March Madness 2026: How to watch Selection Sunday show for NCAA bracket reveal

Mar 15, 2026 - 15:30

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March Madness 2026: How to watch Selection Sunday show for NCAA bracket reveal

NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 13: Kentucky Wildcats forward Brandon Garrison (10), guard Denzel Aberdeen (1), guard Otega Oweh (00), forward Trent Noah (9), and Kentucky Wildcats guard Collin Chandler Kentucky Wildcats guard Collin Chandler guard Collin Chandler (5) during a quarterfinal round game of the SEC Tournament between the Florida Gators and Kentucky Wildcats, March 13, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

March Madness officially begins on Selection Sunday, when the NCAA tournament committee reveals the full 68-team bracket for the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament.

The show will air Sunday, March 15, at 6 PM ET on CBS, unveiling every matchup, seed, and region for the tournament field.

Fans can watch the bracket reveal live on CBS or stream with Paramount+ and the CBS Sports app with a valid subscription or TV provider login.

Selection Sunday marks the official starting point of the NCAA Tournament and is one of the most anticipated broadcasts of the college basketball season.

Teams that have already secured automatic bids through conference tournament championships will learn their seed and opponent, while bubble teams wait to see if their name appears in the bracket.

Once the field is announced, attention quickly shifts to the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, scheduled for March 17–18. Those games finalize the tournament bracket before the first round tips off March 19–20, and the second round follows on March 21–22.

Joe Lunardi currently has the Cats as a 7 seed playing Santa Clara in St. Louis with Iowa State as their 2 seed.

Can they make it out of the first weekend if that’s their draw?