2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2023 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 basketball national champion for the 2022–23 season. The 84th annual edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2023, and concluded with the Connecticut Huskies defeating the San Diego State Aztecs, 76–59 in the championship game on April 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.^[1]

2023 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament

Season	2022–23
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)
Semifinalists	Florida Atlantic Owls (1st Final Four) Miami Hurricanes (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Dan Hurley (1st title)
MOP	Adama Sanogo (UConn)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «2022 2024»

ASUN champion Kennesaw State made its NCAA tournament debut, while Southern Conference champion Furman made its first NCAA appearance since 1980. Another school, Texas Southern, won the SWAC tournament to tie the Coppin State Eagles in 2008 and Liberty Flames in 2013 for most losses ever to make the tournament, with 20.^[2]

For only the second time in history, a 16-seed defeated a 1-seed, when Fairleigh Dickinson upset Purdue in the first round 63–58 in Columbus.^[3]

For the third consecutive year, and seventh time since 2012, a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed in the tournament. This time, 15-seed Princeton upset 2-seed Arizona 59–55 in Sacramento for the Tigers' first tournament win since 1998. Arizona became the first team to lose to a 15-seed team twice, with the first loss being against the Santa Clara Broncos in 1993.^[4] For the third consecutive year as well, a 15-seed reached the Sweet 16 as Princeton subsequently defeated Missouri in the second round, and making it 16 consecutive tournaments since 2007 where a double-digit seed made the regional semifinals.^[5] Missouri subsequently became the second team to lose to a 15-seed twice, albeit on different seed lines, as the Tigers were a 7-seed losing to Princeton and a 2-seed when they fell to Norfolk State in 2012.

Additionally, Virginia was knocked out in the first round as a top-four seed for the third time in five years, and second straight time as a 4-seed when they were upset by 13-seed Furman.^[6]

The defending national champions Kansas Jayhawks were eliminated in the second round, against the Arkansas Razorbacks. It was the sixth straight tournament where the defending champion failed to make the Sweet Sixteen.^[7]

With Alabama and Houston's eliminations in the Sweet Sixteen, this marks the first ever NCAA Tournament where all top seeds in the regions were knocked out prior to the Elite Eight.^[8] This year had the fewest combined 1- and 2-seeds left in the Elite Eight in tournament history, with only 2-seed Texas remaining.^[9]

Three teams made their first Final Four appearance in this tournament for the first time since 1970. The Florida Atlantic Owls defeated 3-seed Kansas State to become just the second 9-seed to advance to the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, joining Wichita State in 2013.^[10] FAU also became the first team since George Mason in 2006 to make the Final Four in the same season that it earned its first NCAA tournament win.^[11] The 5-seed San Diego State Aztecs defeated 6-seed Creighton Bluejays and the 5-seed Miami Hurricanes defeated 2-seed Texas Longhorns to advance to their first Final Four in program history. 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 in 2006 and 2011, 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 former McDonald'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 composite recruiting rankings of 247Sports was UConn's Jordan 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.^[12]

Procedures

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

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.^[13] 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:^[14]

 

 

Dayton

 

Orlando

 

Birmingham

 

Des Moines

 

Sacramento

 

Albany

 

Greensboro

 

Columbus

 

Denver

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2023 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)

 

 

New York

 

Las Vegas

 

Louisville

 

Kansas City

 

Houston

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2023 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

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.^[15]

Qualification and selection of teams

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

Automatic qualifiers^[16]

Conference	Team	Appearance	Last bid
America East	Vermont	9th	2022
American	Memphis	28th	2022
Atlantic 10	Virginia Commonwealth	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	College of 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

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.

South Regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid 1 Alabama SEC 29–5 1 Automatic 2022 2 Arizona Pac–12 28–6 7 Automatic 2022 3 Baylor Big 12 22–10 9 At large 2022 4 Virginia ACC 25–7 16 At large 2021 5 San Diego State Mountain West 27–6 17 Automatic 2022 6 Creighton Big East 21–12 22 At large 2022 7 Missouri SEC 24–9 27 At large 2021 8 Maryland Big Ten 21–12 31 At large 2021 9 West Virginia Big 12 19–14 34 At large 2021 10 Utah State Mountain West 26–8 40 At large 2021 11 North Carolina State ACC 23–10 41 At large 2018 12 Charleston Colonial 31–3 47 Automatic 2018 13 Furman Southern 27–7 53 Automatic 1980 14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 27–7 56 Automatic 2021 15 Princeton Ivy 21–8 61 Automatic 2017 16* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 23–10 65 Automatic 2022 Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 19–16 67 Automatic 2000

East Regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid 1 Purdue Big Ten 29–5 4 Automatic 2022 2 Marquette Big East 28–6 8 Automatic 2022 3 Kansas State Big 12 23–9 11 At large 2019 4 Tennessee SEC 22–10 14 At large 2022 5 Duke ACC 26–8 18 Automatic 2022 6 Kentucky SEC 21–11 23 At large 2022 7 Michigan State Big Ten 19–12 26 At large 2022 8 Memphis American 26–8 29 Automatic 2022 9 Florida Atlantic C-USA 31–3 33 Automatic 2002 10 USC Pac–12 22–10 39 At large 2022 11 Providence Big East 21–11 42 At large 2022 12 Oral Roberts Summit 30–4 48 Automatic 2021 13 Louisiana Sun Belt 26–7 54 Automatic 2014 14 Montana State Big Sky 25–9 58 Automatic 2022 15 Vermont America East 23–10 59 Automatic 2022 16* Texas Southern SWAC 14–20 66 Automatic 2022 Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 19–15 68 Automatic 2019

Midwest Regional – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid 1 Houston American 31–3 2 At large 2022 2 Texas Big 12 26–8 6 Automatic 2022 3 Xavier Big East 25–9 12 At large 2018 4 Indiana Big Ten 22–11 15 At large 2022 5 Miami (FL) ACC 25–7 20 At large 2022 6 Iowa State Big 12 19–13 21 At large 2022 7 Texas A&M SEC 25–9 25 At large 2018 8 Iowa Big Ten 19–13 32 At large 2022 9 Auburn SEC 20–12 35 At large 2022 10 Penn State Big Ten 22–13 38 At large 2011 11* Mississippi State SEC 21–12 43 At large 2019 Pittsburgh ACC 22–11 44 At large 2016 12 Drake Missouri Valley 27–7 49 Automatic 2021 13 Kent State MAC 28–6 51 Automatic 2017 14 Kennesaw State ASUN 26–8 55 Automatic Never 15 Colgate Patriot 26–8 60 Automatic 2022 16 Northern Kentucky Horizon 22–12 63 Automatic 2019

West Regional – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid 1 Kansas Big 12 27–7 3 At large 2022 2 UCLA Pac–12 29–5 5 At large 2022 3 Gonzaga West Coast 28–5 10 Automatic 2022 4 UConn Big East 25–8 13 At large 2022 5 Saint Mary's West Coast 26–7 19 At large 2022 6 Texas Christian Big 12 21–12 24 At large 2022 7 Northwestern Big Ten 21–11 28 At large 2017 8 Arkansas SEC 20–13 30 At large 2022 9 Illinois Big Ten 20–12 36 At large 2022 10 Boise State Mountain West 24–9 37 At large 2022 11* Arizona State Pac–12 22–12 45 At large 2019 Nevada Mountain West 22–10 46 At large 2019 12 Virginia Commonwealth Atlantic 10 27–7 50 Automatic 2021 13 Iona MAAC 27–7 52 Automatic 2021 14 Grand Canyon WAC 24–11 57 Automatic 2021 15 UNC Asheville Big South 27–7 62 Automatic 2016 16 Howard MEAC 22–12 64 Automatic 1992

*See First Four
Source:^[17]

Bracket

Source:^[18]
All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* denotes overtime period

First Four – Dayton, OH

See also: UD Arena

The First 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

South regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

See also: Louisville, Kentucky

	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–CC	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

South regional final

CBS

March 26 2:20 pm EDT

[1]

No. 6 Creighton Bluejays 56, No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs 57
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

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

See also: New York City

	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	98*
											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

East regional final

TBS

March 25 6:09 pm EDT

[2]

No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls 79, 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

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

See also: Kansas City, Missouri

	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

Midwest regional final

CBS

March 26 4:05 pm CDT

[3]

No. 5 Miami Hurricanes 88, 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

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

See also: Las Vegas Strip

	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

West regional final

TBS

March 25 5:49 pm PDT

No. 4 UConn Huskies 82, 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: Noah Hickman, 5

T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance: 18,119 Referees: Keith Kimble, John Gaffney, Mike Reed

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

See also: NRG Stadium

	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
	M5	Miami (FL)	59
	W4	UConn	72

National semifinals

CBS

April 1 5:09 p.m. CDT

[4]

E9 Florida Atlantic Owls 71, S5 San Diego State Aztecs 72
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

[5]

W4 UConn Huskies 72, 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

National championship

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

CBS

April 3, 2023 8:20 p.m. CDT

Report

No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs 59, No. 4 UConn Huskies 76
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

NRG Stadium – Houston, Texas Attendance: 72,423 Referees: Ron Groover, Keith Kimble, Terry Oglesby

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 updated definitions by the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team."^[19] The 2023 tournament saw a total of 14 upsets, with five in the first round, four in the second round, three in the Sweet Sixteen, and two in the Elite Eight.

