The SEC and ACC men’s college basketball tournaments are this week ahead of Selection Sunday this weekend. The release of the 68-team field for the 2024 NCAA men’s tournament will be Sunday at 6 p.m. following the Big Ten championship game.

Here are things to know about the college basketball schedule this week:

Selection Sunday

The release of the 68-team field for the 2024 NCAA men’s tournament will be Sunday at 6 p.m. It will air on CBS following the conclusion of the Big Ten championship game.

News about UGA, Georgia Tech and Georgia State

The NCAA Tournament begins Tuesday, March 20 with the First Four, followed by 32 first-round games on Thursday and Friday. The Final Four is set for Glendale, Arizona, on April 6-8.

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2024 men’s ACC men’s basketball tournament schedule

All games played at Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

First Round

Tuesday

Game 1: No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech, 2 p.m., ACC Network

Game 2: No. 10 N.C. State vs. No 15 Louisville, 4:30 p.m., ACC Network

Game 3: No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 14 Miami, 7 p.m. ET, ACC Network

Second Round

Wednesday

Game 4: No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Florida State, Noon, ESPN/ESPN2

Game 5: No. 5 Wake Forest vs. Game 1 Winner, 2:30 p.m., ESPN

Game 6: No. 7 Syracuse vs. Game 2 Winner, 7 p.m., ESPN

Game 7: No. 6 Clemson vs. Game 3 Winner, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU

Quarterfinals

Thursday

Game 8: No. 1 North Carolina vs. Game 4 Winner, Noon, ESPN/ESPN2

Game 9: No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Game 5 Winner, 2:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2

Game 10: No. 2 Duke vs. Game 6 Winner, 7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2

Game 11: No. 3 Virginia vs. Game 7 Winner, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2

Semifinals

Friday

Game 12: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner, 7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2

Game 13: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2

Championship

Saturday

Game 14: Game 12 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

2024 SEC men’s basketball tournament schedule

All games played at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

First round

Wednesday

Game 1: No. 12 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt, 7 p.m., SEC Network

Game 2: No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 Missouri, 9:30 p.m., SEC Network

Second round

Thursday

Game 3: No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Mississippi State, 1 p.m., SEC Network

Game 4: No. 5 South Carolina vs. Game 1 winner, 3:30 p.m., SEC Network

Game 5: No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Ole Miss, 7 p.m., SEC Network

Game 6: No. 6 Florida vs. Game 2 winner, 9:30 p.m., SEC Network

Quarterfinals

Friday

Game 8: No. 1 Tennessee vs. Game 3 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN

Game 9: No. 4 Auburn vs. Game 4 winner, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Game 10: No. 2 Kentucky vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., SEC Network

Game 11: No. 3 Alabama vs. Game 6 winner, 9:30 p.m., SEC Network

Semifinals

Saturday

Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN

Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Championship

Sunday

Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN

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