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| Season | 2022–23 | ||||
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| Teams | 68 | ||||
| Finals site | NRG Stadium Houston, Texas | ||||
| Champions | UConn Huskies (5th title, 5th title game, 6th Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | San Diego State Aztecs (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Dan Hurley (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Adama Sanogo (UConn) | ||||
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The 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2022–23 season. The 84th annual edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2023, and concluded with the UConn Huskies defeating the San Diego State Aztecs, 76–59 in the championship game on April 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[1]
ASUN champion Kennesaw State made its NCAA tournament debut, while Southern Conference champion Furman made its first NCAA appearance since 1980. Another school, Texas Southern, won the SWAC tournament to tie the Coppin State Eagles in 2008 and Liberty Flames in 2013 for most losses ever to make the tournament, with 20.[2]
For only the second time in history, a 16-seed defeated a 1-seed, when Fairleigh Dickinson upset Purdue in the first round 63–58 in Columbus.[3] Coincidentally, much like the previous time a top seed lost in Round 1, the regional final was contested between a mid-major (in this case Florida Atlantic) and Kansas State.
For the third consecutive year, and seventh time since 2012, a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed in the tournament. This time, 15-seed Princeton upset 2-seed Arizona 59–55 in Sacramento for the Tigers' first tournament win since 1998. Arizona became the first team to lose to a 15-seed team twice, with the first loss being against the Santa Clara Broncos in 1993.[4] For the third consecutive year as well, a 15-seed reached the Sweet 16 as Princeton subsequently defeated Missouri in the second round, and making it 16 consecutive tournaments since 2007 where a double-digit seed made the regional semifinals.[5] Missouri subsequently became the second team to lose to a 15-seed twice, albeit on different seed lines, as the Tigers were a 7-seed losing to Princeton and a 2-seed when they fell to Norfolk State in 2012.
Additionally, Virginia was knocked out in the first round as a top-four seed for the third time in five years, and second straight time as a 4-seed when they were upset by 13-seed Furman.[6]
The defending national champions Kansas Jayhawks were eliminated in the second round, against the Arkansas Razorbacks. It was the sixth straight tournament where the defending champion failed to make the Sweet Sixteen.[7]
With Alabama and Houston's eliminations in the Sweet Sixteen, this marks the first ever NCAA Tournament where all top seeds in the regions were knocked out prior to the Elite Eight.[8] This year had the fewest combined 1- and 2-seeds left in the Elite Eight in tournament history, with only 2-seed Texas remaining.[9]
Three teams made their first Final Four appearance in this tournament for the first time since 1970. The Florida Atlantic Owls defeated 3-seed Kansas State to become just the second 9-seed to advance to the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, joining Wichita State in 2013.[10] FAU also became the first team since George Mason in 2006 to make the Final Four in the same season that it earned its first NCAA tournament win.[11] The 5-seed San Diego State Aztecs defeated 6-seed Creighton Bluejays and the 5-seed Miami Hurricanes defeated 2-seed Texas Longhorns to advance to their first Final Four in program history. This is also the third Final Four without any 1-seeds since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, with the first two being in 2006 and 2011, the second time without any 1 or 2 seeds (2011), and the first time in Final Four history without any teams seeded 1–3. With FAU (Conference USA) and SDSU (Mountain West Conference), the Final Four had two mid-major teams for the first time since 2011's Butler and VCU.
The 2023 Final Four was also marked by its lack of highly touted high school prospects. For the first time since the NCAA began seeding the tournament in 1979, no former McDonald's All-American participated in the Final Four. Of the rotation players on the Final Four teams (those receiving regular playing time), the highest-ranked in the composite recruiting rankings of 247Sports was UConn's Jordan Hawkins, who was #51 in the 2021 class. Only eight rotation players in the Final Four were even ranked in the top 100; by contrast, 12 players were unranked in high school. Two teams, Florida Atlantic and San Diego State, had no top-100 players, with FAU's nine-man rotation featuring six unranked players and only one in the top 200.[12]
Procedures
A total of 68 teams participated in the tournament with 32 automatic bids being filled by each program that won its conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids were issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 12.[13] The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.
Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) played in the First Four. The winners of those games advanced to the main tournament bracket.
