Right now, I can’t see live score pages or up‑to‑the‑minute brackets, so I can’t reliably tell you how many games have been played so far in this year’s March Madness.

However, here’s the structure so you can quickly estimate it yourself at any moment.

Total possible games in March Madness

For the NCAA Division I men’s tournament (the classic “March Madness”):

  • Total games including the First Four: 67 games.
  • Breakdown by round: 4 (First Four) + 32 (First Round) + 16 (Second Round) + 8 (Sweet 16) + 4 (Elite Eight) + 2 (Final Four) + 1 (Championship).

So the maximum number of games that can be played is 67; “how many have been played so far” depends on today’s spot in that schedule.

How to get the exact current count

To know how many have been played so far right now:

  1. Go to an official live scores or bracket page (for example, the NCAA’s March Madness scores section or a major sports site like ESPN).
  1. Check which round has finished and how many games have been completed today.
  1. Add up completed games from each round so far (using the per‑round counts above as your checklist).

A quick example:

  • If the First Four and full First Round are done, and half the Second Round has been played, you’d have 4 + 32 + 8 = 44 games completed so far.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.