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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- UConn tops the East Region bracket as the No. 1 overall seed in March Madness
- Houston lands No. 1 seed in South Region that also features Marquette, Kentucky and Duke
- Purdue begins another NCAA tourney atop the Midwest Region after losing to a 16-seed a year ago
- North Carolina earns the top seed in the West Region after missing NCAA Tournament last year
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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