2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2022 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 college basketball national champion for the 2021–22 season. The 83rd annual edition of the tournament began on March 15, 2022, and concluded with the championship game on April 4 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the Kansas Jayhawks defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels, 72–69, overcoming a 16-point first-half deficit (the largest deficit overcome in championship game history), to claim the school's fourth national title.

2022 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament

Season	2021–22
Teams	68
Finals site	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions	Kansas Jayhawks (4th title, 10th title game, 16th Final Four)
Runner-up	North Carolina Tar Heels (12th title game, 21st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Duke Blue Devils (17th Final Four) Villanova Wildcats (7th Final Four)
Winning coach	Bill Self (2nd title)
MOP	Ochai Agbaji (Kansas)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «2021 2023»

Big South Conference champion Longwood and Northeast Conference (NEC) champion Bryant made their tournament debuts. Bryant was eliminated in the First Four by Wright State, and Longwood was eliminated by Tennessee in the first round.

A major upset occurred on the first full day of the tournament, when 15-seed Saint Peter's upset 2-seed Kentucky, and subsequently became the third 15-seed to reach the Sweet 16 (the second consecutive year in which this occurred and third in the last nine years) and the first ever 15-seed to advance to the Elite Eight.^[1] This was the tenth time a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed overall, but it was the sixth time since 2012 this occurred. The defending champions Baylor were defeated by North Carolina in the second round, ensuring the defending champion and at least one top seed was eliminated before the regional semifinals for the fifth consecutive tournament, and at least one double-digit seed (this year, four: 15-seed Saint Peter's, 11-seeds Michigan and Iowa State, and 10-seed Miami) made the Sweet 16 for the 15th straight tournament. Also, when Kansas defeated Providence in the Sweet 16, the Jayhawks passed Kentucky for the most all-time wins by a Division I program, with 2,354.

Tournament procedure

Further information: NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament § Current tournament format

A total of 68 teams have been entered into the 2022 tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids were awarded to each program that won a conference tournament (with one exception, as the tournament winner in the ASUN Conference was ineligible, due to its transition from Division II). The remaining 36 bids were issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. 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 these games advanced to the main bracket of the tournament.

The top four teams outside of the ranking (commonly known as the "first four out" in pre-tournament analyses) acted as standbys in the event a school is forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols. Any recipient of an automatic bid would designate a replacement from within their own conference if they need to withdraw. Otherwise, the replacement teams were as follows, in order:

First Four Out^[2]

NET	School	Conference	Record
58	Dayton	Atlantic 10	23–10
40	Oklahoma	Big 12	18–15
44	SMU	American	23–8
42	Texas A&M	SEC	23–12

Once the tournament starts, any team that is forced to withdraw will not be replaced; the bracket will not be reseeded, and the affected team's opponent will automatically advance to the next round.

2022 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

 

 

Dayton

 

Portland

 

Buffalo

 

Indianapolis

 

Fort Worth

 

Milwaukee

 

Greenville

 

Pittsburgh

 

San Diego

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2022 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)

 

 

San Francisco

 

San Antonio

 

Philadelphia

 

Chicago

 

New Orleans

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2022 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

After the 2020 tournament was cancelled and the 2021 tournament was held in a single location due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reverted to the standard format for the first time since 2019.

The sites selected to host each round of the 2022 tournament were:^[3]

First Four

• March 15 and 16
  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)

First and second rounds (Subregionals)

• March 17 and 19
  • • Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas (Host: Texas Christian University)
    • Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Horizon League and IUPUI)^[4]
    • KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York (Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Niagara University and Canisius College)
    • Moda Center, Portland, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University)
• March 18 and 20
  • • Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina (Hosts: Southern Conference and Furman University)
    • Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Host: Marquette University)
    • PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Duquesne University)
    • Viejas Arena, San Diego, California (Host: San Diego State University)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 24 and 26
  • West Regional, Chase Center, San Francisco, California (Host: Pac-12 Conference)
  • South Regional, AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
• March 25 and 27
  • East Regional, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pennsylvania)
  • Midwest Regional, United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: Northwestern University)

National semifinals and championship (final Four and championship)

