2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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2023 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season2022–23
Teams68
Finals siteNRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
ChampionsUConn Huskies (5th title, 5th title game,
6th Final Four)
Runner-upSan Diego State Aztecs (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDan Hurley (1st title)
MOPAdama Sanogo (UConn)
Attendance722,121[1]
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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The 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2022–23 season. The 84th annual edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2023, and concluded with the UConn Huskies defeating the San Diego State Aztecs, 76–59 in the championship game on April 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[2]

ASUN champion Kennesaw State made its NCAA tournament debut, while Southern Conference champion Furman made its first NCAA appearance since 1980. Another school, Texas Southern, won the SWAC tournament to become the third 20-loss team to make the field, after the Coppin State Eagles in 2008 and Liberty Flames in 2013. It was also Texas Southern's 3rd consecutive NCAA tournament.[3]

This tournament featured several notable upsets. For only the second time in history, a 16-seed defeated a 1-seed, when Fairleigh Dickinson upset Purdue in the first round 63–58 in Columbus.[4] Coincidentally, much like the previous time a top seed lost in Round 1, the regional final was contested between a mid-major (in this case Florida Atlantic) and Kansas State. For the third consecutive year, and seventh time since 2012, a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed in the tournament, when 15-seeded Princeton defeated 2-seed Arizona 59–55 in Sacramento for the Tigers' first tournament win since 1998. Arizona became the first team to lose to a 15-seed team twice, with the first loss being against the Santa Clara Broncos in 1993.[5] Additionally, Princeton subsequently defeated Missouri in the second round to advance to the Sweet 16, marking the third consecutive year where a 15-seed reach the regional semifinals. It was also the 15th consecutive tournament since 2007 where a double-digit seed made the regional semifinals.[6] Additionally, Virginia was knocked out in the first round as a top-four seed for the second consecutive year, and the third time in five years as a 4-seed when they were upset by 13-seed Furman.[7]

The defending national champions Kansas Jayhawks were eliminated in the second round, against the Arkansas Razorbacks, becoming the sixth consecutive tournament where the defending champion failed to make the Sweet Sixteen.[8]

This was also the first NCAA tournament in which all of the top seeds failed to make the Elite Eight, after Alabama and Houston's eliminations in the Sweet Sixteen.[9] This year also had the fewest combined 1- and 2-seeds left in the Elite Eight in tournament history, with only 2-seed Texas remaining.[10]

For the first time since 1970, three teams made their first Final Four appearance in this tournament. Those three teams were Florida Atlantic, who defeated 3-seed Kansas State to join Wichita State as the only 9-seeds to advance to the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985,[11] San Diego State, and Miami (FL), who both advanced to their first Final Four in program history. FAU also became the first team since George Mason in 2006 to make the Final Four in the same season that it earned its first NCAA tournament win.[12] This is also the third Final Four without any 1-seeds since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, with the first two being in 2006 and 2011, the second time without any 1 or 2 seeds (2011), and the first time in Final Four history without any teams seeded 1–3. With FAU (Conference USA) and SDSU (Mountain West Conference), the Final Four had two mid-major teams for the first time since 2011's Butler and VCU.

The 2023 Final Four was also marked by its lack of highly touted high school prospects. For the first time since the NCAA began seeding the tournament in 1979, no former McDonald's All-American participated in the Final Four. Of the rotation players on the Final Four teams (those receiving regular playing time), the highest-ranked in the composite recruiting rankings of 247Sports was UConn's Jordan Hawkins, who was #51 in the 2021 class. Only eight rotation players in the Final Four were even ranked in the top 100; by contrast, 12 players were unranked in high school. Two teams, Florida Atlantic and San Diego State, had no top-100 players, with FAU's nine-man rotation featuring six unranked players and only one in the top 200.[13]

Procedures[edit]

Further information: NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament § Format

A total of 68 teams participated in the tournament with 32 automatic bids being filled by each program that won its conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids were issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 12.[14] The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) played in the First Four. The winners of those games advanced to the main tournament bracket.

