The 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a

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to determine the men's

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(NCAA) Division I

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national champion for the 2015–16 season. The 78th edition of the Tournament began on March 15, 2016, and concluded with the

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on April 4 at

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. Upsets were the story of the first round of the Tournament; No. 15 seed

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upset No. 2 seed

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in the biggest upset, just the eighth ever win for a No. 15 seed over a No. 2. At least one 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 seed won a first-round game for the third time ever and the first time since

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. In the Final Four, Villanova defeated

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, while

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defeated

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(the " Cinderella team" of the tournament). Villanova then defeated North Carolina to win the championship on a three-point buzzer beater by

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. Pundits called the game one of the best in tournament history, going on to say this was one of the most competitive finals ever.

Schedule and venues

Previously, the Round of 64 was known as the Second round since the 2011 edition, but it was reverted to the moniker First round for this coming tournament. The First Four was previously named the First round. First Four *March 15 and 16 **

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(Host:

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) First and Second Rounds *March 17 and 19 **

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(Host:

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) ** Wells Fargo Arena,

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, (Host:

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) **

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, (Host:

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) **

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, (Host:

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) *March 18 and 20 **

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, (Host:

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) **

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, (Host:

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) **

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, (Host:

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) **

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, (Host:

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) Regional semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) *March 24 and 26 **South Regional, KFC Yum! Center,

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, (Host:

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) **West Regional,

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, (Host:

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) *March 25 and 27 **East Regional,

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, (Host:

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) **Midwest Regional,

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) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) *April 2 and 4 **

(Hosts:

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)

Qualifying and selection procedure

Out of 336 eligible Division I teams, 68 participate in the tournament. Of the total, 15 Division I teams were ineligible due to failing to meet APR requirements, self-imposed postseason bans, or reclassification from a lower division. Of the 32 automatic bids, 31 were given to programs that won their

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tournaments. For the final time, the

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awarded its NCAA Tournament bid to the team with the best regular-season record and did not hold a tournament (unless playoffs games were needed to resolve tied champions). The Ivy League will hold a postseason tournament for the first time after the 2016–17 Ivy League season. The remaining 36 bids were granted on an "at-large" basis, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee to the teams it deems to be the best 36 teams that did not receive automatic bids. Eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—played 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 advanced to the first round (Round of 64). The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid:

Tournament seeds

*See

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Bracket

All times are listed as

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( UTC−4)
* – Denotes overtime period

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

The

games involved eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.

South Regional – Louisville, Kentucky

South Regional Final

South Regional all tournament team

(Jr, Villanova) – South Regional most outstanding player *

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(Sr, Villanova) *

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(Jr, Villanova) *

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(Sr, Villanova) * Devonte' Graham (So, Kansas)

West Regional – Anaheim, California

West Regional Final

West Regional all tournament team

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(Sr, Oklahoma) – West Regional most outstanding player * Isaiah Cousins (Sr, Oklahoma) * Jordan Woodard (Jr, Oklahoma) *

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(Sr, Oregon) *

Brandon Ingram Brandon Xavier Ingram (born September 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick in the ...

(Fr, Duke)

East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

East Regional Final

East Regional all tournament team

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(Sr, North Carolina) – East Regional most outstanding player *

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(Sr, North Carolina) * V. J. Beachem (Jr, Notre Dame) *

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(Jr, Notre Dame) *

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(Sr, Indiana)

Midwest Regional – Chicago, Illinois

Midwest Regional Final

Midwest Regional all tournament team

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(Fr, Syracuse) – Midwest Regional most outstanding player *

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(Sr, Syracuse) *

London Perrantes London Tyus Perrantes Jr. (born October 3, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers. High school career Perrant ...

(Jr, Virginia) *

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(Sr, Iowa State) *

Domantas Sabonis Domantas Sabonis (; born May 3, 1996) is a Lithuanian-American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a two-time NBA All-Star. Sabonis started his career in Spain with Unicaj ...

(So, Gonzaga)

Final Four

During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region (Kansas's South Region) plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region (Oregon's West Region), and the champion of the second overall top seed's region (North Carolina's East Region) plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region (Virginia's Midwest Region).

NRG Stadium – Houston, Texas

Final Four

The Villanova–Oklahoma result was not only the most one-sided in the tournament so far, but also in the history of the men's Final Four. The Wildcats shot 71.4% for the game, surpassed in Final Four games only by the Wildcats' 78.6% performance in the 1985 final against Georgetown. The 44-point margin was also greater than the combined margin of defeat in Oklahoma's seven previous losses in 2015–16. In addition, the 2016 semifinals were the first since 2008 to both be decided by double-digit margins, and the combined 61-point margin broke a men's Final Four record set in 1949.

