2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

==Tournament Procedure==
A total of 68 teams have been entered into the 2024 tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids were awarded to each program that won a conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids were issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee also seeded 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 these games advanced to the main bracket of the tournament.
The top four teams outside of the ranking (commonly known as the "first four out" in pre-tournament analyses) acted as standbys in the event a school is forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols. Any recipient of an automatic bid would designate a replacement from within their own conference if they need to withdraw. Otherwise, the replacement teams were as follows, in order:
First Four Out
School 	Conference
St. John's 	Big East
George Mason	Atlantic 10
Wisconsin 	Big Ten
Cincinnati 	Big 12
Once the tournament starts, any team that is forced to withdraw will not be replaced; the bracket will not be reseeded, and the affected team's opponent will automatically advance to the next round.
==2024 NCAA Tournament Schedule and Venues==
The sites selected to host each round of the 2024 tournament were:
First Four
*March 14 and 15
**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
*March 16 and 18
**East Region
***Capital One Arena, Washington, DC (Host: Howard University)
**South Region
***Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida (Host: Southeastern Conference)
**Midwest Region
***United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: DePaul University)
**West Region
***Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)
*March 17 and 19
**East Region
***PPG Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
**South Region
***Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)
**Midwest Region
***Banker's Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana (Host: IUPUI)
**West Region
***Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of California Los Angeles)
Regional Semi-Finals and Finals
*March 23 and 25
**East Regional
***Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York (Host: Big East Conference, St. John's University)
**West Regional
***T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada (Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
*March 24 and 26
**South Regional
***State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Tech University)
**Midwest Regional
***Caesar's Center, Detroit, Michigan (Host: Eastern Michigan University)
National Semifinals and Championship
*April 1 and 3
**State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)
==Qualification and Selection of Teams==
===Automatic Qualifiers===
Conference 	Team 	Appearance	Last Bid
America East 	Vermont 	9th 	2023
American 	Florida Atlantic 	3rd 	2023
Atlantic 10 	Dayton 	19th 	2017
ACC 	Clemson 	14th 	2021
ASUN 	Liberty 	6th 	2021
Big 12 	Baylor 	16th 	2023
Big East 	UConn 	46th 	2023
Big Sky 	Portland State 	3rd 	2009
Big South 	Longwood 	2nd 	2022
Big Ten 	Purdue 	34th 	2023
Big West 	UC Irvine 	3rd 	2019
CAA 	Hofstra 	5th 	2001
C-USA 	Louisiana Tech 	6th 	1991
Horizon 	Purdue-Fort Wayne 	1st 	Never
Ivy League 	Princeton 	26th 	2023
MAAC 	Marist 	3rd 	1987
MAC 	Toledo 	5th 	1980
MEAC 	Norfolk State 	4th 	2022
Missouri Valley	Indiana State 	5th 	2011
Mountain West 	San Diego State 	16th 	2023
NEC 	Sacred Heart 	1st 	Never
Ohio Valley 	Morehead State 	9th 	2021
Pac-12 	Arizona 	39th 	2023
Patriot 	Colgate 	6th 	2022
SEC 	Tennessee 	29th 	2023
Southern 	UNC Greensboro 	5th 	2021
Southland 	McNeese 	3rd 	2002
SWAC 	Texas Southern 	11th 	2022
Summit League 	South Dakota State	7th 	2022
Sun Belt 	James Madison 	6th 	2013
WCC 	Gonzaga 	26th 	2023
WAC 	Grand Canyon 	3rd 	2023
===Tournament Seeds===
The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.