Schedule and venues[edit]

The following are the sites selected to host the each round of the 2023 tournament:[15]

2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Dayton
Dayton
Orlando
Orlando
Birmingham
Birmingham
Des Moines
Des Moines
Sacramento
Sacramento
Albany
Albany
Greensboro
Greensboro
Columbus
Columbus
Denver
Denver
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2023 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)
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New York
New York
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Louisville
Louisville
Kansas City
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
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2023 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First Four

First and second rounds (subregionals)

Regional semi-finals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semi-finals and championship (Final Four)

Houston hosted the Final Four for the fourth time, having previously hosted in 1971, 2011, and 2016.[16]

Qualification and selection of teams[edit]

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
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Teams that participated in the 2023 tournament by region. South Region (red), East Region (blue), Midwest Region (green), and West Region (purple)

Automatic qualifiers[edit]

Automatic qualifiers[17]
Conference Team Appearance Last bid
America East Vermont 9th 2022
American Memphis 28th 2022
Atlantic 10 VCU 18th 2021
ACC Duke 45th 2022
ASUN Kennesaw State 1st Never
Big 12 Texas 37th 2022
Big East Marquette 35th 2022
Big Sky Montana State 5th 2022
Big South UNC Asheville 5th 2016
Big Ten Purdue 34th 2022
Big West UC Santa Barbara 7th 2021
CAA Charleston 6th 2018
C-USA Florida Atlantic 2nd 2002
Horizon Northern Kentucky 3rd 2019
Ivy League Princeton 26th 2017
MAAC Iona 16th 2021
MAC Kent State 7th 2017
MEAC Howard 3rd 1992
Missouri Valley Drake 6th 2021
Mountain West San Diego State 15th 2022
NEC Fairleigh Dickinson[A] 7th 2019
Ohio Valley Southeast Missouri State 2nd 2000
Pac-12 Arizona 37th 2022
Patriot Colgate 6th 2022
SEC Alabama 24th 2022
Southern Furman 7th 1980
Southland Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 3rd 2022
SWAC Texas Southern 11th 2022
Summit League Oral Roberts 7th 2021
Sun Belt Louisiana 9th 2014
WCC Gonzaga 25th 2022
WAC Grand Canyon 2nd 2021

Seeds[edit]

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.

South Regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Alabama SEC 29–5 1 Automatic 2022
2 Arizona Pac–12 28–6 7 Automatic 2022
3 Baylor Big 12 22–10 9 At large 2022
4 Virginia ACC 25–7 16 At large 2021
5 San Diego State Mountain West 27–6 17 Automatic 2022
6 Creighton Big East 21–12 22 At large 2022
7 Missouri SEC 24–9 27 At large 2021
8 Maryland Big Ten 21–12 31 At large 2021
9 West Virginia Big 12 19–14 34 At large 2021
10 Utah State Mountain West 26–8 40 At large 2021
11 North Carolina State ACC 23–10 41 At large 2018
12 Charleston Colonial 31–3 47 Automatic 2018
13 Furman Southern 27–7 53 Automatic 1980
14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 27–7 56 Automatic 2021
15 Princeton Ivy 21–8 61 Automatic 2017
16* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 23–10 65 Automatic 2022
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 19–16 67 Automatic 2000
East Regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Purdue Big Ten 29–5 4 Automatic 2022
2 Marquette Big East 28–6 8 Automatic 2022
3 Kansas State Big 12 23–9 11 At large 2019
4 Tennessee SEC 23–10 14 At large 2022
5 Duke ACC 26–8 18 Automatic 2022
6 Kentucky SEC 21–11 23 At large 2022
7 Michigan State Big Ten 19–12 26 At large 2022
8 Memphis American 26–8 29 Automatic 2022
9 Florida Atlantic C-USA 31–3 33 Automatic 2002
10 USC Pac–12 22–10 39 At large 2022
11 Providence Big East 21–11 42 At large 2022
12 Oral Roberts Summit 30–4 48 Automatic 2021
13 Louisiana Sun Belt 26–7 54 Automatic 2014
14 Montana State Big Sky 25–9 58 Automatic 2022
15 Vermont America East 23–10 59 Automatic 2022
16* Texas Southern SWAC 14–20 66 Automatic 2022
Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 19–15 68 Automatic 2019
Midwest Regional – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Houston American 31–3 2 At large 2022
2 Texas Big 12 26–8 6 Automatic 2022
3 Xavier Big East 25–9 12 At large 2018
4 Indiana Big Ten 22–11 15 At large 2022
5 Miami (FL) ACC 25–7 20 At large 2022
6 Iowa State Big 12 19–13 21 At large 2022
7 Texas A&M SEC 25–9 25 At large 2018
8 Iowa Big Ten 19–13 32 At large 2022
9 Auburn SEC 20–12 35 At large 2022
10 Penn State Big Ten 22–13 38 At large 2011
11* Mississippi State SEC 21–12 43 At large 2019
Pittsburgh ACC 22–11 44 At large 2016
12 Drake Missouri Valley 27–7 49 Automatic 2021
13 Kent State MAC 28–6 51 Automatic 2017
14 Kennesaw State ASUN 26–8 55 Automatic Never
15 Colgate Patriot 26–8 60 Automatic 2022
16 Northern Kentucky Horizon 22–12 63 Automatic 2019
West Regional – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Kansas Big 12 27–7 3 At large 2022
2 UCLA Pac–12 29–5 5 At large 2022
3 Gonzaga West Coast 28–5 10 Automatic 2022
4 UConn Big East 25–8 13 At large 2022
5 Saint Mary's West Coast 26–7 19 At large 2022
6 TCU Big 12 21–12 24 At large 2022
7 Northwestern Big Ten 21–11 28 At large 2017
8 Arkansas SEC 20–13 30 At large 2022
9 Illinois Big Ten 20–12 36 At large 2022
10 Boise State Mountain West 24–9 37 At large 2022
11* Arizona State Pac–12 22–12 45 At large 2019
Nevada Mountain West 22–10 46 At large 2019
12 VCU Atlantic 10 27–7 50 Automatic 2021
13 Iona MAAC 27–7 52 Automatic 2021
14 Grand Canyon WAC 24–11 57 Automatic 2021
15 UNC Asheville Big South 27–7 62 Automatic 2016
16 Howard MEAC 22–12 64 Automatic 1992

*See First Four
Source:[18]


Bracket[edit]

Source:[19]
All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

First Four – Dayton, OH[edit]

See also: UD Arena

The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.

March 14 – South Regional
   
16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 75
16 SE Missouri State 71
March 14 – Midwest Regional
   
11 Mississippi State 59
11 Pittsburgh 60
March 15 – East Regional
   
16 Texas Southern 61
16 Fairleigh Dickinson 84
March 15 – West Regional
   
11 Arizona State 98
11 Nevada 73

South regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY[edit]

See also: Louisville, Kentucky
First round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 26
            
1 Alabama 96
16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 75
1 Alabama 73
Birmingham – Thu/Sat
8 Maryland 51
8 Maryland 67
9 West Virginia 65
1 Alabama 64
5 San Diego State 71
5 San Diego State 63
12 Charleston 57
5 San Diego State 75
Orlando – Thu/Sat
13 Furman 52
4 Virginia 67
13 Furman 68
5 San Diego State 57
6 Creighton 56
6 Creighton 72
11 North Carolina State 63
6 Creighton 85
Denver – Fri/Sun
3 Baylor 76
3 Baylor 74
14 UC Santa Barbara 56
6 Creighton 86
15 Princeton 75
7 Missouri 76
10 Utah State 65
7 Missouri 63
Sacramento – Thu/Sat
15 Princeton 78
2 Arizona 55
15 Princeton 59

South regional final[edit]