Schedule and venues
The following are the sites selected to host the each round of the 2023 tournament:[14]
First Four
- March 14 and 15
First and second rounds (subregionals)
- March 16 and 18
- March 17 and 19
Regional semi-finals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 23 and 25
- East regional
- West regional
- March 24 and 26
- South regional
- Midwest regional
National semi-finals and championship (Final Four)
- April 1 and 3
Houston hosted the Final Four for the fourth time, having previously hosted in 1971, 2011 and 2016.[15]
Qualification and selection of teams
Automatic qualifiers
Seeds
The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.
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Bracket
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All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* denotes overtime period
First Four – Dayton, OH
The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.
| March 14 – South Regional | ||||
| 16 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 75 | ||
| 16 | SE Missouri State | 71 | ||
| March 14 – Midwest Regional | ||||
| 11 | Mississippi State | 59 | ||
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 60 | ||
| March 15 – East Regional | ||||
| 16 | Texas Southern | 61 | ||
| 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 84 | ||
| March 15 – West Regional | ||||
| 11 | Arizona State | 98 | ||
| 11 | Nevada | 73 | ||
South regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
| First round Round of 64 March 16–17 | Second round Round of 32 March 18–19 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 24 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| Columbus – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Maryland | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Maryland | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | West Virginia | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Charleston | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Albany – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Furman | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Furman | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | North Carolina State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greensboro – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Baylor | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Baylor | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UC Santa Barbara | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Princeton | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Missouri | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Utah State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Missouri | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Princeton | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Princeton | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
South regional final
March 26 2:20 pm EDT |
| No. 6 Creighton Bluejays 56, No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–28, 23–29 | ||
| Pts: Ryan Kalkbrenner, 17 Rebs: Baylor Scheierman, 9 Asts: Baylor Scheierman, 4 |
Pts: Lamont Butler, 18 Rebs: Nathan Mensah, 6 Asts: tied, 2 | |
KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 20,051 Referees: Joe Lindsay, Michael Irving, Lee Cassell |
South regional all-tournament team
- Lamont Butler - San Diego State
- Tosan Evbuomwan - Princeton
- Ryan Kalkbrenner - Creighton
- Baylor Scheierman - Creighton
- Darrion Trammell (MOP) – San Diego State
East regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
| First round Round of 64 March 16–17 | Second round Round of 32 March 18–19 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 23 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Purdue | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Columbus – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Memphis | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Duke | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Oral Roberts | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Duke | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| Orlando – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Louisiana | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kentucky | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Providence | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kentucky | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greensboro – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Montana State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas State | 98* | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Michigan State | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Michigan State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | USC | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Michigan State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Columbus – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marquette | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marquette | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Vermont | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
East regional final
March 25 6:09 pm EDT |
| No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls 79, No. 3 Kansas State Wildcats 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 42–38, 37–38 | ||
| Pts: Alijah Martin, 17 Rebs: Vladislav Goldin, 13 Asts: Johnell Davis, 6 |
Pts: Markquis Nowell, 30 Rebs: Nae’Qwan Tomlin, 6 Asts: Markquis Nowell, 12 | |
Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Attendance: 19,680 Referees: Doug Sirmons, Doug Shows, Earl Walton |
East regional all-tournament team
- Johnell Davis – Florida Atlantic
- Vladislav Goldin – Florida Atlantic
- AJ Hoggard – Michigan State
- Keyontae Johnson – Kansas State
- Markquis Nowell (MOP) – Kansas State
Midwest regional – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
| First round Round of 64 March 16–17 | Second round Round of 32 March 18–19 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 24 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Northern Kentucky | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Auburn | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Iowa | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Auburn | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Drake | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Albany – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Kent State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Iowa State | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greensboro – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kennesaw State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Xavier | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas A&M | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Penn State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Penn State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Des Moines – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Colgate | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest regional final
