When Is March Madness? 2020 NCAA Tournament Schedule, Dates, Locations

    Here are the dates and locations for the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

    Sure, the first games of the 2019-20 college basketball season have tipped off yet but it’s not too soon to start thinking about which teams might be in that position next spring.

    Here’s the full 2020 NCAA Tournament schedule with dates, locations and venues. In the meantime, here’s the preseason AP Top 25 poll, which is headlined by No. 1 Michigan State.

     

    Round Dates Location(s)
    First Four March 17-18, 2020 Dayton, OH
    First/Second March 19-22, 2020 Albany, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Cleveland, Greensboro, Omaha, Sacramento
    Sweet 16 March 26-27, 2020 Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Houston, New York
    Elite Eight March 28-29, 2020 Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Houston, New York
    Final Four April 4, 2020 Atlanta, GA
    National Championship April 6, 2020 Atlanta, GA

     

    Here are the first and second round locations and venues for the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

    City Venue Host
    Albany, NY Times Union Center MAAC
    Spokane, WA Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena University of Idaho
    St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center Missouri Valley Conference
    Tampa, FL Amalie Arena University of South Florida
    Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena MAC/Cleveland State
    Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum ACC
    Omaha, NE CHI Health Center Omaha Creighton University
    Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center Sacramento State University

     

    Here are the regional locations and venues.

    City Venue Host
    Indianapolis, IN Lucas Oil Stadium Horizon League/IUPUI
    Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center Pepperdine University
    Houston, TX Toyota Center University of Houston
    New York, NY Madison Square Garden Big East/St. John’s

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