March 26
2:20 pm EDT
No. 6 Creighton Bluejays 56, No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs 57
Scoring by half: 33–28, 23–29
Pts: Ryan Kalkbrenner, 17
Rebs: Baylor Scheierman, 9
Asts: Baylor Scheierman, 4		 Pts: Lamont Butler, 18
Rebs: Nathan Mensah, 6
Asts: tied, 2
KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 20,051
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Michael Irving, Lee Cassell

South regional all-tournament team[edit]

East regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY[edit]

See also: New York City
First round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 25
            
1 Purdue 58
16 Fairleigh Dickinson 63
16 Fairleigh Dickinson 70
Columbus – Fri/Sun
9 Florida Atlantic 78
8 Memphis 65
9 Florida Atlantic 66
9 Florida Atlantic 62
4 Tennessee 55
5 Duke 74
12 Oral Roberts 51
5 Duke 52
Orlando – Thu/Sat
4 Tennessee 65
4 Tennessee 58
13 Louisiana 55
9 Florida Atlantic 79
3 Kansas State 76
6 Kentucky 61
11 Providence 53
6 Kentucky 69
Greensboro – Fri/Sun
3 Kansas State 75
3 Kansas State 77
14 Montana State 65
3 Kansas State 98OT
7 Michigan State 93
7 Michigan State 72
10 USC 62
7 Michigan State 69
Columbus – Fri/Sun
2 Marquette 60
2 Marquette 78
15 Vermont 61

East regional final[edit]

March 25
6:09 pm EDT
No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls 79, No. 3 Kansas State Wildcats 76
Scoring by half: 42–38, 37–38
Pts: Alijah Martin, 17
Rebs: Vladislav Goldin, 13
Asts: Johnell Davis, 6		 Pts: Markquis Nowell, 30
Rebs: Nae’Qwan Tomlin, 6
Asts: Markquis Nowell, 12
Madison Square Garden – New York, New York
Attendance: 19,680
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Doug Shows, Earl Walton

East regional all-tournament team[edit]

Midwest regional – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO[edit]

See also: Kansas City, Missouri
First round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 26
            
1 Houston 63
16 Northern Kentucky 52
1 Houston 81
Birmingham – Thu/Sat
9 Auburn 64
8 Iowa 75
9 Auburn 83
1 Houston 75
5 Miami (FL) 89
5 Miami (FL) 63
12 Drake 56
5 Miami (FL) 85
Albany – Fri/Sun
4 Indiana 69
4 Indiana 71
13 Kent State 60
5 Miami (FL) 88
2 Texas 81
6 Iowa State 41
11 Pittsburgh 59
11 Pittsburgh 73
Greensboro – Fri/Sun
3 Xavier 84
3 Xavier 72
14 Kennesaw State 67
3 Xavier 71
2 Texas 83
7 Texas A&M 59
10 Penn State 76
10 Penn State 66
Des Moines – Thu/Sat
2 Texas 71
2 Texas 81
15 Colgate 61

Midwest regional final[edit]

March 26
4:05 pm CDT
No. 5 Miami Hurricanes 88, No. 2 Texas Longhorns 81
Scoring by half: 37–45, 51–36
Pts: Jordan Miller, 27
Rebs: Norchad Omier, 9
Asts: Wooga Poplar, 4		 Pts: Marcus Carr, 17
Rebs: Brock Cunningham, 8
Asts: Marcus Carr, 6
T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 17,530
Referees: Ron Groover, Pat Adams, Brent Hampton

Midwest regional all-tournament team[edit]

West regional – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV[edit]

See also: Las Vegas Strip
First round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 25
            
1 Kansas 96
16 Howard 68
1 Kansas 71
Des Moines – Thu/Sat
8 Arkansas 72
8 Arkansas 73
9 Illinois 63
8 Arkansas 65
4 UConn 88
5 Saint Mary's 63
12 VCU 51
5 Saint Mary's 55
Albany – Fri/Sun
4 UConn 70
4 UConn 87
13 Iona 63
4 UConn 82
3 Gonzaga 54
6 TCU 72
11 Arizona State 70
6 TCU 81
Denver – Fri/Sun
3 Gonzaga 84
3 Gonzaga 82
14 Grand Canyon 70
3 Gonzaga 79
2 UCLA 76
7 Northwestern 75
10 Boise State 67
7 Northwestern 63
Sacramento – Thu/Sat
2 UCLA 68
2 UCLA 86
15 UNC Asheville 53