• April 2 and 4
  • Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana (Hosts: Tulane University and University of New Orleans)

New Orleans hosted the Final Four for the sixth time, having previously hosted in 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003 and 2012.^[5]

Qualification and selection of teams

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

Conference	Team	Appearance	Last bid
America East	Vermont	8th	2019
American	Houston	23rd	2021
Atlantic 10	Richmond	10th	2011
ACC	Virginia Tech	13th	2021
ASUN	Jacksonville State^[A]	2nd	2017
Big 12	Kansas	50th	2021
Big East	Villanova	41st	2021
Big Sky	Montana State	4th	1996
Big South	Longwood	1st	Never
Big Ten	Iowa	28th	2021
Big West	Cal State Fullerton	4th	2018
CAA	Delaware	6th	2014
C-USA	UAB	16th	2015
Horizon	Wright State	4th	2018
Ivy League	Yale	6th	2019
MAAC	Saint Peter's	4th	2011
MAC	Akron	5th	2013
MEAC	Norfolk State	3rd	2021
Missouri Valley	Loyola Chicago	8th	2021
Mountain West	Boise State	8th	2015
NEC	Bryant	1st	Never
Ohio Valley	Murray State	18th	2019
Pac-12	Arizona	36th	2018
Patriot	Colgate	5th	2021
SEC	Tennessee	23rd	2021
Southern	Chattanooga	12th	2016
Southland	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	2nd	2007
SWAC	Texas Southern	10th	2021
Summit League	South Dakota State	6th	2018
Sun Belt	Georgia State	6th	2019
WCC	Gonzaga	24th	2021
WAC	New Mexico State	26th	2019

Tournament 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.^[7] This was the fifth consecutive tournament in which at least one of the four #1 seeds repeated their #1 seeding from the year before.

West Regional – Chase Center, San Francisco, California Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type 1 Gonzaga West Coast 26–3 1 Automatic 2 Duke ACC 28–6 8 At-Large 3 Texas Tech Big 12 25–9 12 At-Large 4 Arkansas SEC 25–8 16 At-Large 5 UConn Big East 23–9 17 At-Large 6 Alabama SEC 19–13 21 At-Large 7 Michigan State Big Ten 22–12 27 At-Large 8 Boise State Mountain West 27–7 29 Automatic 9 Memphis American 21–10 36 At-Large 10 Davidson Atlantic 10 27–6 40 At-Large 11* Rutgers Big Ten 18–13 44 At-Large Notre Dame ACC 22–10 47 At-Large 12 New Mexico State WAC 26–6 50 Automatic 13 Vermont America East 28–5 53 Automatic 14 Montana State Big Sky 27–7 58 Automatic 15 Cal State Fullerton Big West 21–10 62 Automatic 16 Georgia State Sun Belt 18–10 63 Automatic

East Regional – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type 1 Baylor Big 12 26–6 4 At-Large 2 Kentucky SEC 26–7 6 At-Large 3 Purdue Big Ten 27–7 11 At-Large 4 UCLA Pac–12 25–7 13 At-Large 5 Saint Mary's West Coast 25–7 19 At-Large 6 Texas Big 12 21–11 23 At-Large 7 Murray State Ohio Valley 30–2 26 Automatic 8 North Carolina ACC 24–9 30 At-Large 9 Marquette Big East 19–12 35 At-Large 10 San Francisco West Coast 24–9 37 At-Large 11 Virginia Tech ACC 23–12 46 Automatic 12* Wyoming Mountain West 25–8 43 At-Large Indiana Big Ten 20–13 45 At-Large 13 Akron MAC 24–9 54 Automatic 14 Yale Ivy 19–11 56 Automatic 15 Saint Peter's MAAC 19–11 60 Automatic 16 Norfolk State MEAC 24–6 64 Automatic

