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The 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a
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to determine the
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(NCAA) Division I men's
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national champion for the 2023–24 season. The 85th annual edition of the tournament began on March 19, 2024, and concluded with the
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successfully defending their title to become the first repeat champion since
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, defeating the
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, 75–60, in the championship game on April 8, at
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. ASUN champion
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and SWAC champion Grambling State made their NCAA tournament debuts. Additionally, Duquesne made its first appearance since
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, Samford made its first appearance since
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, McNeese made its first appearance since
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, and
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made its second-ever appearance, its first since
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. The first round of the tournament saw the
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(SEC) struggle, with only three out of the initial eight teams advancing to the next round. Three SEC teams suffered first-round upsets. On the other hand, the
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saw all four of their teams advance to the second round, though
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was the only team in the conference to make the Sweet Sixteen. This was the first NCAA tournament since
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to not see a 15-seed defeat a 2-seed. All the 1 and 2-seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, marking only the fifth time it has happened and the first since 2019. Also, with No. 11 seeded NC State advancing to the Sweet Sixteen, this marked the 16th consecutive tournament where a double-digit seed made the regional semifinals. The Wolfpack eventually became the sixth 11-seed to reach the Final Four. The Final Four consisted of UConn (second consecutive appearance),
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(their first Final Four appearance in program history), NC State (first appearance since
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). With No. 1 overall seed UConn winning the championship, this was the first time that the top overall seed won the tournament since
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, along with becoming the first defending champion to advance to the Sweet Sixteen since 2016.


Tournament procedure

A total of 68 teams entered the 2024 tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids are awarded to each program that won a
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tournament. The remaining 36 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee also
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the entire field from 1 to 68. Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) played in the First Four. The winners of those games advanced to the main tournament
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2024 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2024 tournament: First Four *March 19 and 20 **
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(Host:
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) First and Second Rounds (Subregionals) *March 21 and 23 **
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(Host:
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) ** CHI Health Center,
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(Host:
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) **
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(Host:
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) ** Delta Center,
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(Host:
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) *March 22 and 24 **
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(Host:
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(Host: IUPUI,
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(Host:
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) ** Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena,
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) Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) *March 28 and 30 **East Regional ***
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) **West Regional *** Crypto.com Arena,
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) *March 29 and 31 **South Regional ***
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(Host:
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) **Midwest Regional ***
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) National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four) *April 6 and 8 **
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) Glendale hosted the Final Four for the second time, having previously hosted in
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Qualification and selection of teams

The 68 teams came from 34 states and the District of Columbia.


Automatic qualifiers

Teams who won their conference championships automatically qualify.


Seeds

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the
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Tournament bracket

All times are listed in
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First Four – Dayton, Ohio

The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.


East regional – Boston, Massachusetts


East regional final


East regional all-tournament team

* Donovan Clingan (MOP) - UConn * Cam Spencer - UConn * Stephon Castle - UConn * Terrence Shannon Jr. - Illinois * Jaedon LeDee - San Diego State


West regional – Los Angeles, California


West regional final


West regional all-tournament team

* Mark Sears (MOP) - Alabama * Grant Nelson - Alabama * PJ Hall - Clemson * Chase Hunter - Clemson * Ian Schieffelin - Clemson


South regional – Dallas, Texas


South regional final

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South regional all-tournament team

* D. J. Burns (MOP) - N.C. State * DJ Horne - N.C. State * Jared McCain - Duke * Jamal Shead - Houston * Tyler Kolek - Marquette


Midwest regional – Detroit, Michigan


Midwest regional final


Midwest regional all-tournament team

* Zach Edey (MOP) - Purdue * Braden Smith - Purdue * Dalton Knecht - Tennessee * Zakai Zeigler - Tennessee * Baylor Scheierman - Creighton


Final Four – Glendale, Arizona


National semifinals


National championship


Final Four all-tournament team

* Tristen Newton ( MOP) - UConn * Stephon Castle - UConn * Donovan Clingan - UConn * Zach Edey - Purdue * Cam Spencer - UConn Source:


Record by conference


Game summaries and tournament notes


Tournament upsets

Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team." The 2024 tournament saw a total of 9 upsets, with seven in the first round, one in the Sweet Sixteen and one in the Elite Eight.


