The March Madness brackets will be ready on Selection Sunday , which is Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 6 p.m. ET for the men’s tournament (with the women’s bracket reveal following that evening).

Quick Scoop

  • The 68-team men’s March Madness bracket will be revealed on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.
  • The women’s NCAA Tournament bracket reveal is scheduled later that night, around 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
  • Printable and online brackets usually go live immediately after the Selection Sunday show finishes.
  • You can fill out and submit brackets up until just before the first-round games tip off on Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Key Dates Around Brackets

  • Selection Sunday (brackets drop): March 15, 2026.
  • First Four games: March 17–18, 2026.
  • First Round starts: March 19–20, 2026 (your final cutoff to lock most brackets).

In forum terms: expect bracket links, “rate my picks” threads, and upset debates to explode right after the Selection Sunday reveal on March 15.

TL;DR: Your March Madness brackets will be ready as soon as the Selection Sunday show airs on March 15, 2026, with most sites posting brackets instantly and accepting entries until just before the first games on March 19.

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