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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) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Dan Hurley (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Adama Sanogo (UConn) | ||||
| Attendance | 722,121[1] | ||||
| Top scorer | Adama Sanogo (UConn) (118 points) | ||||
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The2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in asingle-elimination tournament that determined theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Division I men'sbasketball national champion for the2022–23 season. The 84th annual edition ofthe tournament began on March 14, 2023, and concluded with theUConn Huskies defeating theSan Diego State Aztecs, 76–59 in thechampionship game on April 3 atNRG Stadium inHouston, Texas.[2]
ASUN championKennesaw State made its NCAA tournament debut, whileSouthern Conference championFurman made its first NCAA appearance since1980. Another school,Texas Southern, won theSWAC tournament to become the third 20-loss team to make the field, after theCoppin State Eagles in2008 andLiberty Flames in2013. It was also Texas Southern's 3rd consecutive NCAA tournament.[3]
This tournament featured several notable upsets. For only the second time in history, a 16-seed defeated a 1-seed, whenFairleigh Dickinson upsetPurdue in the first round63–58 inColumbus.[4] Coincidentally, much likethe 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 since2012, a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed in the tournament, when 15-seededPrinceton defeated 2-seedArizona 59–55 inSacramento for the Tigers' first tournament win since1998. Arizona became the first team to lose to a 15-seed team twice, with the first loss being against theSanta Clara Broncos in1993.[5] Additionally, Princeton subsequently defeatedMissouri in the second round to advance to the Sweet 16, marking the third consecutive year where a 15-seed reach the regional semifinals. It was also the 15th consecutive tournament since 2007 where a double-digit seed made the regional semifinals.[6] Additionally,Virginia was knocked out in the first round as a top-four seed for the second consecutive year, and the third time in five years as a 4-seed when they were upset by 13-seed Furman.[7]
The defending national championsKansas Jayhawks were eliminated in the second round, against theArkansas Razorbacks, becoming the sixth consecutive tournament where the defending champion failed to make the Sweet Sixteen.[8]
This was also the first NCAA tournament in which all of the top seeds failed to make the Elite Eight, afterAlabama andHouston's eliminations in the Sweet Sixteen.[9] This year also had the fewest combined 1- and 2-seeds left in the Elite Eight in tournament history, with only 2-seedTexas remaining.[10]
For the first time since1970, three teams made their first Final Four appearance in this tournament. Those three teams wereFlorida Atlantic, who defeated 3-seedKansas State to joinWichita State as the only 9-seeds to advance to the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985,[11]San Diego State, andMiami (FL), who both advanced to their first Final Four in program history. FAU also became the first team sinceGeorge Mason in 2006 to make the Final Four in the same season that it earned its first NCAA tournament win.[12] 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 in2006 and2011, 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 formerMcDonald'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 compositerecruiting rankings of 247Sports was UConn'sJordan 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.[13]
For the second consecutive year, a school that won a conference championship was ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament because they were in transition to Division I. Fairleigh Dickinson was awarded the Northeast Conference bid due to Merrimack's ineligibility.
A total of 68 teams participated in the tournament with 32 automatic bids being filled by each program that won itsconference tournament. The remaining 36 bids were issued "at-large", with selections extended by theNCAA Selection Committee onSelection Sunday, March 12.[14] The Selection Committee alsoseeded 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 theFirst Four. The winners of those games advanced to the main tournamentbracket.