March 26 4:05 pm CDT |
| No. 5 Miami Hurricanes 88, No. 2 Texas Longhorns 81 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–45, 51–36 | ||
| Pts: Jordan Miller, 27 Rebs: Norchad Omier, 9 Asts: Wooga Poplar, 4 |
Pts: Marcus Carr, 17 Rebs: Brock Cunningham, 8 Asts: Marcus Carr, 6 | |
T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 17,530 Referees: Ron Groover, Pat Adams, Brent Hampton |
Midwest regional all-tournament team
- Timmy Allen – Texas
- Marcus Carr – Texas
- Jordan Miller – Miami (FL)
- Nijel Pack (MOP) – Miami (FL)
- Isaiah Wong – Miami (FL)
West regional – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
| First round Round of 64 March 16–17 | Second round Round of 32 March 18–19 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 23 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Howard | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Des Moines – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Illinois | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UConn | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saint Mary's | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | VCU | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saint Mary's | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Albany – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UConn | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UConn | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Iona | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UConn | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | TCU | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Arizona State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | TCU | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denver – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Grand Canyon | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gonzaga | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northwestern | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Boise State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northwestern | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | UNC Asheville | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
West regional final
March 25 5:49 pm PDT |
| No. 4 UConn Huskies 82, No. 3 Gonzaga Bulldogs 54 | ||
| Scoring by half: 39–32, 43–22 | ||
| Pts: Jordan Hawkins, 20 Rebs: Adama Sanogo, 10 Asts: Andre Jackson Jr., 10 |
Pts: Drew Timme, 12 Rebs: Drew Timme, 10 Asts: Nolan Hickman, 5 | |
T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance: 18,119 Referees: Keith Kimble, John Gaffney, Mike Reed |
West regional all-tournament team
- Jordan Hawkins (MOP) – UConn
- Jaime Jaquez Jr. – UCLA
- Adama Sanogo – UConn
- Julian Strawther – Gonzaga
- Drew Timme – Gonzaga
Final Four – Houston, Texas
| National Semifinals Final Four Saturday, April 1 | National Championship Game Monday, April 3 | ||||||||
| S5 | San Diego State | 72 | |||||||
| E9 | Florida Atlantic | 71 | |||||||
| S5 | San Diego State | 59 | |||||||
| W4 | UConn | 76 | |||||||
| M5 | Miami (FL) | 59 | |||||||
| W4 | UConn | 72 | |||||||
National semifinals
April 1 5:09 p.m. CDT |
| E9 Florida Atlantic Owls 71, S5 San Diego State Aztecs 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40–33, 31–39 | ||
| Pts: Alijah Martin, 26 Rebs: tied, 7 Asts: Giancarlo Rosado, 3 |
Pts: Matt Bradley, 21 Rebs: tied, 6 Asts: Lamont Butler, 3 | |
NRG Stadium – Houston, TX Attendance: 73,860 Referees: John Higgins, Kipp Kissinger, Bert Smith |
CBS |
April 1 7:49 p.m. CDT |
| W4 UConn Huskies 72, M5 Miami Hurricanes 59 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–24, 35–35 | ||
| Pts: Adama Sanogo, 21 Rebs: Adama Sanogo, 10 Asts: Tristen Newton, 8 |
Pts: Isaiah Wong, 15 Rebs: Jordan Miller, 10 Asts: Jordan Miller, 3 | |
NRG Stadium – Houston, TX Attendance: 73,860 Referees: Roger Ayers, Doug Sirmons, Jeffrey Anderson |
National championship
Final Four all-tournament team
- Lamont Butler – San Diego State
- Jordan Hawkins – UConn
- Alijah Martin – Florida Atlantic
- Tristen Newton – UConn
- Adama Sanogo (MOP) – UConn
Notes and game summaries
Upsets
Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2023 tournament saw a total of 9 upsets, with four in the first round, three in the second round, one in the Sweet Sixteen, and one in the Elite Eight.[19]
| Round | West | Midwest | South | East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round |
None | No. 11 Pittsburgh defeated No. 6 Iowa State, 59–41 | No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson defeated No. 1 Purdue, 63–58 | |
| Second round | No. 8 Arkansas defeated No. 1 Kansas, 72–71 | None | No. 15 Princeton defeated No. 7 Missouri, 78–63 | No. 7 Michigan State defeated No. 2 Marquette, 69–60 |
| Sweet 16 | None | None | None | No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 4 Tennessee, 62–55 |
| Elite 8 | None | None | None | No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 3 Kansas State, 79–76 |
Record by conference
| Conference | Bids | Record | Win % | FF | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
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| Big East | 5 | 12–4 | .750 | – | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mountain West | 4 | 5–4 | .556 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| C-USA | 1 | 4–1 | .800 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Atlantic Coast | 5 | 7–5 | .583 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Big 12 | 7 | 9–7 | .563 | – | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| West Coast | 2 | 4–2 | .667 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Southeastern | 8 | 9–8 | .529 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Ivy League | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| American | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Big Ten | 8 | 6–8 | .429 | – | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 4 | 3–4 | .429 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Northeast | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern | 1 | 1–1 | .667 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southland | 1 | 1–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| America East | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big Sky | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big West | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Horizon | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MEAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summit | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SWAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- The FF, R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first four, round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
Media coverage
Television
CBS Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports had US television rights to the tournament.[20][21] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, CBS televised the 2023 Final Four and the national championship game.
