Let The Madness Begin: Full 2023 March Madness Bracket Released

Once I flipped my calendar over to March I could already feel the madness in the air–and now, it’s finally here. Today was selection Sunday, so we finally have our entire field of 68 set and ready to go. 

For most of us, that means one thing and one thing only–it’s time to be obsessed with college basketball for the next few weeks. For others, it could mean winning big through any of these online sportsbooks, which will all be offering odds from the first tip.

However, before you place any bets, you better study up on this year’s field of 68, which is missing a few marquee teams that many expected to be invited to the big dance. 

Here is how each portion of the bracket was filled out:

2023 March Madness Bracket Region Seeding

South Region

1. Alabama

2. Arizona

3. Baylor

4. Virginia

5. San Diego State

6. Creighton

7. Missouri

8. Maryland

9. West Virginia

10. Utah State

11. NC State

12. Charleston

13. Furman

14. UCSB

15. Princeton

16. Texas A&M CC/SE Missouri State

East Region

1. Purdue

2. Marquette

3. Kansas State

4. Tennesee

5. Duke

6. Kentucky

7. Michigan State

8. Memphis

9. FAU

10. USC

11. Providence

12. Oral Roberts

13. Louisiana

14. Montana State

15. Vermont

16. Texas Southern/Farleigh Dickinson

Midwest Region

1. Houston

2. Texas

3. Xavier

4. Indiana

5. Miami

6. Iowa State

7. Texas A&M

8. Iowa

9. Auburn

10. Penn State

11. Mississippi State/Pittsburgh

12. Drake

13. Kent State

14. Kennesaw State

15. Colgate

16. Northern Kentucky

West Region

1. Kansas

2. UCLA

3. Gonzaga

4. UConn

5. Saint Mary’s

6. TCU

7. Northwestern

8. Arkansas

9. Illinois

10. Boise State

11. Arizona State/Nevada

12. VCU

13. Iona

14. Grand Canyon

15. UNC Asheville

16. Howard

2023 March Madness First Four

The first four played in Dayton, Ohio, decide the final four teams to join the first round of games. Those first four games, which will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, look like this:

16 Texas A&M vs 16 SE Missouri State

16 Texas Southern vs 16 Farleigh Dickinson

11 Arizona State vs 11 Nevada

11 Mississippi State vs 11 Pittsburgh

2023 March Madness Schedule

Time to figure out how many sick days you can take, because here is the full 2023 March Madness schedule:

First Four: March 14-15

First Round: March 16-17

Second Round: March 18-19

Sweet 16: March 23-24

Elite Eight: March 25-26

Final Four: April 1

NCAA Championship Game: April 3

2023 March Madness Championship Odds

Already getting your bets in order? Here are the current odds to win the entire tournament, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

Houston +550

Alabama +700

Kansas +750

Purdue +900

UCLA +1200

Texas +1400

Arizona +1600

UConn +1800

Gonzaga +1800

Baylor +2200