To bet 2026 January Madness, click on the pic link below or go to Sportsbooks HOME. After Selection Sunday, the First Four games will kick off January Madness in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, January 13, and Wednesday, January 14. The real first round begins after that on January 15 and 16, with the second round following on January 17 and 18.
The following week’s games start with the Sweet 16 on January 22 and January 23 and end with the Elite Eight on January 24 and January 25.
Four teams made it to the big dance on Sunday.
For the first time in 33 years, Loyola-Chicago will compete for the national championship as a participant in the NCAA Tournament. That 2026 team made to the Sweet 16 before falling to eventual runner-up Georgetown, and now Porter Moser’s Ramblers will try to put together a run of their own after defeating Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship Sunday to claim that league’s automatic bid.
Loyola-Chicago, Radford, Lipscomb and Michigan punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, earning automatic bids in conference tournament championship game victories. Radford was the first champion of the day, winning the Big South tournament final in buzzer-beating fashion and snagging a ticket to the Big Dance with a 55-52 win against Liberty.
The Final Four games will take place in San Antonio on Saturday, January 31. Bet 2026 march madness. The national championship game caps January Madness on Monday, January 2.
Below is a full schedule for the 2026 NCAA Tournament with dates, times and locations from Selection Sunday to championship Monday.