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March Madness 2026: Printable brackets for men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments

It is finally time for March Madness. The brackets for the 2026 NCAA men's and women's tournaments will be revealed on Selection Sunday and the action on the court begins in only a few days.

You have until Thursday morning to fill out your men's bracket and Friday morning for the women's. Don't worry. We've got you covered. Our experts will have picks for every matchup and will break out Cinderellas and more in the coming days.

Just click on the photos below for a printable men's or women's NCAA tournament bracket. Be sure to also make your picks in the Yahoo Sports Bracket Mayhem game.

On the men’s side, there are four clear-cut favorites and they’ll almost assuredly be the No. 1 seeds in the tournament. Duke, Michigan, Arizona and Florida look like absolute wrecking machines heading into March Madness, though the Gators did slip up in the SEC semifinals on Saturday.

On the women’s side, there’s no question who is the favorite to cut down the nets in Phoenix. UConn heads into the NCAA tournament undefeated and on a 50-game win streak. The Huskies are massive -275 favorites, the shortest odds of any team heading into the tournament in four years.

The First Four starts on the men's side on Tuesday; the women begin the First Four games on Wednesday.

See the full schedule below for both tournaments.

Printable NCAA men's tournament bracket

Printable NCAA women's tournament bracket

2026 NCAA tournament schedule:

The tournament unofficially kicked off with Selection Sunday, but we won't see any action on the court until March 17.

2025 March Madness men’s schedule:

  • First Four: March 17-18 (TruTV)

  • First round: March 19-20 (CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV)

  • Second round: March 21-22 (CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV)

  • Sweet 16: March 26-27 (CBS, TBS)

  • Elite Eight: March 28-29 (CBS, TBS)

  • Final Four: April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis (CBS)

  • NCAA championship game: April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis (CBS)

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2025 March Madness women’s schedule:

  • First Four: March 18-19 (ESPN2, ESPNU)

  • First round: March 20-21 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU)

  • Second round: March 22-23 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU)

  • Sweet 16: March 27-28 (ESPN, ESPN2)

  • Elite Eight: March 29-30 (ESPN)

  • Final Four: Friday, April 3 at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix (ESPN, ESPN+)

  • NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 5 at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix (ESPN3, ESPN+)

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