March Madness 2026: Printable Bracket, Key Dates, Odds To Win NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship – Michigan, Duke, Florida, Arizona Grab No. 1 Seeds

Rejoice, college basketball fans, March Madness is upon us! The NCAA March Madness bracket is set, so let the bracket magic begin.

March Madness 2026 – key dates

March Madness always lives up to its name. Two weeks of high-intensity hoops will get underway this Tuesday, March 17, from Dayton, Ohio, with the First Four play-in games. After that, the wall-to-wall action will kick off on Thursday with the first day of many to come of all-day action!

Here are the key dates for the March Madness tournament that you need to know.

• First Four: Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18
• First Round: Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20
• Second Round: Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22
• Sweet 16: Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27
• Elite Eight: Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29
• Final Four: 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 4 on TBS at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis

March Madness Odds

Which team will win the March Madness NCAA Tournament this April? Predicting the winner may be a bit more difficult than you think. Sure all the top seeds look tough, but remember one thing – there is a reason many contests exist that pay big money for a perfect bracket. Heck, some pay out if you can get all the predictions correct up to the Sweet 16.

In other words, upsets will happen. Not maybe, they will!

Here is a look at the top 20 favorites to cut down the nets in April. If you think a team that isn’t featured on this list could win the championship, you better bet a few bucks on them because their odds will be astronomical!

Here are the current odds for the early favorites and printable NCAA bracket via CBS Sports. Just click here!

Odds via USA Today per MGM Sportsbook

1. Michigan: +325
2. Duke, +333
3. Arizona, +475
4. Florida, +600
5. Houston, +1000
6. Connecticut, +1600
7. Illinois, +1800
8. Iowa State, +2200
9. Kansas, +3500
10. Michigan State, +4000
11. Purdue, +5000
12. Gonzaga, +5500
    T-13. Arkansas, +6600
    T-13. Virginia, +6600
    T-15. Alabama, +8000
    T-15. St. John’s, +8000
    T-15. Nebraska, +8000
13. Louisville, +9000
    T-19. Tennessee, +10000
    T-19. Vanderbilt, +10000