The NCAA Tournament kicks off next week and College Basketball fans are at peak excitement while the sport as a whole will see an uptick of interest as people across the Country will start to follow the tournament for their brackets. While its March the brackets aren't set yet as the Conference will conclude on Sunday which will lock the automatic bids in place so the committee can determine the at-large selections.
College Basketball teams can qualify for the NCAA Tournament two different ways either qualifying as an "At Large Team" or by earning an Automatic bid. There are 31 automatic bids into the NCAA Tournament which are earned by winning your conference. After the 31 automatic bids are secured, the Committee is tasked with selecting 37 teams to fill out the bracket.
The Tournament will start on Tuesday when the "First Four" games are played in Dayton, Ohio which will cut the field from 68 to 64. The first round is the played on Thursday and Friday which takes the Tournament down to 32 teams. On Saturday and Sunday the remaining 32 teams will play locking in the "Sweet 16".
The "Sweet 16" and "Elite Eight" will be played the following week before the Final Four is played in San Antonio. The NCAA Tournament Championship will be played on April 5th in San Antonio, where one team will cut down the nets.
How to Watch the NCAA Tournament Selection show
On "Selection Sunday" the NCAA Tournament committee will unveil both the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournament brackets starting with the Men's Bracket. The Men's Tournament bracket will be unveiled at 6:00 PM Eastern Time on CBS while the Women's Tournament Bracket will be unveiled at 7:00 PM Eastern Time on ESPN. If you're looking for a streaming service to catch all of the March Madness action, Fubo TV will have all of the games available.