The final game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played on Monday, April 8.
You can find the full schedule here.
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Introduction
The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, better known as “March Madness”, is one of the most popular sporting events in the United States. The tournament is a single-elimination event that features 64 college basketball teams from across the country. The teams are split into four regions and each region has 16 teams. The teams that win their first-round game advance to the second round, and so on, until only two teams remain. These two teams will then compete in the final game to determine the national champion.
While there are many games leading up to the final, the most anticipated match is undoubtedly the championship game. Fans of both teams will be glued to their television sets (or streaming devices) to see which squad comes out on top. So when is this final game?
The answer may surprise you.
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The First Four
The First Four is the common name given to the four lowest-seeded at-large teams and the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, which are paired against each other in two play-in games. The winners of those games advance to the conventional 64-team bracket and compete for a national championship.
The Second and Third Rounds
The second and third rounds of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament are played at various neutral sites across the United States. The games are played on Thursday and Friday (first and second round games), and Saturday and Sunday (third round games). The Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games are played on Thursday and Friday (Sweet Sixteen) and Saturday and Sunday (Elite Eight), respectively. The Final Four games are played on Saturday (national semifinals) and Monday (national championship).
The Regional Semifinals and Finals
The “Sweet Sixteen” and “Elite Eight” are the regional semifinals and finals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, respectively. The Regional semifinal games are played on the Thursday and Friday of the second week of the tournament. The winning teams advance to play in their respective Regional finals, which are played on Saturday and Sunday. The winners of those games advance to the Final Four.
The National Semifinals and the National Championship
The National Semifinals, or the Final Four, is the penultimate round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The four teams left standing after the Elite Eight face off in a single-elimination bracket, with the winners advancing to the National Championship.
The National Championship is the final round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The two teams left standing after the National Semifinals face off in a single-elimination game, with the winner being crowned National Champion.
March Madness is one of the most popular sporting events in the United States, and the National Championship game is often one of the most watched television programs of the year.
The Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
The Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams that determines the national champion of women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. The tournament is played each spring in a different city.
The First and Second Rounds
The First and Second Rounds of the Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament are played at various sites around the country. The dates for these rounds are March 21-24, 2019. The games will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2.
The First and Second Rounds are four-day, single-elimination tournaments. The first two days of competition each feature four games, while the third and fourth days each have two games.
The teams that advance to the First and Second Rounds are seeded according to their performance in the regular season and conference tournaments. The 64 teams are split into four regions, and each region has 16 teams.
The top four seeds in each region will receive a bye to the Second Round. The remaining 12 teams in each region will play in the First Round, with the winners advancing to play the seeds that received byes.
The Regional Semifinals and Finals
The action continues with the Regional Semifinals and Finals, commonly referred to as the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight. These games take place over four days, Thursday through Sunday, and are held at two predetermined sites. Each of the four regions sends two teams to the Final Four.
The schedule for these rounds is as follows:
Thursday – Sweet Sixteen games
Friday – Sweet Sixteen games
Saturday – Elite Eight games
Sunday – Elite Eight games
The Regional Semifinals are played on Thursday and Friday, with the Regional Finals taking place on Saturday and Sunday.
The National Semifinals and the National Championship
The National Semifinals and the National Championship are the two rounds of the Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament that decide who will be crowned the national champion. The Semifinals are played on a Friday, with the National Championship game being played on Sunday.
The teams that make it to the National Semifinals are the winners of each of the four Regional Finals games. These four teams will then compete in a single-elimination tournament, with the two winners advancing to the National Championship game.
The winner of the National Championship game will be crowned the national champion of Women’s Division I basketball.
Conclusion
March Madness is the biggest and most exciting time of the year for college basketball. The NCAA tournament is a single-elimination event that features some of the best teams in the country going head-to-head.
The Final Four is the last weekend of the tournament, and it is when the four remaining teams compete in a semifinal and then a championship game. The semifinals are played on Saturday, April 6, 2019, and the championship game is played on Monday, April 8, 2019.
Make sure you don’t miss a single moment of the action by tuning into CBS on those dates to catch all of the games!