NCAA men's basketball tournament 2026
OVERALL SCHEDULE
Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 15
First Four: March 17-18
First round: March 19-20
Second round: March 21-22
Sweet 16: March 26-27
Elite Eight: March 28-29
Final Four: April 4, Indianapolis
NCAA championship game: April 6, Indianapolis
DATES OF FIRST AND SECOND WEEKEND SITES
First Four
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March 17-18, Dayton, Ohio
First and second rounds
March 19-21, Greenville, S.C.
March 19-21, Oklahoma City
March 19-21, Portland, Ore.
March 19-21, Buffalo, N.Y.
March 20-22, Tampa, Fla.
March 20-22, Philadelphia
March 20-22, San Diego
March 20-22, St. Louis
Regionals (Sweet 16 & Elite Eight)
March 26-28, Houston (South Regional)
March 26-28, San Jose, Calif. (West Regional)
March 27-29, Washington, D.C. (East Regional)
March 27-29, Chicago (Midwest Regional)
Final Four
April 4-6, IndianapolisÂ
Arizona by the numbers in the NCAA Tournament
University of Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson holds the Division I NCAA Championship trophy after his team defeated Kentucky to win it all on March 31, 1997.
APPEARANCES
1: National championship (1997)
2: Championship games (1997, 2001)
4: Final Fours (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001)
11: Elite EightsÂ
21: Sweet 16s (not including 2017 appearance that was vacated because of NCAA sanctions)
35: Tournaments (not including 1999, 2008, 2017 and 2018 appearances that were vacated over NCAA sanctions)Â
RECORDS
6: (Fewest)Â Turnovers (Duke, 2025; Gonzaga, 2014)
12: Blocks (Weber State, 2014)
13: 3-pointers made (Long Beach State, 2024)
15: Steals (Gonzaga, 2014)
27.6: Lowest field goal percentage allowed (Harvard, 2013)
40: Margin of victory (Cornell, 1988)
43: Free throws made (Illinois, 2001)
47: (Fewest) points allowed (Jackson State, 2000)
56: Free throws attempted (Illinois, 2001)
66.0: Shooting percentage (Oklahoma State, 2005)
60.0: 3-point shooting percentage (Harvard, 2013; Duke, 2011)
61: Rebounds (UNLV, 1976)
94.4: Free-throw percentage (Purdue, 2007; Butler, 2001)
114: Points scored (vs UNLV, 1976)
INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS
6: 3-pointers made (Mike Bibby, North Carolina, 1997)
6: Steals (Gilbert Arenas, Michigan State, 2001)
7: Blocks (Loren Woods, Illinois, 2001; Anthony Cook, UTEP, 1987)
13: Field goals made (Sean Elliott, Oklahoma, 1988; Herman Harris, UNLV, 1976)
13: Assists (Reggie Geary, Iowa, 1996)
14: Free throws made (Miles Simon, Kentucky, 1997)
17: Free throws attempted (Miles Simon, Kentucky, 1997)
18: Rebounds (Aaron Gordon, Wisconsin, 2014)
35: Points (Caleb Love, Duke, 2025)
INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS
2: 30-point games (Miles Simon, 1995-98; Khalid Reeves, 1991-94)
8: Double doubles (Channing Frye, 2002-05)
30: 3-pointers made (Salim Stoudamire, 2002-05)
30: Steals (Jason Terry 1996-99)
38: Blocks (Channing Frye, 2002-05)
Arizona's Mustafa Shakur guards Utah's Tim Drisdom during a game at McKale Center, Dec. 11, 2004.
61.1: 3-point percentage (Mustafa Shakur, 2004-07)
67: Assists (Luke Walton, 2000-03)
72: Free throws made (Jason Gardner, 2000-03)
72.4: Field goal percentage (Christian Koloko, 2020-22)
88: Field goals made (Sean Elliott, 1986-89)
87: Free throws attempted (Jason Gardner, 2000-03)
115: Rebounds (Channing Frye, 2002-05)
260: Points (Miles Simon, 1995-98)
ARIZONA RECORD BY SEED
Seed | Record | Years
No. 1 | 16-6 | 88, 89, 98, 00, 03, 14
No. 2 | 19-9 | 90, 91, 93, 94, 01, 15, 17, 23, 24
No. 3 | 7-4 | 92, 96, 02, 05
No. 4 | 8-3 | 97, 99*, 18, 25
No. 5 | 3-2| 95, 11
No. 6 | 2-2 | 13, 16
No. 8 | 1-2 | 06, 07
No. 9 | 0-2 | 86, 04
No. 10 | 0-3 | 85, 87, 08*
No. 12 | 2-1 | 09
RECORD BY SITE
Site | Record | Year
Albuquerque | 2-2 | 2002
Anaheim | 4-4 | 2014
Atlanta, Ga. | 0-1 | 1992
Birmingham, Ala. | 2-0 | 1997
Boise, Idaho | 4-1 | 2018
Charlotte, N.C. | 0-1 | 1994
Dayton, Ohio | 0-1 | 1995
Denver | 0-2 | 1996
Indianapolis | 2-1 | 2009
Kansas City, Mo. | 2-1 | 2001
Long Beach | 1-2 | 1990
Los Angeles | 6-4 | 2024
Memphis, Tenn. | 2-0 | 1997
Miami, Fla. | 2-0 | 2009
Milwaukee, Wis. | 0-1 | 1999*
Minneapolis | 1-1 | 2001
New Orleans | 0-1 | 2007
Newark | 0-1 | 2025
Omaha, Neb. | 0-1 | 1977
Philadelphia | 1-1 | 2006
Portland, Ore. | 2-0 | 2015
Providence, R.I. | 0-1 | 2016
Raleigh, N.C. | 0-1 | 2004
Rosemont, Ill. | 1-1 | 2005
Sacramento | 4-1 | 2023
Salt Lake City | 11-2 | 2024
San Antonio | 2-0 | 2001
Arizona head coach Sean Miller high-fives fans as he leaves the court after the University of Arizona vs. Gonzaga game at the NCAA Tournament at San Diego State University on March 23, 2014. Arizona won 84-61, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.
San Diego | 2-0 | 2014
San Jose. | 0-2 | 2017
Seattle | 4-1 | 2025
Tempe | 3-0 | 1996
Tucson | 0-1 | 1987
Tulsa, Okla. | 2-0 | 2011
Washington, D.C. | 0-1 | 2008*
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