Round	West	Midwest	South	East
First round	None	No. 10 Penn State defeated No. 7 Texas A&M, 76–59 No. 11 Pittsburgh defeated No. 6 Iowa State, 59–41	No. 13 Furman defeated No. 4 Virginia, 68–67 No. 15 Princeton defeated No. 2 Arizona, 59–55	No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson defeated No. 1 Purdue, 63–58
Second round	No. 8 Arkansas defeated No. 1 Kansas, 72–71	None	No. 6 Creighton defeated No. 3 Baylor, 85–76 No. 15 Princeton defeated No. 7 Missouri, 78–63	No. 7 Michigan State defeated No. 2 Marquette, 69–60
Sweet 16	None	No. 5 Miami (FL) defeated No. 1 Houston, 89–75	No. 5 San Diego State defeated No. 1 Alabama, 71–64	No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 4 Tennessee, 62–55
Elite 8	None	No. 5 Miami (FL) defeated No. 2 Texas, 88–81	None	No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 3 Kansas State, 79–76

Record by conference

Conference	Bids	Members	Record	Win %	FF	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
Big East	5	11	12–4	.750	–	5	4	3	2	1	1	1
Mountain West	4	11	5–4	.556	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	–
C-USA	1	11	4–1	.800	–	1	1	1	1	1	–	–
Atlantic Coast	5	15	7–5	.583	1	5	3	1	1	1	–	–
Big 12	7	10	9–7	.563	–	7	5	2	2	–	–	–
West Coast	2	10	4–2	.667	–	2	2	1	1	–	–	–
Southeastern	8	14	9–8	.529	1	7	6	3	–	–	–	–
Ivy League	1	8	2–1	.667	–	1	1	1	–	–	–	–
American	2	11	2–2	.500	–	2	1	1	–	–	–	–
Big Ten	8	14	6–8	.429	–	8	5	1	–	–	–	–
Pac-12	4	12	3–4	.429	1	4	1	1	–	–	–	–
Northeast	1	9	2–1	.667	1	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Southern	1	10	1–1	.667	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Southland	1	10	1–1	.667	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
America East	1	9	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
ASUN	1	14	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	1	15	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big Sky	1	10	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big South	1	10	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big West	1	11	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
CAA	1	13	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Horizon	1	11	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MAAC	1	11	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MAC	1	12	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MEAC	1	8	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	1	12	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Patriot	1	10	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Summit	1	10	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sun Belt	1	14	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
WAC	1	13	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio Valley	1	10	0–1	.000	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SWAC	1	12	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 Warner Bros. Discovery Sports had US television rights to the tournament.^[20][21] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, CBS televised televise 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.^[22]

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)

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

(#) Tournament seedings and region in parentheses.

Rank	Round	Date and Time (ET)	Matchup			Network	Viewers (millions)	TV rating^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
1	Final Four	April 1, 2023, 9:16 p.m.	(5 MW) Miami	59–72	(4 W) UConn	CBS	12.85	6.40
2	Final Four	April 1, 2023, 6:09 p.m.	(9 E) Florida Atlantic	71–72	(5 S) San Diego State		11.90	6.0
3	Elite Eight	March 26, 2023, 5:10 p.m.	(5 MW) Miami	88–81	(2 MW) Texas		11.30	6.08
4	Second Round	March 19, 2023, 5:15 p.m.	(7 E) Michigan State	69–60	(2 E) Marquette		10.91	5.86
5	Second Round	March 18, 2023, 5:15 p.m.	(8 W) Arkansas	72–71	(1 W) Kansas		9.50	4.93
6	Second Round	March 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.	(6 E) Kentucky	69–75	(3 W) Kansas State		9.40	5.07
7	Second Round	March 18, 2023, 2:40 p.m.	(5 E) Duke	52–65	(4 E) Tennessee		8.92	4.81
8	Elite Eight	March 26, 2023, 2:20 p.m.	(6 S) Creighton	56–57	(5 S) San Diego State		8.34	4.67
9	Elite Eight	March 25, 2023, 8:59 p.m.	(4 W) UConn	82–54	(3 W) Gonzaga	TBS	7.99	4.13
10	Elite Eight	March 25, 2023, 6:09 p.m.	(9 E) Florida Atlantic	79–76	(3 W) Kansas State		7.04	3.61

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:^[27]

• NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games not available 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.^[28]

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

• Dave Briggs, Tony Delk, Tyler Hansbrough, Randolph Childress – Atlanta^[29]

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 Sports 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.^[30]

See also

• 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2023 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2023 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2023 National Invitation Tournament

Notes

1. Despite losing the NEC championship game, Fairleigh Dickinson received the NEC's automatic bid because Merrimack, who defeated them, is ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to a transition from Division II.

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