National Championship

The Wildcats' Championship run was the 2nd most dominant in NCAA Tournament history, with a total point differential of +124 (see Kentucky 1996, +129) (breaking the 2009 record set by the North Carolina Tar Heels of +121).

Final Four all-tournament team

(Sr, Villanova) – Final Four Most Outstanding Player *

(Jr, Villanova) * Phil Booth (So, Villanova) *

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(So, North Carolina) *

(Sr, North Carolina)

Tournament notes

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champion Stony Brook and WAC champion

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made their first NCAA Tournament appearances in school history.

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made its first NCAA appearance since 1962 as winners of the

, which, for the final time, did not stage a conference tournament. Of those that do hold a tournament,

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champion Green Bay made its first appearance since

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and

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made its first appearance since

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also earned its first Tournament win in school history with a 79–75 win over Baylor.

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likewise earned its first NCAA Tournament win by defeating

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77–66. Arkansas-Little Rock won its first Tournament game in 30 years and Middle Tennessee won its first Tournament game in 27 years. In the Midwest Region, No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee upset No. 2 seed Michigan State for just the eighth ever win for a No. 15 seed over a No. 2. More than one-third of ESPN Tournament Challenge brackets predicted Michigan State to make the Final Four. In the East Region, No. 14 seed

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upset No. 3 seed

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, marking the fourth straight tournament in which a No. 14 seed upset a No. 3 seed. By winning the Midwest Regional final,

became the first No. 10 seed in history to advance to the Final Four. However, three lower seeds, all No. 11, have advanced to that stage (in

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, and

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extended its streak of consecutive tournament appearances to 27 in a row, making every NCAA Tournament dating back to

. This tied the record for most consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances held by

(1975–2001). This Tournament marked the first championship for Villanova in 31 years. It was also the first championship by a school without a

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team since

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. Villanova fields a

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, as did

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before

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Upsets

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2016 tournament saw a total of 11 upsets; 8 of them were in the first round, 2 of them were in the second round, none in the Sweet Sixteen, and one in the Elite Eight.

Record by conference

*The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively. *The "Record" column includes wins in the First Four for the Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Atlantic Sun, and Patriot conferences and losses in the First Four for the SEC and American conferences. *The

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and SWAC each had one representative, both eliminated in the First Four with a record of 0–1. *The America East, Big Sky,

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, MAAC, MAC,

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, Southern,

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, and WAC conferences each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1.

Media coverage

Television

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and

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held joint U.S. television broadcast rights to the Tournament under the ''NCAA March Madness'' brand. Beginning in 2016, rights to the Final Four and championship game began to alternate between Turner and CBS, with Turner networks broadcasting the 2016 Final Four and championship; a conventional telecast aired on TBS, accompanied by "Team Stream" broadcasts on

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and

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which featured commentary and coverage focused on each participating team. Turner employed this multi-channel presentation of the semifinals in 2014 and 2015, but this was the first time it was used for the final. It marked the first time in tournament history that the national championship game aired on cable channels, and ended CBS' streak of broadcasting 34 consecutive National Championship games. However, Turner allowed the tournament's closing theme, ''

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'', to be played for the 30th year in a row. To date, the song is still played in this manner, no matter which network airs the National Championship game. For 2016, the selection show on CBS was expanded into a two-hour broadcast—a move which proved unpopular with viewers due to the decreased speed at which the participating teams were unveiled. These issues were exacerbated by a

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of the full bracket shortly into the broadcast, which spread on

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. Although ratings for the selection show had steadily decreased over the past four years, the 3.7 overnight rating for the broadcast was the lowest in 20 years. CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus admitted that the extended special was a failure, stating that "we haven't had any specific discussions but I think we all agree it would serve all of us well including the fan to release the brackets in a little more timely manner".

Studio hosts

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(New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game * Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City, Atlanta, and Houston) – First round, second round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game *

Matt Winer Matt Winer is an American television personality who is currently working for Turner Sports. Career Turner Sports signed Winer in 2010 to contribute to coverage of sports across its networks. He became the primary studio host for '' Major Le ...

(Atlanta) – First Four, first round and Second Round

Studio analysts

Charles Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "Chuck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the Natio ...