South Regional – AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type 1 Arizona Pac–12 31–3 2 Automatic 2 Villanova Big East 26–7 7 Automatic 3 Tennessee SEC 26–7 10 Automatic 4 Illinois Big Ten 22–9 14 At-Large 5 Houston American 29–5 18 Automatic 6 Colorado State Mountain West 25–5 24 At-Large 7 Ohio State Big Ten 19–11 28 At-Large 8 Seton Hall Big East 21–10 32 At-Large 9 TCU Big 12 20–12 34 At-Large 10 Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley 25–7 39 Automatic 11 Michigan Big Ten 17–14 42 At-Large 12 UAB C-USA 27–7 48 Automatic 13 Chattanooga Southern 27–7 51 Automatic 14 Longwood Big South 26–6 55 Automatic 15 Delaware Colonial 22–12 59 Automatic 16* Wright State Horizon 21–13 65 Automatic Bryant Northeast 22–9 66 Automatic

Midwest Regional – United Center, Chicago, Illinois Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type 1 Kansas Big 12 28–6 3 Automatic 2 Auburn SEC 27–5 5 At-Large 3 Wisconsin Big Ten 24–7 9 At-Large 4 Providence Big East 25–5 15 At-Large 5 Iowa Big Ten 26–9 20 Automatic 6 LSU SEC 22–11 22 At-Large 7 USC Pac–12 26–7 25 At-Large 8 San Diego State Mountain West 23–8 31 At-Large 9 Creighton Big East 22–11 33 At-Large 10 Miami (FL) ACC 23–10 38 At-Large 11 Iowa State Big 12 20–12 41 At-Large 12 Richmond Atlantic 10 23–12 49 Automatic 13 South Dakota State Summit 30–4 52 Automatic 14 Colgate Patriot 23–11 57 Automatic 15 Jacksonville State ASUN 21–10 61 Automatic 16* Texas Southern SWAC 18–12 67 Automatic Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 23–11 68 Automatic

*See First Four

Tournament bracket

All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* denotes overtime period
** denotes double overtime period

 

The first game of the tournament – a First Four matchup featuring Texas Southern vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

First Four – Dayton, OH

The First Four games involve eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.

	March 15 – Midwest Region
	16	Texas Southern	76
	16	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	67

	March 15 – East Region
	12	Wyoming	58
	12	Indiana	66

	March 16 – South Region
	16	Wright State	93
	16	Bryant	82

	March 16 – West Region
	11	Rutgers	87
	11	Notre Dame	89**

West Regional – San Francisco, CA

	First round Round of 64 March 17–18					Second Round Round of 32 March 19–20					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 24					Regional Final Elite 8 March 26
	1	Gonzaga	93
	16	Georgia State	72
						1	Gonzaga	82
	Portland – Thu/Sat
						9	Memphis	78
	8	Boise State	53
	9	Memphis	64
											1	Gonzaga	68
											4	Arkansas	74
	5	UConn	63
	12	New Mexico State	70
						12	New Mexico State	48
	Buffalo – Thu/Sat
						4	Arkansas	53
	4	Arkansas	75
	13	Vermont	71
																4	Arkansas	69
																2	Duke	78
	6	Alabama	64
	11	Notre Dame	78
						11	Notre Dame	53
	San Diego – Fri/Sun
						3	Texas Tech	59
	3	Texas Tech	97
	14	Montana State	62
											3	Texas Tech	73
											2	Duke	78
	7	Michigan State	74
	10	Davidson	73
						7	Michigan State	76
	Greenville – Fri/Sun
						2	Duke	85
	2	Duke	78
	15	Cal State Fullerton	61

West Regional Final

TBS

March 26 5:49 pm PDT

[1]

#4 Arkansas Razorbacks 69, #2 Duke Blue Devils 78
Scoring by half: 33–45, 36–33
Pts: Jaylin Williams, 19 Rebs: Jaylin Williams, 10 Asts: JD Notae, 4		Pts: AJ Griffin, 18 Rebs: Mark Williams, 12 Asts: Paolo Banchero, 3

Chase Center – San Francisco, California Attendance: 17,739 Referees: Ron Groover, Joe Lindsay, Larry Scirotto

West Regional all-tournament team

• JD Notae – Arkansas
• Jaylin Williams – Arkansas
• Mark Williams – Duke
• Jeremy Roach – Duke
• Paolo Banchero – Duke (MOP)

