2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Season | 2021–22 | ||||
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Teams | 68 | ||||
Finals site | Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||
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The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament will involve 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 83rd annual edition of the tournament is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2022, and will conclude with the championship game on April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tournament procedure[]
Pending any changes to the format, a total of 68 teams will enter the 2022 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
Eight teams (the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) will play in the First Four. The winners of these games advance to the main draw of the tournament.
The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.
2022 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues[]
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2022 tournament:[1]
First Four
- March 15 and 16
First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
- March 17 and 19
- Moda Center, Portland, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University)
- KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York (Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
- Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Horizon League and IUPUI)[2]
- Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas (Host: Texas Christian University)
- March 18 and 20
- Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Host: Marquette University)
- Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina (Hosts: Southern Conference and Furman University)
- PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Duquesne University)
- Viejas Arena, San Diego, California (Host: San Diego State University)
Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 24 and 26
- West Regional, Chase Center, San Francisco, California (Host: Pac-12 Conference)
- South Regional, AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
- March 25 and 27
- East Regional, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pennsylvania)
- Midwest Regional, United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: Northwestern University)
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)
- April 2 and 4
- Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: Tulane University)
New Orleans will host the Final Four for the sixth time, having previously hosted in 2012, 2003, 1993, 1987, and 1982.[3]
Media coverage[]
Television[]
CBS Sports and Turner Sports have US television rights to the tournament.[4] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, TBS will televise the 2022 Final Four and the National Championship Game.
Television channels[]
- First Four – TruTV
- First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
- Regional Semifinals and Final (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) – CBS and TBS
- National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – TBS
Studio hosts and analysts[]
Broadcast assignments[]
First Four First and Second Rounds
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Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight) Final Four and National Championship
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Radio[]
Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.
First Four First and Second Rounds
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Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight) Final Four and National Championship
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Internet[]
Video
Live video of games was available for streaming through the following means:[5]
- NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, no CBS games on digital media players; access to games on WarnerMedia channels (TBS, TNT, truTV) required TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
- CBS All Access (only CBS games, service subscription required)
- CBS Sports website and app (only CBS games)
- Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription)
In addition, the March Madness app offered Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone.
Audio
Live audio of games was available for streaming through the following means:
- NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
- Westwood One Sports website
- TuneIn (website and app)
- Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates
Most-watched tournament games[]
All times Eastern. Tournament seedings and region are in parentheses.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Future Division I Men's Basketball Championship sites". NCAA. 21 April 2017.
- ^ Page, Fletcher. "2022 NCAA Tournament moving away from Cincinnati, Heritage Bank Center, to Indianapolis". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Five future Final Four sites announced". NCAA. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Bonesteel, Matt (April 12, 2016). "CBS and Turner Sports lock down NCAA tournament through 2032". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ Maiman, Beth (March 8, 2017). "March Madness TV schedule: How to watch and live stream every game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament". NCAA. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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