(New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game *

Swin Cash Swintayla Marie "Swin" Cash Canal (born September 22, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She currently serves as vice preside ...

(Atlanta) – First Four *

Seth Davis Seth Davis is an American sportswriter and broadcaster. He is a host on Campus Insiders, an in-studio analyst for CBS' men's college basketball coverage, and an analyst for the NBA Draft on NBA TV. He currently writes for ''The Athletic'' and is ...

(Atlanta and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game *

Johnny Dawkins Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr. (born September 28, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the UCF men's basketball team. From 2008 to 2016, he was the head coach of Stanford. He was a two-time All-American ...

(New York City) – Second Round *

Doug Gottlieb Douglas Mitchell Gottlieb (born January 15, 1976) is an American basketball analyst and sports talk radio host. He played both NCAA collegiate basketball, twice leading the nation in assists, and professional basketball (including USBL; leading ...

(New York City) – Regionals *

Ron Hunter Ronald Eugene Hunter (born April 7, 1964) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach of the Tulane University Green Wave. His son, R. J. Hunter, was a first-round draft pick for the Boston Celtics. Hi ...

(Atlanta) – First round *

Clark Kellogg Clark Clifton Kellogg Jr. (born July 2, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who is the lead college basketball analyst for CBS Sports. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Indiana Pacers. Basketbal ...

(New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game *

Reggie Miller Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-p ...

(Houston) – Final Four and National Championship Game *

Kenny Smith Kenneth Smith (born March 8, 1965), nicknamed "the Jet", is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacrame ...

(New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game *

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(Houston) – Final Four and National Championship Game *

Kevin Stallings Kevin E. Stallings (born October 1, 1960) is a former American basketball coach, who formerly served as the head coach at Illinois State University, Vanderbilt University and the University of Pittsburgh. He was an assistant coach at Purdue Univ ...

(Atlanta) – Second Round *

Wally Szczerbiak Walter Robert Szczerbiak Jr. ( ; born March 5, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player and current color analyst for the New York Knicks on MSG Network. He played 10 seasons for four teams in the National Basketball Associat ...

(Atlanta) – First Four, first round, second round and Regional Semi-Finals *

Buzz Williams Brent Langdon "Buzz" Williams (born September 1, 1972) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at Texas A&M University. He previously served as head coach at Virginia Tech from 2014 to 2019, Marquette from 2008 to 2014, and New O ...

(Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals

Commentary teams

Jim Nantz James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959) is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men's basketball, the NBA and the PGA Tour for CBS Sports since the 1980s. He has anchor ...

Bill Raftery William Joseph Raftery (born April 19, 1943) is an American basketball analyst and former college basketball coach. High school and college years Raftery attended Saint Cecilia High School in Kearny, New Jersey, where he starred in basketball an ...

Grant Hill Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who is a co-owner and executive of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Duke University and is widely considere ...

Tracy Wolfson Tracy Wolfson (born March 17, 1975) is an American sportscaster for CBS Sports. She is the lead sideline reporter for the NFL on CBS. Early life Wolfson grew up in Congers, New York, and attended Clarkstown High School North, in the New York Ci ...

Craig Sager Craig Graham Sager (June 29, 1951 – December 15, 2016) was an American sports reporter who covered an array of sports for CNN and its sister stations TBS and TNT, from 1981 until the year he died. Sager worked as a sideline reporter pacing ...

– First and Second Rounds at Des Moines, Iowa; South Regional at Louisville, Kentucky; Final Four and National Championship at Houston ** Sager joined Nantz, Raftery, Hill, and Wolfson for the Championship Game to interview

Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the g ...

* Brian Anderson/

Dana Jacobson Dana Jacobson (born November 5, 1971) is a host and correspondent for CBS News currently serving as a co host for ''CBS Saturday Morning''. She is also an anchor & reporter for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. She joined CBS News in 2015, 2 y ...

– First and Second Rounds at St. Louis, Missouri; East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

Verne Lundquist Merton Laverne Lundquist Jr. (born July 17, 1940) is an American sportscaster. Biography Early life and career Lundquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Texas, before attending Texas Lutheran U ...

Jim Spanarkel James Gerard Spanarkel (born June 28, 1957) is an American television analyst for College Basketball on CBS and a former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks. He played college basketball for Duke ...

Allie LaForce Alexandra Leigh LaForce (born December 11, 1988) is an American journalist, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She is a reporter for Turner Sports, covering the '' NBA on TNT''. She was previously the lead reporter for SEC college football g ...