East Regional – Philadelphia, PA

	First round Round of 64 March 17–18					Second Round Round of 32 March 19–20					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 25					Regional Final Elite 8 March 27
	1	Baylor	85
	16	Norfolk State	49
						1	Baylor	86
	Fort Worth – Thu/Sat
						8	North Carolina	93*
	8	North Carolina	95
	9	Marquette	63
											8	North Carolina	73
											4	UCLA	66
	5	Saint Mary's	82
	12	Indiana	53
						5	Saint Mary's	56
	Portland – Thu/Sat
						4	UCLA	72
	4	UCLA	57
	13	Akron	53
																8	North Carolina	69
																15	Saint Peter's	49
	6	Texas	81
	11	Virginia Tech	73
						6	Texas	71
	Milwaukee – Fri/Sun
						3	Purdue	81
	3	Purdue	78
	14	Yale	56
											3	Purdue	64
											15	Saint Peter's	67
	7	Murray State	92*
	10	San Francisco	87
						7	Murray State	60
	Indianapolis – Thu/Sat
						15	Saint Peter's	70
	2	Kentucky	79
	15	Saint Peter's	85*

East Regional Final

CBS

March 27 5:05 pm EDT

[2]

#15 Saint Peter's Peacocks 49, #8 North Carolina Tar Heels 69
Scoring by half: 19–38, 30–31
Pts: Fousseyni Drame, 12 Rebs: 2 tied, 7 Asts: KC Ndefo, 3		Pts: Armando Bacot, 20 Rebs: Armando Bacot, 22 Asts: 2 tied, 4

Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referees: Verne Harris, John Higgins, Bo Boroski

East Regional all-tournament team

• Armando Bacot, North Carolina (MOP)
• Daryl Banks III, Saint Peter's
• Doug Edert, Saint Peter's
• Caleb Love, North Carolina
• Brady Manek, North Carolina

South Regional – San Antonio, TX

	First round Round of 64 March 17–18					Second Round Round of 32 March 19–20					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 24					Regional Final Elite 8 March 26
	1	Arizona	87
	16	Wright State	70
						1	Arizona	85*
	San Diego – Fri/Sun
						9	TCU	80
	8	Seton Hall	42
	9	TCU	69
											1	Arizona	60
											5	Houston	72
	5	Houston	82
	12	UAB	68
						5	Houston	68
	Pittsburgh – Fri/Sun
						4	Illinois	53
	4	Illinois	54
	13	Chattanooga	53
																5	Houston	44
																2	Villanova	50
	6	Colorado State	63
	11	Michigan	75
						11	Michigan	76
	Indianapolis – Thu/Sat
						3	Tennessee	68
	3	Tennessee	88
	14	Longwood	56
											11	Michigan	55
											2	Villanova	63
	7	Ohio State	54
	10	Loyola Chicago	41
						7	Ohio State	61
	Pittsburgh – Fri/Sun
						2	Villanova	71
	2	Villanova	80
	15	Delaware	60

South Regional Final

TBS

March 26 5:09 pm CDT

[3]

#5 Houston Cougars 44, #2 Villanova Wildcats 50
Scoring by half: 20–27, 24–23
Pts: Taze Moore, 15 Rebs: Taze Moore, 10 Asts: Kyler Edwards, 4		Pts: Jermaine Samuels, 16 Rebs: Jermaine Samuels, 10 Asts: 2 tied, 2

AT&T Center – San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 17,186 Referees: Jeff Anderson, Kipp Kissinger, Mike Reed

South Regional all tournament team

• Jermaine Samuels – Villanova (MOP)
• Collin Gillespie – Villanova
• Caleb Daniels – Villanova
• Justin Moore – Villanova
• Jamal Shead – Houston