The 2023 tournament was Jim Nantz's final season as the lead play-by-play announcer, with Ian Eagle succeeding him starting in 2024 onwards.[22]
Television channels
Studio hosts
- Greg Gumbel (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
- Ernie Johnson (Atlanta, New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, and Final Four
- Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta) – First Four and first round
- Adam Zucker (New York City) – First round and second round (game breaks)
Studio analysts
- Charles Barkley (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
- Seth Davis (Atlanta and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, Regional Semifinals, and Final Four
- Clark Kellogg (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
- Candace Parker (Atlanta and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, Regional Semifinals, and Final Four
- Kenny Smith (New York City and Houston) – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
- Gene Steratore (New York City and Houston) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
- Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – Second round
- Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and Houston) – First Four, first round, second round, Regionals, Final Four, and National Championship Game
Commentary teams
- Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson – First and Second Rounds at Birmingham, Alabama; Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri; Final Four and National Championship at Houston, Texas
- Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce – First and Second Rounds at Des Moines, Iowa; East Regional at New York City, New York
- Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Evan Washburn – First and Second Rounds at Greensboro, North Carolina; South Regional at Louisville, Kentucky
- Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Stan Van Gundy/Lauren Shehadi – First and Second Rounds at Orlando, Florida; West Regional at Las Vegas, Nevada
- Brad Nessler/Brendan Haywood/Dana Jacobson – First and Second Rounds at Sacramento, California
- Spero Dedes/Debbie Antonelli/AJ Ross – First and Second Rounds at Albany, New York
- Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Jamie Erdahl – First and Second Rounds at Columbus, Ohio
- Lisa Byington/Steve Smith/Avery Johnson/Andy Katz – First and Second Rounds at Denver, Colorado
- Tom McCarthy/Avery Johnson/Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio
Most watched tournament games
(#) Tournament seedings and region in parentheses.
| Rank | Round | Date and Time (ET) | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | TV rating[23][24][25][26][27] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Championship | April 3, 2023, 9:20 p.m. | (5 S) San Diego State | 59–76 | (4 W) UConn | CBS | 14.69 | 7.75 |
| 2 | Final Four | April 1, 2023, 9:16 p.m. | (5 MW) Miami | 59–72 | (4 W) UConn | 12.85 | 6.38 | |
| 3 | Final Four | April 1, 2023, 6:09 p.m. | (9 E) Florida Atlantic | 71–72 | (5 S) San Diego State | 11.90 | 6.02 | |
| 4 | Elite Eight | March 26, 2023, 5:10 p.m. | (5 MW) Miami | 88–81 | (2 MW) Texas | 11.30 | 6.08 | |
| 5 | Second Round | March 19, 2023, 5:15 p.m. | (7 E) Michigan State | 69–60 | (2 E) Marquette | 10.91 | 5.86 | |
| 6 | Second Round | March 18, 2023, 5:15 p.m. | (8 W) Arkansas | 72–71 | (1 W) Kansas | 9.50 | 4.93 | |
| 7 | Second Round | March 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m. | (6 E) Kentucky | 69–75 | (3 W) Kansas State | 9.40 | 5.07 | |
| 8 | Second Round | March 18, 2023, 2:40 p.m. | (5 E) Duke | 52–65 | (4 E) Tennessee | 8.92 | 4.81 | |
| 9 | Elite Eight | March 26, 2023, 2:20 p.m. | (6 S) Creighton | 56–57 | (5 S) San Diego State | 8.34 | 4.67 | |
| 10 | Elite Eight | March 25, 2023, 8:59 p.m. | (4 W) UConn | 82–54 | (3 W) Gonzaga | TBS | 7.99 | 4.13 |
Radio
Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.