===South Regional - KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky===
Seed	School 	Conference	Berth Type
1 	Kansas 	Big 12 	At-Large
2 	Tennessee 	SEC 	Automatic
3 	Purdue 	Big Ten 	Automatic
4 	Florida Atlantic	American 	Automatic
5 	Texas A&M 	SEC 	At-Large
6 	TCU 	Big 12 	At-Large
7 	Michigan State 	Big Ten 	At-Large
8 	Alabama 	SEC 	At-Large
9 	Duke 	ACC 	At-Large
10 	BYU 	Big 12 	At-Large
11* 	Michigan 	Big Ten 	At-Large
11* 	Saint Mary's 	West Coast	At-Large
12 	Toledo 	MAC 	Automatic
13 	Liberty 	ASUN 	Automatic
14 	Hofstra 	Colonial 	Automatic
15 	Colgate 	Patriot 	Automatic
16* 	Norfolk State 	MEAC 	Automatic
16* 	Texas Southern 	SWAC 	Automatic
===Midwest Regional - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio===
Seed	School 	Conference 	Berth Type
1 	Houston 	Big 12 	At-Large
2 	Marquette 	Big East 	At-Large
3 	Virginia 	ACC 	At-Large
4 	Illinois 	Big Ten 	At-Large
5 	Auburn 	SEC 	At-Large
6 	Texas 	Big 12 	At-Large
7 	New Mexico 	Mountain West 	At-Large
8 	Miami 	ACC 	At-Large
9 	Texas Tech 	Big 12 	At-Large
10 	Colorado 	Pac-12 	At-Large
11* 	North Carolina State	ACC 	At-Large
11* 	Kansas State 	Big 12 	At-Large
12 	James Madison 	Sun Belt 	Automatic
13 	Indiana State 	Missouri Valley	Automatic
14 	UNC Greensboro 	Southern 	Automatic
15 	Portland State 	Big Sky 	Automatic
16* 	McNeese 	Southland 	Automatic
16* 	Sacred Heart 	Northeast 	Automatic
===East Regional - MVP Arena, Albany, New York===
Seed	School 	Conference 	Berth Type
1 	UConn 	Big East 	Automatic
2 	North Carolina 	ACC 	At-Large
3 	Baylor 	Big 12 	At-Large
4 	Kentucky 	SEC 	At-Large
5 	Butler 	Big East 	At-Large
6 	San Diego State	Mountain West	Automatic
7 	Northwestern 	Big Ten 	At-Large
8 	Colorado State 	Mountain West	At-Large
9 	Memphis 	American 	At-Large
10 	Oklahoma 	Big 12 	At-Large
11 	Florida 	SEC 	At-Large
12 	Louisiana Tech 	C-USA 	Automatic
13 	UC Irvine 	Big West 	Automatic
14 	Morehead State 	Ohio Valley 	Automatic
15 	Vermont 	America East 	Automatic
16 	Longwood 	Big South 	Automatic
===West Regional - Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado===
Seed	School 	Conference 	Berth Type
1 	Arizona 	Pac-12 	Automatic
2 	Arkansas 	SEC 	At-Large
3 	Creighton 	Big East 	At-Large
4 	Clemson 	ACC 	Automatic
5 	Gonzaga 	WCC 	Automatic
6 	Indiana 	Big Ten 	At-Large
7 	Princeton 	Ivy 	Automatic
8 	Dayton 	Atlantic 10 	Automatic
9 	Utah State 	Mountain West	At-Large
10 	Iowa State 	Big 12 	At-Large
11 	Pittsburgh 	ACC 	At-Large
12 	Providence 	Big East 	At-Large
13 	Grand Canyon 	WAC 	Automatic
14 	South Dakota State	Summit 	Automatic
15 	Purdue-Fort Wayne 	Horizon 	Automatic
16 	Marist 	MAAC 	Automatic
*See First Four
==Brackets==
South Regional 	South Regional 	South Regional 	South Regional 	South Regional
 	1 Kansas - 88 	 	 	
16 Norfolk State - 65 	16 Texas Southern - 57 	1 Kansas - 78 	 	
16 Texas Southern - 69	8 Alabama - 65 	9 Duke - 69 	 	
 	9 Duke - 76 	 	1 Kansas - 80 	
 	4 Florida Atlantic - 91	 	4 Florida Atlantic - 84	
 	13 Liberty - 74 	4 Florida Atlantic - 82	 	
 	5 Texas A&M - 78* 	5 Texas A&M - 66 	 	
