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The 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games are being played at four regional sites across the United States, one for each region of the bracket.

Where are the Sweet 16 games?

Here are the 2026 March Madness Sweet 16 locations:

  • South Regional: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas.
  • West Regional: SAP Center, San Jose, California.
  • Midwest Regional: United Center, Chicago, Illinois.
  • East Regional: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

These same arenas also host the Elite Eight games for their respective regions later that same weekend.

Quick HTML table of Sweet 16 sites

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Region</th>
      <th>Arena</th>
      <th>City</th>
      <th>State / District</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>South</td>
      <td>Toyota Center</td>
      <td>Houston</td>
      <td>Texas</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>West</td>
      <td>SAP Center</td>
      <td>San Jose</td>
      <td>California</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Midwest</td>
      <td>United Center</td>
      <td>Chicago</td>
      <td>Illinois</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>East</td>
      <td>Capital One Arena</td>
      <td>Washington</td>
      <td>District of Columbia</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Extra note

All four sites host the Sweet 16 on March 26–27, 2026, with Elite Eight games in the same buildings on March 28–29, before the Final Four in Indianapolis.

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