West regional final[edit]

March 25
5:49 pm PDT
No. 4 UConn Huskies 82, No. 3 Gonzaga Bulldogs 54
Scoring by half: 39–32, 43–22
Pts: Jordan Hawkins, 20
Rebs: Adama Sanogo, 10
Asts: Andre Jackson Jr., 10		 Pts: Drew Timme, 12
Rebs: Drew Timme, 10
Asts: Nolan Hickman, 5
T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 18,119
Referees: Keith Kimble, John Gaffney, Mike Reed

West regional all-tournament team[edit]

Final Four – Houston, Texas[edit]

See also: NRG Stadium
National Semifinals
Final Four
Saturday, April 1 		National Championship Game
Monday, April 3
      
S5 San Diego State 72
E9 Florida Atlantic 71
S5 San Diego State 59
W4 UConn 76
M5 Miami (FL) 59
W4 UConn 72

National semifinals[edit]

April 1
5:09 p.m. CDT
E9 Florida Atlantic Owls 71, S5 San Diego State Aztecs 72
Scoring by half: 40–33, 31–39
Pts: Alijah Martin, 26
Rebs: tied, 7
Asts: Giancarlo Rosado, 3		 Pts: Matt Bradley, 21
Rebs: tied, 6
Asts: Lamont Butler, 3
NRG Stadium – Houston, TX
Attendance: 73,860
Referees: John Higgins, Kipp Kissinger, Bert Smith
CBS
April 1
7:49 p.m. CDT
W4 UConn Huskies 72, M5 Miami Hurricanes 59
Scoring by half: 37–24, 35–35
Pts: Adama Sanogo, 21
Rebs: Adama Sanogo, 10
Asts: Tristen Newton, 8		 Pts: Isaiah Wong, 15
Rebs: Jordan Miller, 10
Asts: Jordan Miller, 3
NRG Stadium – Houston, TX
Attendance: 73,860
Referees: Roger Ayers, Doug Sirmons, Jeffrey Anderson

National championship[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
April 3, 2023
8:20 p.m. CDT
No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs 59, No. 4 UConn Huskies 76
Scoring by half: 24–36, 35–40
Pts: K. Johnson – 14
Rebs: N. Mensah – 6
Asts: L. Butler – 2		 Pts: T. Newton – 19
Rebs: A. Sanogo, T. Newton – 10
Asts: A. Jackson Jr. – 6
NRG Stadium – Houston, Texas
Attendance: 72,423
Referees: Ron Groover, Keith Kimble, Terry Oglesby

Final Four all-tournament team[edit]

Notes and game summaries[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2023 tournament saw a total of 9 upsets, with four in the first round, three in the second round, one in the Sweet Sixteen, and one in the Elite Eight.[20]

Round West Midwest South East
First
round 		None No. 11 Pittsburgh defeated No. 6 Iowa State, 59–41
No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson defeated No. 1 Purdue, 63–58
Second round No. 8 Arkansas defeated No. 1 Kansas, 72–71 None No. 15 Princeton defeated No. 7 Missouri, 78–63 No. 7 Michigan State defeated No. 2 Marquette, 69–60
Sweet 16 None None None No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 4 Tennessee, 62–55
Elite 8 None None None No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 3 Kansas State, 79–76

Record by conference[edit]

