NCAA March Madness 2023: News, Brackets, Scores, Analysis, Updates for Men’s Tournament

Here is everything you need to know for the Big Dance.

The 2023 men’s NCAA tournament wraps up this week, with the Final Four on Saturday, April 1. The championship game will follow two days later, on Monday, April 3 to crown the winner of this year’s men’s March Madness.

Here is everything you need to know for the Big Dance. 

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March Madness news and analysis

• These Two Teams Will Play for the Men’s National Title
  Three out of the four teams headed to Houston are playing in their first Final Four, but only two can advance to compete for the NCAA tournament title.
• How a Hoosier at Heart Blazed His Own Trail to the Final Four
  FAU’s Dusty May doesn’t project the image of a coal miner’s son, but his blue-collar upbringing in Greene County, Indiana, played a defining role for the man and the coach.
• Men’s Final Four: Meet Each Team’s Unsung Hero
  The names you need to know on UConn, Miami, San Diego State and Florida Atlantic heading into the NCAA tournament’s final stretch.
• How UConn Went From Rock-Bottom in January to a Trip to the Final Four
  A mid-season losing stretch threatened to derail everything. Instead, the Huskies stayed the course, becoming unbeatable in the process
• Taking Stock of a Free-for-All Men’s Final Four
  This year’s Final Four features a No. 4 seed favorite along with three first-time participants, a fitting field for a college basketball season that didn’t have any truly great teams.
• Controversial Yet Correct Call Sends San Diego State to Its First Final Four
  Don’t let perhaps the most polarizing foul call of the last few years of college basketball overshadow a deserved winning effort from the Aztecs.
• Drew Timme’s Gonzaga Accomplished Everything but the Ultimate Prize
  The Bulldogs crashed out of the Big Dance once again, and their championship window may be closing.
• FAU’s Unprecedented Run Rolls on to Houston
  The Owls stunned No. 3 Kansas State to show their more than just a happy-to-be-here group of plucky upstarts.
• Faced With Great—and Controversial—Expectations, Alabama Again Falls Short
  A cloud hovering over the NCAA tournament was lifted when the Crimson Tide’s controversial season was brought to a shocking end.
• Step Aside, No. 1 Seeds. The Madness Has Arrived
  No top seeds reached the Elite Eight. It has things set up to be a wild home stretch of what’s been a chaotic tournament.
• FAU Isn’t a Traditional Cinderella
  The Owls entered the tournament with 31 wins on the season, and are having little trouble producing March magic as a No. 9 seed.
• Hometown Hero Markquis Nowell Lights Up New York 
  The Kansas State star (and New York City native) put on a show at Madison Square Garden to send the Wildcats to the Elite Eight.
• Gonzaga Wins Another Bulldog-Bruin Classic
  Drew Timme dropped 36 and Julian Strawther made the game-winner as the Bulldogs got past UCLA once again. 
• SI Ranks the Sweet 16 Teams Left in the NCAA Tournament
  Your bracket is in tatters. Your favorite team is out. Where do you turn now? Pat Forde re-ranks everyone still dancing.
• The Most Important Player for Each Men’s Sweet 16 Team
  Kevin Sweeney ranks the players who need to show up and show out to keep their team’s March Madness hopes alive.
• Breaking Down the New-Blood Schools Infiltrating the Sweet 16
  The men’s regional semifinal round will feature plenty of schools who have never sniffed a Final Four, as well as several upperclassmen you’re used to seeing this time of year
• Houston Halts the Fall of the No. 1 Seeds—and a Day of SEC Dominance
  The Cougars became the first top seed to advance to the Sweet 16 after two had already fallen.
• Arkansas’s Eric Musselman Flexes Coaching Skill in Upset Victory Over Kansas
  Elite NCAA tournament coaches don’t come around often, but Arkansas might just have one in Eric Musselman.
• The 10 Teams That Could Make Cinderella Runs
  Every fan remembers Saint Peter’s and its magical run through March Madness in 2022. Sweeney looks at which teams have what it takes to make a similar run.
• What an Expanded NCAA Tournament Bracket Would Look Like Right Now
  If your program didn’t make this year’s NCAA tournament, it likely would in one of these debated 80-team or 96-team formats. Kevin Sweeney explains.

March Madness FAQ

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Q: When does March Madness start?
A: The men’s NCAA tournament begins on Thursday, March 16.

Q: Which team won March Madness 2022?
A: Kansas beat North Carolina, 72–69, to win the national title.

Q: When is the Final Four?
A: The national semifinals will be on Saturday, April 1, and the championship game is on Monday, April 3.

Q: Where will the Final Four of March Madness 2023 be held?
A: NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Q: Where can I watch the NCAA tournament?
A: Check out the full TV listings here and here.