Midwest Regional – Chicago, IL

	First round Round of 64 March 17–18					Second Round Round of 32 March 19–20					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 25					Regional Final Elite 8 March 27
	1	Kansas	83
	16	Texas Southern	56
						1	Kansas	79
	Fort Worth – Thu/Sat
						9	Creighton	72
	8	San Diego State	69
	9	Creighton	72*
											1	Kansas	66
											4	Providence	61
	5	Iowa	63
	12	Richmond	67
						12	Richmond	51
	Buffalo – Thu/Sat
						4	Providence	79
	4	Providence	66
	13	South Dakota State	57
																1	Kansas	76
																10	Miami (FL)	50
	6	LSU	54
	11	Iowa State	59
						11	Iowa State	54
	Milwaukee – Fri/Sun
						3	Wisconsin	49
	3	Wisconsin	67
	14	Colgate	60
											11	Iowa State	56
											10	Miami (FL)	70
	7	USC	66
	10	Miami (FL)	68
						10	Miami (FL)	79
	Greenville – Fri/Sun
						2	Auburn	61
	2	Auburn	80
	15	Jacksonville State	61

Midwest Regional Final

CBS

March 27 1:20 pm CDT

[4]

#10 Miami Hurricanes 50, #1 Kansas Jayhawks 76
Scoring by half: 35–29, 15–47
Pts: Kameron McGusty, 18 Rebs: Anthony Walker, 5 Asts: Isaiah Wong, 3		Pts: Ochai Agbaji, 18 Rebs: Jalen Wilson, 11 Asts: 3 tied, 4

United Center – Chicago, Illinois Referees: Roger Ayers, Terry Wymer, Earl Walton

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

• Al Durham, Providence
• Kameron McGusty, Miami
• Christian Braun, Kansas
• David McCormack, Kansas
• Remy Martin, Kansas (MOP)

Final Four – New Orleans, Louisiana

	National semifinals Saturday, April 2					National championship game Monday, April 4
	W2	Duke	77
	E8	North Carolina	81
						E8	North Carolina	69
						M1	Kansas	72
	S2	Villanova	65
	M1	Kansas	81

National semifinals

TBS

April 2 5:09 pm CDT

Preview

S2 Villanova Wildcats 65, M1 Kansas Jayhawks 81
Scoring by half: 29–40, 36–41
Pts: Collin Gillespie, 19 Rebs: 3 tied, 7 Asts: 3 tied, 3		Pts: David McCormack, 25 Rebs: Jalen Wilson, 11 Asts: 2 tied, 5

Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 70,602 Referees: Doug Sirmons, Keith Kimble, James Breeding

Related article: Carolina–Duke rivalry

TBS

April 2 7:49 pm CDT

Preview

E8 North Carolina Tar Heels 81, W2 Duke Blue Devils 77
Scoring by half: 34–37, 47–40
Pts: Caleb Love, 28 Rebs: Armando Bacot, 21 Asts: RJ Davis, 4		Pts: Paolo Banchero, 20 Rebs: Paolo Banchero, 10 Asts: Jeremy Roach, 5

Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 70,602 Referees: Roger Ayers, Tony Padilla, Bo Boroski

National championship

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

TBS

April 4 8:20 pm CDT

Preview

E8 North Carolina Tar Heels 69, M1 Kansas Jayhawks 72
Scoring by half: 40–25, 29–47
Pts: A. Bacot, R. J. Davis – 15 Rebs: A. Bacot – 15 Asts: Four tied – 2		Pts: J. Wilson, D. McCormack – 15 Rebs: C. Braun – 12 Asts: D. Harris, C. Braun – 3

Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 69,423 Referees: Ron Groover, Jeff Anderson, Terry Oglesby

Final Four all-tournament team

• Ochai Agbaji, Kansas (MOP)
• David McCormack, Kansas
• Armando Bacot, North Carolina
• Caleb Love, North Carolina
• Paolo Banchero, Duke

Game summaries and tournament notes

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 2022 tournament saw a total of 13 upsets; 6 of them were in the first round, 5 of them were in the second round, one in the Sweet Sixteen, none in the Elite Eight, and one in the Final Four.^[8]