 	12 Toledo - 77 	 	 	4 Florida Atlantic - 80
 	3 Purdue - 60 	 	 	7 Michigan State - 75
 	14 Hofstra - 63 	14 Hofstra - 59 	 	
 	6 TCU - 61 	11 Saint Mary's - 58 	 	
Saint Mary's - 81 	11 Saint Mary's - 65 	 	14 Hofstra - 61 	
Michigan - 76 	7 Michigan State - 74 	 	7 Michigan State - 67 	
 	10 BYU - 66 	7 Michigan State - 71 	 	
 	2 Tennessee - 55 	15 Colgate - 59 	 	
 	15 Colgate - 57 	 	 	
Midwest Regional 	Midwest Regional 	Midwest Regional 	Midwest Regional	Midwest Regional
 	1 Houston - 82 	 	 	
16 McNeese - 56 	16 Sacred Heart - 68 	1 Houston - 71 	 	
16 Sacred Heart - 70	8 Miami - 88 	8 Miami - 84 	 	
 	9 Texas Tech - 75 	 	8 Miami - 85 	
 	5 Auburn - 72 	 	4 Illinois - 79 	
 	12 James Madison - 75 	12 James Madison - 72	 	
 	4 Illinois - 79 	4 Illinois - 77 	 	
 	13 Indiana State - 70 	 	 	5 Miami - 82
 	3 Virginia - 76 	 	 	2 Marquette - 86
 	14 UNC Greensboro - 54	3 Virginia - 72 	 	
 	6 Texas - 70 	11 NC State - 61 	 	
NC State- 75 	11 NC State - 71 	 	3 Virginia - 74 	
Kansas State - 73 	7 New Mexico - 83 	 	2 Marquette - 79	
 	10 Colorado -71 	7 New Mexico - 78 	 	
 	2 Marquette - 92 	2 Marquette - 85 	 	
 	15 Portland State - 69	 	 	
East Regional 	East Regional 	East Regional 	East Regional
1 UConn - 86 	 	 	
16 Longwood - 62 	1 UConn - 81 	 	
8 Colorado State - 73 	9 Memphis - 67 	 	
9 Memphis - 78 	 	1 UConn - 76 	
5 Butler - 86 	 	4 Butler - 83 	
12 Louisiana Tech - 70	5 Butler - 80 	 	
4 Kentucky - 83 	4 Kentucky - 72 	 	
13 UC Irvine - 64 	 	 	4 Butler - 81
3 Baylor - 77 	 	 	2 North Carolina - 79
14 Morehead State - 74	3 Baylor - 78 	 	
6 San Diego State - 65	11 Florida - 55 	 	
11 Florida - 74 	 	3 Baylor - 67 	
7 Northwestern - 78 	 	2 North Carolina - 72	
10 Oklahoma - 64 	7 Northwestern - 63 	 	
2 North Carolina - 91 	2 North Carolina - 69	 	
15 Vermont - 57 	 	 	
West Regional 	West Regional 	West Regional 	West Regional
1 Arizona - 85 	 	 	
16 Marist - 59 	1 Arizona - 57 	 	
8 Dayton - 65 	9 Utah State - 61 	 	
9 Utah State - 73 	 	9 Utah State - 66	
5 Gonzaga - 62 	 	4 Clemson - 77 	
12 Providence - 66 	12 Providence - 54	 	
4 Clemson - 80 	4 Clemson - 69 	 	
13 Grand Canyon - 65 	 	 	4 Clemson - 70
3 Creighton - 79 	 	 	2 Arkansas - 80
14 South Dakota State - 55	3 Creighton - 83 	 	
6 Indiana - 82 	6 Indiana - 76 	 	
11 Pittsburgh - 80 	 	3 Creighton - 65 	
7 Princeton - 71 	 	2 Arkansas - 71 	
10 Iowa State - 52 	7 Princeton - 79 	 	
2 Arkansas - 87 	2 Arkansas - 80 	 	
15 Purdue-Fort Wayne - 62 	 	 	
==Media Coverage==
===Television===
CBS Sports and Turner Sports have US television rights to the tournament. As part of a cycle that began in 2016, CBS televised the 2023 Final Four and the National Championship Game.
====Television channels====
*Selection Show – CBS
*First Four – TruTV
*First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV
*Regional Semifinals and Finals – CBS and TBS
*National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – CBS
===Radio===
Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.
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