Conference Bids Record Win % FF R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
Big East 5 12–4 .750 – 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
Mountain West 4 5–4 .556 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 –
C-USA 1 4–1 .800 – 1 1 1 1 1 – –
Atlantic Coast 5 7–5 .583 1 5 3 1 1 1 – –
Big 12 7 9–7 .563 – 7 5 2 2 – – –
West Coast 2 4–2 .667 – 2 2 1 1 – – –
Southeastern 8 9–8 .529 1 7 6 3 – – – –
Ivy League 1 2–1 .667 – 1 1 1 – – – –
American 2 2–2 .500 – 2 1 1 – – – –
Big Ten 8 6–8 .429 – 8 5 1 – – – –
Pac-12 4 3–4 .429 1 4 1 1 – – – –
Northeast 1 2–1 .667 1 1 1 – – – – –
Southern 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
Southland 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – – –
  • The FF, R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first four, round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
  • The America East, Atlantic Sun, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Patriot, Summit, Sun Belt, and WAC conferences each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1.
  • The Ohio Valley and SWAC each had one representative, both eliminated in the First Four with a record of 0–1.

Media coverage[edit]

Television[edit]

Main article: NCAA March Madness (TV program)

CBS Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports had US television rights to the tournament.[21][22] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, CBS televised the 2023 Final Four and the national championship game.

The 2023 tournament was Jim Nantz's final season as the lead play-by-play announcer, with Ian Eagle succeeding him starting in 2024 onwards.[23]

Television channels[edit]

  • Selection Show – CBS
  • First Four – TruTV
  • First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV
  • Regional semifinals and finals – CBS and TBS
  • National semifinals (Final Four) and championship – CBS

Studio hosts[edit]

  • Greg Gumbel (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Ernie Johnson (Atlanta, New York City, and Houston) – First round, second round, regionals, and Final Four
  • Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta) – First Four and first round
  • Adam Zucker (New York City) – First round and second round (game breaks)

Studio analysts[edit]

  • Charles Barkley (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Seth Davis (Atlanta and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semifinals and Final Four
  • Clark Kellogg (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Candace Parker (Atlanta and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semifinals, and Final Four
  • Kenny Smith (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Gene Steratore (New York City and Houston) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – Second round
  • Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game

Commentary teams[edit]

Most watched tournament games[edit]

(#) Tournament seedings and region in parentheses.

Rank Round Date and Time (ET) Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV rating[24][25][26][27][28]
1 National Championship April 3, 2023, 9:20 p.m. (5 S) San Diego State 59–76 (4 W) UConn CBS 14.69 7.75
2 Final Four April 1, 2023, 9:16 p.m. (5 MW) Miami 59–72 (4 W) UConn 12.85 6.38
3 Final Four April 1, 2023, 6:09 p.m. (9 E) Florida Atlantic 71–72 (5 S) San Diego State 11.90 6.02
4 Elite Eight March 26, 2023, 5:10 p.m. (5 MW) Miami 88–81 (2 MW) Texas 11.30 6.08
5 Second Round March 19, 2023, 5:15 p.m. (7 E) Michigan State 69–60 (2 E) Marquette 10.91 5.86
6 Second Round March 18, 2023, 5:15 p.m. (8 W) Arkansas 72–71 (1 W) Kansas 9.50 4.93
7 Second Round March 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m. (6 E) Kentucky 69–75 (3 W) Kansas State 9.40 5.07
8 Second Round March 18, 2023, 2:40 p.m. (5 E) Duke 52–65 (4 E) Tennessee 8.92 4.81
9 Elite Eight March 26, 2023, 2:20 p.m. (6 S) Creighton 56–57 (5 S) San Diego State 8.34 4.67
10 Elite Eight March 25, 2023, 8:59 p.m. (4 W) UConn 82–54 (3 W) Gonzaga TBS 7.99 4.13

Radio[edit]

Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

Internet[edit]

Video

Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:[29]

  • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games are available for free on digital media players; access to games requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
  • Paramount+ (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)

For the app this year, a new multiview which showed all games airing simultaneously was available.[30]

In addition, the March Madness app offered Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone on the First weekend of the tournament (First and Second rounds).

Audio

Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means:

  • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
  • Westwood One Sports website
  • TuneIn (website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription)
  • Varsity Network app
  • Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates

New in 2023, the March Madness app supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.[32]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Despite losing the NEC championship game to regular-season champion Merrimack, Fairleigh Dickinson received the NEC's automatic bid because Merrimack was ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to being in the final year of its transition from Division II.

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