– First and Second Rounds at Brooklyn, New York; West Regional at Anaheim, California *

Kevin Harlan Kevin Harlan (born June 21, 1960) is an American television and radio sports announcer. The son of former Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan, he broadcasts NFL and college basketball games on CBS and the NBA for TNT. 2022 will be his 38th con ...

Dan Bonner Dan Bonner is an analyst and color commentator covering NCAA men's basketball and the NBA. He previously played basketball at the University of Virginia and coached the UVa women's team for two seasons. He also coached girls' basketball and soccer ...

/ Lewis Johnson – First and Second Rounds at Raleigh, North Carolina; Midwest Regional at Chicago *

Ian Eagle Ian Eagle ( ; born February 9, 1969) is an American sports announcer. He calls NBA, NFL, and college basketball games on CBS, TNT, and TBS, as well as Brooklyn Nets games on the YES Network and French Open tennis for Tennis Channel. Other ...

Chris Webber Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Drafted number one overall by the Orlando Magic, though arguably best known and remembered as the star forward for the Sacramento King ...

Len Elmore Len or LEN may refer to: People and fictional characters * Len (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lén, a character from Irish mythology * Alex Len (born 1993), Ukrainian basketball player * Mr. Len, American hip hop DJ *Le ...

Evan Washburn Evan Washburn is an American reporter for CBS Sports. He joined CBS in 2014, and is a part of the network's coverage of the NFL and NCAA basketball, along with contributing to CBS Sports Network. He is also the sideline reporter for the local T ...

– First and Second Rounds at Providence, Rhode Island *

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Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude (; born April 28, 1987) is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played college basketball at Stanford and played on the Nigeria national team. Gold-Onwude covers NBA basketba ...

– First and Second Rounds at Spokane, Washington *

Andrew Catalon Andrew Catalon (born September 7, 1979) is an American sportscaster. He has announced NFL on CBS, PGA Tour on CBS, College Basketball on CBS, NBA on CBS and NCAA March Madness. He has done play-by-play alongside James Lofton on National Football L ...

/ Steve Lappas/

Jamie Erdahl Jamie Erdahl (December 3, 1988) is an American reporter for NFL Network and CBS Sports. She currently serves as one of the hosts of Good Morning Football on NFL Network. She was formerly the lead sideline reporter for the '' SEC on CBS'', teaming ...

– First Four at Dayton, Ohio (Tuesday); First and Second Rounds at Denver, Colorado *

Carter Blackburn Carter Blackburn (born March 30, 1979) is an American sportscaster. He currently works for CBS Sports after leaving ESPN in 2014. Early life and education Blackburn was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Kerrville, in the Texas Hill Country ...

Mike Gminski Michael Thomas Gminski (born August 3, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player and a college basketball TV analyst for CBS Sports. In 2003, Gminski, of Polish descent, was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall ...

/Jaime Maggio – First Four at Dayton, Ohio (Wednesday); First and Second Rounds at Oklahoma City.

=''Team Stream'' broadcasts

= ;Final Four *Chad McKee/

Eduardo Nájera Eduardo Alonso Nájera Pérez () (born July 11, 1976) is a Mexican former professional basketball player who is currently a scout for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a pregame and postgame analyst o ...

/Jessica Coody – Oklahoma Team Stream on TNT *

Scott Graham Scott Graham (born June 10, 1965) is an American sportscaster best known for his broadcasts of the Philadelphia Phillies, his work with NFL Films, and his studio hosting of '' The NFL on Westwood One''. He has lived and worked near Philadelphia ...

Brian Finneran Brian Joseph Finneran (born January 31, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1998 and also played for the Barcelona Dragons, Phila ...

/Kacie McDonnell – Villanova Team Stream on truTV *

Wes Durham Dallas Wesley "Wes" Durham (born January 25, 1966 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American sportscaster. He is a play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports and ACC Network coverage of college football and basketball. He works telecasts of the Atl ...

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/Dwayne Ballen – North Carolina Team Stream on TNT * Tom Werme/ Roosevelt Bouie/

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– Syracuse Team Stream on truTV ;National Championship Game *

/Dwayne Ballen – North Carolina Team Stream on TNT *

/Kacie McDonnell – Villanova Team Stream on truTV

Radio

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had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.

First Four

* Craig Way and

Kevin Grevey Kevin Michael Grevey (born May 12, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) swingman, the left-handed Grevey played for the Washington Bullets from 1975 to 1983 and the Milwaukee Bucks from 1983 to 1985. He is ...

