2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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. 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: First Four • March 14 and 15 • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) First and second rounds (subregionals) • March 16 and 18 • Amway Center, Orlando, Florida (Host: University of Central Florida) • Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama (Host: Southeastern Conference) • Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa (Host: Drake University) • Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California (Host: California State University, Sacramento) • March 17 and 19 • MVP Arena, Albany, New York (Hosts: Siena College, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) • Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference) • Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University) • Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado (Host: Mountain West Conference) Regional semi-finals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) • March 23 and 25 • East regional • Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Hosts: Big East Conference, St. John's University) • West regional • T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada (Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas) • March 24 and 26 • South regional • KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville) • Midwest regional • T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Big 12 Conference) National semi-finals and championship (Final Four) • April 1 and 3 • NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas (Hosts: University of Houston, Rice University, Houston Christian University, Texas Southern University) Houston hosted the Final Four for the fourth time, having previously hosted in 1971, 2011, and 2016. ==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. • See First Four Source: ==Tournament bracket==

Source: All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) 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. === South regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY === South regional final 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 === East regional final 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=== Midwest regional final 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 === West regional final 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 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. ==Record by conference==

• 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. • The America East, Atlantic Sun, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Patriot, Summit, Sun Belt, and WAC conferences each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1. • The Ohio Valley and SWAC each had one representative, both eliminated in the First Four with a record of 0–1. ==Media coverage==

Television CBS Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (formerly Turner Sports) had US television rights to the tournament. 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. The 2023 tournament was also Greg Gumbel's last as studio host, as he was unavailable due to family health concerns for the 2024 NCAA tournament before he died from cancer on December 27, 2024. Television channels • Selection Show – CBS • First Four – TruTV • First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV • Regional semifinals and finals – CBS and TBS • National semifinals (Final Four) and championship – CBS 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) • Nabil Karim (Atlanta) - 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 Radio Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament. First Four • Ted Emrich and Jon Crispin – at Dayton, Ohio First and second rounds • John Sadak and Will Perdue – Orlando, Florida • Brandon Gaudin and Stephen Bardo – Birmingham, Alabama • Jason Benetti and Robbie Hummel – Des Moines, Iowa • Ryan Radtke and Dan Dickau – Sacramento, California • Scott Graham and P. J. Carlesimo – Albany, New York • Bill Rosinski and Austin Croshere – Greensboro, North Carolina • Kevin Kugler and Jordan Cornette – Columbus, Ohio • Dave Pasch and Fran Fraschilla – Denver, Colorado Regionals • Gary Cohen and Jon Crispin – East Regional at New York City, New York • Ryan Radtke and P. J. Carlesimo – West Regional at Las Vegas, Nevada • Tom McCarthy and Jordan Cornette – South Regional at Louisville, Kentucky • Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel – Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri Final Four and national championship • Kevin Kugler, Jim Jackson, Clark Kellogg, and Andy Katz – Houston, Texas Internet ;Video Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means: • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games are available for free 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. In addition, the March Madness app offered Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone on the First weekend of the tournament (First and Second rounds). • Dave Briggs, Tony Delk, Tyler Hansbrough, Randolph Childress – Atlanta ;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. ==See also==