| NET | School | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 18–15 |
| 40 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 19–14 |
| 46 | North Carolina | ACC | 20–13 |
| 60 | Clemson | 23–10 |
The following are the sites selected to host the each round of the 2023 tournament:[15]
First Four
First and second rounds (subregionals)
Regional semi-finals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
National semi-finals and championship (Final Four)
Houston hosted the Final Four for the fourth time, having previously hosted in1971,2011, and2016.[16]
| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| America East | Vermont | 9th | 2022 |
| American | Memphis | 28th | 2022 |
| Atlantic 10 | VCU | 18th | 2021 |
| ACC | Duke | 45th | 2022 |
| ASUN | Kennesaw State | 1st | Never |
| Big 12 | Texas | 37th | 2022 |
| Big East | Marquette | 35th | 2022 |
| Big Sky | Montana State | 5th | 2022 |
| Big South | UNC Asheville | 5th | 2016 |
| Big Ten | Purdue | 34th | 2022 |
| Big West | UC Santa Barbara | 7th | 2021 |
| CAA | Charleston | 6th | 2018 |
| C-USA | Florida Atlantic | 2nd | 2002 |
| Horizon | Northern Kentucky | 3rd | 2019 |
| Ivy League | Princeton | 26th | 2017 |
| MAAC | Iona | 16th | 2021 |
| MAC | Kent State | 7th | 2017 |
| MEAC | Howard | 3rd | 1992 |
| Missouri Valley | Drake | 6th | 2021 |
| Mountain West | San Diego State | 15th | 2022 |
| NEC | Fairleigh Dickinson[A] | 7th | 2019 |
| Ohio Valley | Southeast Missouri State | 2nd | 2000 |
| Pac-12 | Arizona | 37th | 2022 |
| Patriot | Colgate | 6th | 2022 |
| SEC | Alabama | 24th | 2022 |
| Southern | Furman | 7th | 1980 |
| Southland | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 3rd | 2022 |
| SWAC | Texas Southern | 11th | 2022 |
| Summit League | Oral Roberts | 7th | 2021 |
| Sun Belt | Louisiana | 9th | 2014 |
| WCC | Gonzaga | 25th | 2022 |
| WAC | Grand Canyon | 2nd | 2021 |
The tournament seeds and regions were determined through theNCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.
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All times are listed inEastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
TheFirst 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 | ||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham – 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Orlando – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Furman | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Furman | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | NC State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denver – 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Princeton | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Princeton | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
March 26 2:20 pmEDT |
| No. 6 Creighton Bluejays 56,No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs57 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | 98OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
March 25 6:09 pmEDT |
| No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls79, 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
March 26 4:05 pmCDT |
| No. 5 Miami Hurricanes88, 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
March 25 5:49 pmPDT |
| No. 4 UConn Huskies82, 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| MW5 | Miami (FL) | 59 | |||||||
| W4 | UConn | 72 | |||||||
April 1 5:09 p.m.CDT |
| #E9 Florida Atlantic Owls 71,#S5 San Diego State Aztecs72 | ||
| 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 Huskies72, #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 |
April 3, 2023 8:20 p.m.CDT |
| #S5 San Diego State Aztecs 59,#W4 UConn Huskies76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 24–36, 35–40 | ||
| Pts:K. Johnson – 14 Rebs:N. Mensah – 6 Asts:L. Butler – 2 | Pts:T. Newton – 19 Rebs:A. Sanogo, T. Newton – 10 Asts:A. Jackson Jr. – 6 | |
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.[20]
| Round | West | Midwest | South | East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | None | No. 11Pittsburgh defeated No. 6Iowa State, 59–41 | No. 16Fairleigh Dickinson defeated No. 1Purdue,63–58 | |
| Second round | No. 8Arkansas defeated No. 1Kansas, 72–71 | None | No. 15 Princeton defeated No. 7Missouri, 78–63 | No. 7Michigan State defeated No. 2Marquette, 69–60 |
| Sweet 16 | None | None | None | No. 9Florida Atlantic defeated No. 4Tennessee, 62–55 |
| Elite 8 | None | None | None | No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 3Kansas State, 79–76 |
| 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 | .500 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southland | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
CBS Sports andWarner Bros. Discovery Sports (formerly Turner Sports) had US television rights to the tournament.[21][22] As part of a cycle that began in 2016,CBS televised the 2023 Final Four and the national championship game.
The 2023 tournament wasJim Nantz's final season as the lead play-by-play announcer, withIan Eagle succeeding him starting in 2024 onwards.[23]
The 2023 tournament was alsoGreg Gumbel's last as studio host, as he was unavailable due to family health concerns for the2024 NCAA tournament before he died from cancer on December 27, 2024.[24]
(#) Tournament seedings and region in parentheses.
| Rank | Round | Date and Time (ET) | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | TV rating[25][26][27][28][29] | ||
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| 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 |
Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.
First Four[edit]
First and second rounds[edit]
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Final Four and national championship[edit]
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Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:[30]
For the app this year, a new multiview which showed all games airing simultaneously was available.[31]
In addition, the March Madness app offeredFast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar toNFL RedZone on the First weekend of the tournament (First and Second rounds).
Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means:
New in 2023, the March Madness app supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.[33]