– at Dayton, Ohio

First and Second rounds

and

Donny Marshall Donny Marshall (born July 17, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey Nets. He is currently a college basketball te ...

– Providence, Rhode Island *

Brandon Gaudin Brandon Gaudin (born December 18, 1983) is an American sportscaster who broadcasts play-by-play of NFL and college football, basketball and baseball for Fox Sports and the Big Ten Network. He is also the voice of ''Madden NFL'' for EA Sports (201 ...

and

Mike Montgomery Michael John Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is a retired American basketball coach. He is best known for his 18-year tenure at Stanford (1986–2004), where he led the program to 12 NCAA Tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 199 ...

– Des Moines, Iowa * John Sadak and

Eric Montross Eric Scott “Big Grits” Montross (born September 23, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight seasons with the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets ...

/ John Thompson – Raleigh, North Carolina (Montross – Thursday afternoon; Thompson – Thursday night & Saturday) *

Kevin Kugler Kevin Kugler is an American sportscaster who primarily works in radio broadcasting. Kugler is currently employed by Westwood One as its lead college basketball voice as well as one of its Sunday NFL voices, and by the Big Ten Network as a play-by- ...

and Jim Jackson – Denver, Colorado *

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and

Kelly Tripucka Peter Kelly Tripucka (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1991. He was a two-time NBA All Star and averaged over twenty points a game ...

– Brooklyn, New York City, New York *

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and

Will Perdue William Edward Perdue III (born August 29, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of four NBA championship teams, three with the Chicago Bulls (1991–1993) and ...

– St. Louis, Missouri *

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and

P. J. Carlesimo Peter John Carlesimo (born May 30, 1949) is an American basketball coach who coached in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and college basketball for nearly 40 years. He is also a television broadcaster, having worked with ESPN, '' Th ...

– Oklahoma City, Oklahoma *

Kevin Calabro Kevin Paul Calabro (born June 27, 1956) is an American sportscaster based in Seattle, Washington. The longtime voice of the former Seattle SuperSonics NBA franchise, Calabro has primarily called NBA basketball but has also announced collegiate fo ...

and

Dan Dickau Daniel David Dickau (born September 16, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as an on-air broadcaster for ESPN, the Pac-12 Network, CBS Sports Network and Westwood One. He is also a co-host of the ''Dick ...

– Spokane, Washington

Regionals

*Tom McCarthy and John Thompson – East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

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and Jim Jackson – Midwest Regional at Chicago, Illinois *Ian Eagle and P. J. Carlesimo – South Regional at Louisville, Kentucky *Kevin Kugler and Donny Marshall – West Regional at Anaheim, California

Final Four

*Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Clark Kellogg, and Jim Gray – Houston, Texas

Local radio

Internet

The games were streamed on the NCAA March Madness Live website and app, with streams for Turner games also available on the Bleacher Report website and Team Stream app, and CBS games available on the CBS Sports website and app. Games on TBS were available on Watch TBS app. Games on

were made available on Watch TNT app. Games on

were available on Watch TruTV app. Westwood One's radio broadcasts, including a "National Mix" channel consisting of whip-around coverage during the first and second rounds, was available on its website and on the

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app. The games were also viewable on the

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and

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video game consoles via the

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(PS3/PS4; all games),

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(XB1; TBS, TNT, TruTV games) and TuneIn (Vita/XB1; all games) apps.

Notes

:1.The 15 teams that were ineligible, and the reasons for ineligibility: ;

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; Other NCAA infractions : SMU ; Self-imposed bans :

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References

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Schedule and venues

Qualifying and selection procedure

Automatic qualifiers

Tournament seeds

Bracket

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

South Regional – Louisville, Kentucky

South Regional Final

South Regional all tournament team

West Regional – Anaheim, California

West Regional Final

West Regional all tournament team

East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

East Regional Final

East Regional all tournament team

Midwest Regional – Chicago, Illinois

Midwest Regional Final

Midwest Regional all tournament team

Final Four

NRG Stadium – Houston, Texas

Final Four

National Championship

Final Four all-tournament team

Tournament notes

Upsets

Record by conference

Media coverage

Television

Studio hosts

Studio analysts

Commentary teams

=''Team Stream'' broadcasts

Radio

First Four

First and Second rounds

Regionals

Final Four

Local radio

Internet

See also

Notes

References