-in Games

at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio

  • Tuesday night (March 14)
  • No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75, No. 16 Southeast Missouri State 71. TAMU-CC was a 3-point favorite.
  • No. 11 Pittsburgh 60, vs. No. 11 Mississippi State 59). Mississippi State was a 2.5-point favorite.
  • Wednesday night (March 15)
  • No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 84, No. 16 Texas Southern 61. Texas Southern was a 2.5-point favorite.
  • No. 11 Arizona State 98, No. 11 Nevada 73. Arizona State was a 2-point favorite.

Conference champions

Here are the conference tourney automatic qualifiers so far through Sunday night, March 12:

  • America East: Vermont
  • American Athletic: Memphis
  • ASUN: Kennesaw State
  • ACC: Duke
  • Atlantic 10: VCU
  • Big East: Marquette
  • Big Sky: Montana State
  • Big South: UNC-Asheville
  • Big Ten: Purdue
  • Big 12: Texas
  • Big West: UC-Santa Barbara
  • CAA: College of Charleston
  • Conference USA: Florida Atlantic
  • Horizon: Northern Kentucky
  • Ivy: Princeton
  • MAAC: Iona
  • MEAC: Howard
  • Mid-American: Kent State
  • Missouri Valley: Drake
  • Mountain West: San Diego State
  • Northeast: Fairleigh Dickinson
  • Ohio Valley: Southeast Missouri State
  • Pac-12: Arizona
  • Patriot: Colgate
  • SEC: Alabama
  • Southern: Furman
  • Southland: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
  • Summit: Oral Roberts
  • Sun Belt: Louisiana
  • SWAC: Texas Southern
  • WAC: Grand Canyon
  • West Coast: Gonzaga

NCAA Tournament Information

It's a 68-team field, with four play-in games for the last two No. 11 and No. 16 seeds. Here's all the dates and locations.

  • Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET March 12 on CBS
  • First Four: March 14-15, in Dayton, Ohio.
  • First round: March 16-17
  • Second round: March 18-19
  • Sweet 16: March 23-24
  • Elite Eight: March 25-26
  • Final Four: April 1
  • NCAA championship game: April 3

First/Second Round Locations

  • March 16-18 dates (Thursday-Saturday)
  • Birmingham, Ala. — Legacy Arena
  • Des Moines, Iowa— Wells Fargo Arena
  • Orlando, Fla. — Amway Center
  • Sacramento, Calif. — Golden 1 Center
  • March 17-19 dates (Friday-Sunday)
  • Albany, N.Y. — MVP Arena
  • Columbus, Ohio— Nationwide Arena
  • Denver, Colo. — Ball Arena
  • Greensboro, N.C. — Greensboro Coliseum

Regional Locations

  • March 23-25 dates (Thursday-Saturday)
  • East Regional at Madison Square Garden in New York
  • West Regional at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
  • March 24-26 dates (Friday-Sunday)
  • South Regional at Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
  • Midwest Regional at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Final Four Location

  • April 1-3 dates (Saturday-Monday)
  • Houston, Texas — NRG Stadium
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