Media coverage


Television

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(formerly Warner Bros. Discovery Sports during the previous 2023 tournament, and Turner Sports two years prior) have US television rights to the tournament. As part of a cycle that began in 2016, TBS televised the 2024 Final Four and the National Championship Game. This was the first tournament with Ian Eagle as the lead play-by-play announcer. For the first time since 1997, longtime studio host
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was not part of this year's March Madness coverage due to family health issues. Gumbel died from cancer on December 27, 2024. Beginning this tournament,
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will be streaming all of its games airing on its networks (TNT, TBS and TruTv) on its Bleacher Report Sports Add-On. CBS will continue to stream all of its games on
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and for free on March Madness Live.


Television channels

*Selection Show –
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*First Four –
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*First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS,
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and TruTV *Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16) and Finals (Elite 8) – CBS, TBS, and TruTV *National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – TBS, TNT, and TruTV


Studio hosts

* Ernie Johnson (New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game * Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta and Glendale) – First Four, first, second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four * Adam Zucker (New York City) – First and second rounds * Jamie Erdahl – First and second rounds (game breaks)


Studio analysts

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(New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *
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(Atlanta and Glendale) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four * Clark Kellogg (New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *
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(Atlanta and Glendale) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four *
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(Atlanta) – Regional Semifinals * Kenny Smith (New York City and Glendale) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *
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(New York City and Glendale) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *
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(New York City) – Second round * Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and Glendale) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game


Broadcast assignments

* Ian Eagle/ Bill Raftery/
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– First and second rounds at Brooklyn, New York; South Regional at Dallas, Texas; Final Four and National Championship at Glendale, Arizona * Brian Anderson/ Jim Jackson/ Allie LaForce – First and second rounds at Charlotte, North Carolina; West Regional at Los Angeles, California *
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/ Dan Bonner/ Stan Van Gundy/ Andy Katz – First and second rounds at Indianapolis, Indiana; East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts * Andrew Catalon/ Steve Lappas/
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– First and second rounds at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Midwest Regional at Detroit, Michigan * Brad Nessler/ Brendan Haywood/ Dana Jacobson – First and second rounds at Salt Lake City, Utah * Spero Dedes/
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/ Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; First and second rounds at Memphis, Tennessee * Lisa Byington/ Steve Smith/ Robbie Hummel/ Lauren Shehadi – First and second rounds at Spokane, Washington * Tom McCarthy/ Debbie Antonelli/ Avery Johnson/ AJ Ross – First and second rounds at Omaha, Nebraska


Most watched tournament games


Radio

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had exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.


First Four

* Nate Gatter and
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– at Dayton, Ohio


First and second rounds

* Jason Benetti and Casey Jacobsen – Charlotte, North Carolina * Kevin Kugler and Stephen Bardo – Omaha, Nebraska * Scott Graham and Jordan Cornette – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Dave Pasch and
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– Salt Lake City, Utah * Chris Carrino and Jon Crispin – Brooklyn, New York * Ted Emrich and Austin Croshere – Indianapolis, Indiana * John Sadak and Tom Crean – Memphis, Tennessee * Ryan Radtke and Dan Dickau – Spokane, Washington


Regionals

* Tom McCarthy (Thursday)/Scott Graham (Saturday) and Jordan Cornette – East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts * Spero Dedes and Austin Croshere – West Regional at Los Angeles, California *Ryan Radtke and P. J. Carlesimo – South Regional at Dallas, Texas *Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel – Midwest Regional at Detroit, Michigan


Final Four and national championship

*Kevin Kugler, Jim Jackson, Clark Kellogg, and Andy Katz – Glendale, Arizona


International


Internet

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authentication through provider) *
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(only CBS games) *
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(only TBS, TNT, and truTV games) * Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication) * Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication) * Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication) * CBS website and app (only CBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication) * Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription) For the app this year, a multiview which showed all games airing simultaneously was available for the second straight year. In addition, the March Madness app will offer Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to
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on the First weekend of the tournament (First and Second rounds). * Dave Briggs, Tony Delk, Randolph Childress, Josh Pastner (Atlanta) Audio Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means: * NCAA March Madness Live (website and app) * Westwood One Sports website *
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(website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription) * Varsity Network app * Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates The March Madness app also supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.


See also

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2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a 68-team single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2023–24 NCAA Division ...
* 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament * 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament * 2024 National Invitation Tournament * 2024 College Basketball Invitational


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