Full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, March Madness bracket 2026

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The Sweet 16 schedule in March Madness is nearly set.

The NCAA and CBS released the Sweet 16 schedule with times and television designations on March 22.

The top game of the round is Duke against St. John's in Washington D.C. on March 27. It'll be another Rick Pitino vs. Duke matchup in the second weekend of the tournament.

Tennessee will play in the final Sweet 16 game on March 27, against Iowa State in Chicago.

Here's the full Sweet 16 March Madness schedule:

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2026 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule for March Madness​

All times Central

Thursday, March 26

• 2-seed Purdue vs. 11-seed Texas (San Jose), 6:10 p.m. CT on CBS
• 4-seed Nebraska vs. 9-seed Iowa (Houston), 6:30 p.m. CT on TBS and truTV
• 1-seed Arizona vs. 4-seed Arkansas (San Jose, 8:45 p.m. CT on CBS
• 2-seed Houston vs. 3-seed Illinois (Houston), 9:05 p.m. CT on TBS and truTV

Friday, March 27

• 1-seed Duke vs. 5-seed St. John's (Washington D.C.), 6:10 p.m. CT on CBS
• 1-seed Michigan vs. Texas Tech/Alabama winner (Chicago), 6:35 p.m. CT on TBS and truTV
• 3-seed Michigan State vs. UCLA/UConn winner (Washington D.C.), 8:45 p.m. CT on CBS
• 2-seed Iowa State vs. 6-seed Tennessee (Chicago), 9:10 p.m. CT on TBS and truTV

Elite Eight schedule​

Saturday, March 28

• South Region final (Houston), Time and TV TBD
• West Region final (San Jose), Time and TV TBD

Sunday, March 29

• East Region final (Washington D.C.), Time and TV TBD
• Midwest Region final (Chicago), Time and TV TBD

2026 NCAA Tournament March Madness locations, sites, dates​

Sweet 16 and Elite Eight​

• March 26 and 28: Houston and San Jose
• March 27 and 29: Washington D.C. and Chicago

Final Four and National Championship​

• April 4 and 6: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: March Madness bracket 2026, full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule

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