Round	West	Midwest	South	East
First round	No. 12 New Mexico State defeated No. 5 UConn, 70–63 No. 11 Notre Dame defeated No. 6 Alabama, 78–64	No. 12 Richmond defeated No. 5 Iowa, 67–63 No. 11 Iowa State defeated No. 6 LSU, 59–54	No. 11 Michigan defeated No. 6 Colorado State, 75–63	No. 15 Saint Peter's defeated No. 2 Kentucky, 85–79 (OT)
Second Round	None	No. 11 Iowa State defeated No. 3 Wisconsin, 54–49 No. 10 Miami (FL) defeated No. 2 Auburn, 79–61	No. 11 Michigan defeated No. 3 Tennessee, 76–68	No. 8 North Carolina defeated No. 1 Baylor, 93–86 (OT) No. 15 Saint Peter's defeated No. 7 Murray State, 70–60
Sweet 16	None	None	None	No. 15 Saint Peter's defeated No. 3 Purdue, 67–64
Elite 8	None	None	None	None
Final 4	No. 8 North Carolina defeated No. 2 Duke, 81–77

Miscellaneous

• Indiana cheerleader Cassidy Cerny signed a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal after teaming with fellow cheerleader Nathan Paris to rescue a ball stuck on the backboard during the Hoosiers' first-round game against Saint Mary's.^[9] The moment went viral, and Arkansas cheerleaders used the same approach when another ball was stuck on the backboard during the Razorbacks' West Regional Final against Duke.^[10]

Record by conference

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	FF	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
Big 12	6	13–5	.722	–	6	6	3	1	1	1	1
ACC	5	14–5	.737	1	5	4	3	3	2	1	–
Big East	6	7–6	.538	–	6	3	2	1	1	–	–
MAAC	1	3–1	.750	–	1	1	1	1	–	–	–
American	2	4–2	.667	–	2	2	1	1	–	–	–
SEC	6	5–6	.455	–	6	3	1	1	–	–	–
Pac-12	3	4–3	.571	–	3	2	2	–	–	–	–
Big Ten	9	9–9	.500	2	8	6	2	–	–	–	–
WCC	3	3–3	.500	–	3	2	1	–	–	–	–
Ohio Valley	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
WAC	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	2	1–2	.333	–	2	1	–	–	–	–	–
Horizon	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
SWAC	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mountain West	4	0–4	.000	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
Atlantic Sun	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
America East	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	–	–	–	–	–	–
C-USA	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Colonial	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivy League	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	–	–	–	–	–	–
Southern	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Summit	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sun Belt	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Northeast	1	0–1	.000	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Southland	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

Main article: NCAA March Madness (TV program)

CBS Sports and Turner Sports have US television rights to the tournament.^[11][12] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, TBS televised the 2022 Final Four and the national championship game. The Final Four and title game broadcasts were the last CBS Sports assignments for longtime director Bob Fishman, who retired from CBS Sports after 47 years (and 50 with CBS) and has been a director on 39 of the 40 Final Fours CBS/Turner have carried.^[13][14] The 2022 Tournament was Mark Emmert final season as the NCAA President with Charlie Baker succeeding him starting in 2023.

Television channels

• Selection Show – CBS
• First Four – truTV
• First and second rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV
• Regional semifinals and final (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) – CBS and TBS
• National semifinals (final Four) and championship – TBS, TNT, and truTV

Number of games per network

• CBS: 21
• TBS: 21
• TruTV: 16
• TNT: 15

Studio hosts

• Greg Gumbel (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Ernie Johnson (New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
• Nabil Karim (Atlanta) – First Four, first round and Second round
• Adam Lefkoe (New York City) – first round and Second round (game breaks)

Studio analysts

• Charles Barkley (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Rex Chapman (Atlanta) – First Four, first round, second round and regional semi-finals
• Seth Davis (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
• Scott Drew (Atlanta) – regional semi-finals
• Bob Huggins (Atlanta) – second round
• Bobby Hurley (New Orleans) – Final Four
• Clark Kellogg (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Frank Martin (Atlanta) – first round
• Candace Parker (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals and Final Four
• Kenny Smith (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Gene Steratore (New York City and New Orleans) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – second round

Commentary teams

• Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson – first and second rounds at Greenville, South Carolina; West Regional at San Francisco, California; Final Four and National Championship at New Orleans, Louisiana
• Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce – first and second rounds at Fort Worth, Texas; South Regional at San Antonio, Texas
• Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Jamie Erdahl – first and second rounds at Indianapolis, Indiana; East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner/Dana Jacobson – first and second rounds at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Midwest Regional at Chicago, Illinois
• Brad Nessler/Brendan Haywood/Evan Washburn – first and second rounds at Buffalo, New York
• Spero Dedes/Debbie Antonelli/AJ Ross – first and second rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Andy Katz – first and second rounds at Portland, Oregon
• Lisa Byington/Steve Smith/Avery Johnson/Lauren Shehadi – first and second rounds at San Diego, California
• Tom McCarthy/Steve Lavin/Avery Johnson/Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio

Radio

Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.