First Four
First and second rounds
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Regionals
Final Four and national championship
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Internet
- Video
Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:[28]
- NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games not available on digital media players; access to games requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
- Paramount+ (only CBS games)
- Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription)
For the app this year, a new multiview which showed all games airing simultaneously was available.[29]
In addition, the March Madness app offered Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone.
- Dave Briggs, Tony Delk, Tyler Hansbrough, Randolph Childress – Atlanta[30]
- Audio
Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means:
- NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
- Westwood One Sports website
- TuneIn (website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription)
- Varsity Network app
- Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates
New in 2023, the March Madness app supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.[31]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Despite losing the NEC championship game to regular-season champion Merrimack, Fairleigh Dickinson received the NEC's automatic bid because Merrimack was ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to being in the final year of its transition from Division II.
References
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- ↑ Chase, Chris (March 19, 2013). "Is Liberty (15-20) the worst team in NCAA tournament history?". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ Camargo, Alberto (March 17, 2023). "No. 16 FDU shocks No. 1 Purdue in first round of March Madness". NCAA. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ↑ Bonagura, Kyle (March 16, 2023). "No. 15 Princeton shocks No. 2 Arizona in NCAA tournament". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ↑ Bonagura, Kyle (March 18, 2023). "Princeton takes out Missouri, latest 15-seed to make Sweet 16". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ↑ Goodall, Fred (March 16, 2023). "No. 13 seed Furman hands UVA its latest early March exit". Associated Press News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ↑ Bromberg, Nick (March 18, 2023). "March Madness Saturday recap: Kansas is the 6th straight men's defending champ to exit early". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ↑ Bromberg, Nick (March 24, 2023). "March Madness: No. 5 Miami takes out No. 1 Houston to make NCAA tournament history". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ↑ Marshall, John (March 25, 2023). "Crazy Eight: No top seeds among last 8 in March Madness". The Associated Press. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ↑ Russo, Ralph D. (March 25, 2023). "FAU holds off Nowell and K-State to reach 1st Final Four". The Associated Press. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ↑ Lev, Jacob (March 25, 2023). "Florida Atlantic stuns Kansas State to advance to school's first Final Four". CNN. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ↑ Cobb, David (March 28, 2023). "2023 Final Four: Breaking down UConn, Miami, San Diego State, FAU by recruiting rankings". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 March Madness: Men's NCAA tournament schedule, dates, times". NCAA. March 15, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Future Division I Men's Basketball Championship Sites". NCAA. April 21, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Final Four in Houston". Houston Local Organizing Committee. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Tracking all 32 NCAA men's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. NCAA. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ↑ Boone, Kyle (March 12, 2023). "March Madness 2023: Committee reveals official NCAA Tournament bracket seed list from 1-68". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 N.C.A.A. Men's Tournament Bracket". The New York Times. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ "We're tracking every upset in the NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. March 26, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ↑ Bonesteel, Matt (April 12, 2016). "CBS and Turner Sports lock down NCAA tournament through 2032". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ "CBS Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports announce 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship commentator teams". NCAA. March 7, 2023. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ↑ Marchand, Andrew (October 24, 2022). "Jim Nantz to call his final NCAA Tournament with Ian Eagle as successor". New York Post. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ↑ Paulsen (March 21, 2023). "Wins by MSU, FDU, top opening rounds of NCAA Tournament". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ↑ Paulsen (March 27, 2023). "TBS, CBS, viewership in opposite directions again Friday". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ↑ Paulsen (March 28, 2023). "Viewership down across-the-board for men's Elite Eight". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ↑ Paulsen (April 4, 2023). "Men's Final Four declines, but SDSU-FAU scores bump". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ↑ Paulsen. "NCAA men's title game hits record-low, still tops hoops charts". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ↑ Maiman, Beth (March 8, 2017). "March Madness TV schedule: How to watch and live stream every game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament". NCAA. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ Costa, Brandon (March 16, 2023). "March Madness Live Returns with Four-Game Multiview on Desktop; Greater Focus on Discoverability Across Devices". Sports Video Group. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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- ↑ Miller, Chance (March 10, 2023). "NCAA March Madness app will support Live Activities, CarPlay, and more this year". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.