First Four Lance Medow (first 3 games)/Dan Hoard (last game) and Stephen Bardo – at Dayton, Ohio First and second rounds Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel – Fort Worth, Texas Brandon Gaudin and Austin Croshere – Indianapolis, Indiana Scott Graham and Jon Crispin – Buffalo, New York Ryan Radtke and Dan Dickau – Portland, Oregon Bill Rosinski and Jordan Cornette – Greenville, South Carolina Jason Benetti and Will Perdue – Milwaukee, Wisconsin John Sadak and Fran Fraschilla – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dave Pasch and P. J. Carlesimo – San Diego, California

Regionals Tom McCarthy and Will Perdue – East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel – Midwest Regional at Chicago, Illinois Scott Graham and P. J. Carlesimo – South Regional at San Antonio, Texas Ryan Radtke and Steve Lavin – West Regional at San Francisco, California Final Four and National Championship Kevin Kugler, P. J. Carlesimo, Clark Kellogg and Andy Katz – New Orleans, Louisiana

Internet

Video

Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:^[15]

• NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, no CBS games on digital media players; access to games on WarnerMedia channels (TBS, TNT, truTV) required TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
• Paramount+ (only CBS games, service subscription required)
• CBS Sports website and app (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)

In addition, the March Madness app offered Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone.

• Dave Briggs, Tony Delk, Tim Doyle (first round), Josh Pastner (second round) (New York City)^[16]

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)
• Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates

International

ESPN International had international rights to the tournament. Coverage uses CBS/Turner play-by-play teams until the Final Four.^[17]

• Brian Custer and Jay Bilas

See also

• 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2022 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2022 National Invitation Tournament
• 2022 College Basketball Invitational
• 2022 The Basketball Classic
• Carolina–Duke rivalry

Notes

1. Jacksonville State, the ASUN regular-season champion, was awarded the ASUN's NCAA tournament bid because Bellarmine, which won the conference tournament, is ineligible due to a transition from Division II.^[6]

References

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3. "Future Division I Men's Basketball Championship sites". NCAA. April 21, 2017.
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5. . NCAA. November 14, 2014. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
6. "Division I newcomer Bellarmine wins Atlantic Sun championship but ineligible for NCAA tournament". ESPN. March 8, 2022. Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77–72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament final on Tuesday, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State.
7. NCAA March Madness [@MarchMadnessMBB] (March 14, 2022). "1 to 68... 🔥 The COMPLETE 2022 seed list from Selection Sunday! #MarchMadness" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. "We're tracking every upset in the NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
9. Coons, Zach (March 22, 2022). "Indiana Cheerleader Who Rescued Stuck Ball During First Round Secures NIL Deal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
10. Bromberg, Nick (March 26, 2022). "NCAA tournament: Inspired by Indiana, Arkansas cheerleaders get basketball from top of backboard". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
11. Bonesteel, Matt (April 12, 2016). "CBS and Turner Sports lock down NCAA tournament through 2032". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
12. "CBS Sports and Turner Sports announce 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship commentator teams". NCAA.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
13. Lafayette, Jon (August 31, 2021). "CBS Sports Director Bob Fishman Retiring After NCAA Hoop Tournament". Broadcasting & Cable.
14. Reedy, Joe (April 1, 2022). "Last dance: Director Fishman ready for his 39th Final Four". Associated Press.
15. 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. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
16. "Roundup: Ukraine, March Madness, History Bowl …". March 16, 2022.
17. Ufnowski, Amy (March 31, 2022). "Blue Bloods in the Bayou: ESPN to have Extensive Coverage of the Men's Final Four in New Orleans". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved April 1, 2022.