2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Schedule and venues

• March 15 and 16
• *[UD Arena|University of Dayton Arena], Dayton, Ohio

• March 17 and 19
• * Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
• * Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa,
• * PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina,
• * Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado,
• March 18 and 20
• * Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York,
• * Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri,
• * Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
• * Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington,

• March 24 and 26
• *South Regional, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky,
• *West Regional, Honda Center, Anaheim, California,
• March 25 and 27
• *East Regional, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
• *Midwest Regional, United Center, Chicago,

• April 2 and 4
• *NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  Qualifying and selection procedure

Automatic qualifiers

Tournament seeds

Bracket

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

South Regional – Louisville, Kentucky

South Regional Final

South Regional all tournament team

• Kris Jenkins – South Regional most outstanding player
• Ryan Arcidiacono
• Josh Hart
• Daniel Ochefu
• Devonte' Graham

  West Regional – Anaheim, California

West Regional Final

West Regional all tournament team

• Buddy Hield – West Regional most outstanding player
• Isaiah Cousins
• Jordan Woodard
• Elgin Cook
• Brandon Ingram

  East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

East Regional Final

East Regional all tournament team

• Brice Johnson – East Regional most outstanding player
• Marcus Paige
• V. J. Beachem
• Demetrius Jackson
• Yogi Ferrell

  Midwest Regional – Chicago, Illinois

Midwest Regional Final

Midwest Regional all tournament team

• Malachi Richardson – Midwest Regional most outstanding player
• Michael Gbinije
• London Perrantes
• Georges Niang
• Domantas Sabonis

  Final Four

Final Four - [NRG Stadium], Houston, Texas">Houston">Houston, Texas

Final Four

National Championship

Final Four all-tournament team

• Ryan Arcidiacono – Final Four Most Outstanding Player
• Josh Hart
• Phil Booth
• Joel Berry II
• Brice Johnson

  Tournament notes

Upsets

Record by conference

• The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64, round of 32, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
• The "Record" column includes wins in the First Four for the Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Atlantic Sun, and Patriot conferences and losses in the First Four for the SEC and American conferences.
• The NEC and SWAC each had one representative, both eliminated in the First Four with a record of 0–1.
• The America East, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Ohio Valley, Southern, Summit, and WAC conferences each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1.

  Media coverage

Television

Studio hosts

• Greg Gumbel – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Ernie Johnson Jr. – First round, second round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Matt Winer – First Four, First Round and Second Round

  Studio analysts

• Charles Barkley – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Swin Cash – First Four
• Seth Davis – First Four, first round, second round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Johnny Dawkins – Second Round
• Doug Gottlieb – Regionals
• Ron Hunter – First round
• Clark Kellogg – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Reggie Miller – Final Four and National Championship Game
• Kenny Smith – First round, second round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Steve Smith – Final Four and National Championship Game
• Kevin Stallings – Second Round
• Wally Szczerbiak – First Four, first round, second round and Regional Semi-Finals
• Buzz Williams – Regional Semi-Finals

  Commentary teams

• Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson/Craig Sager – First and Second Rounds at Des Moines, Iowa; South Regional at Louisville, Kentucky; Final Four and National Championship at Houston
• * Sager joined Nantz, Raftery, Hill, and Wolfson for the Championship Game to interview Michael Jordan
• Brian Anderson/Steve Smith/Dana Jacobson – First and Second Rounds at St. Louis, Missouri; East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel/Allie LaForce – First and Second Rounds at Brooklyn, New York; West Regional at Anaheim, California
• Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner/Lewis Johnson – First and Second Rounds at Raleigh, North Carolina; Midwest Regional at Chicago
• Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore/Evan Washburn – First and Second Rounds at Providence, Rhode Island
• Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb/Rosalyn Gold-Onwude – First and Second Rounds at Spokane, Washington
• Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Jamie Erdahl – First Four at Dayton, Ohio ; First and Second Rounds at Denver, Colorado
• Carter Blackburn/Mike Gminski/Jaime Maggio – First Four at Dayton, Ohio ; First and Second Rounds at Oklahoma City.

  ''Team Stream'' broadcasts

• Chad McKee/Eduardo Nájera/Jessica Coody – Oklahoma Team Stream on TNT
• Scott Graham/Brian Finneran/Kacie McDonnell – Villanova Team Stream on truTV
• Wes Durham/Brendan Haywood/Dwayne Ballen – North Carolina Team Stream on TNT
• Tom Werme/Roosevelt Bouie/Donovan McNabb – Syracuse Team Stream on truTV

• Wes Durham/Brendan Haywood/Dwayne Ballen – North Carolina Team Stream on TNT
• Scott Graham/Brian Finneran/Kacie McDonnell – Villanova Team Stream on truTV

  Radio

First Four

• Craig Way and Kevin Grevey – at Dayton, Ohio

  First and Second rounds

• Scott Graham and Donny Marshall – Providence, Rhode Island
• Brandon Gaudin and Mike Montgomery – Des Moines, Iowa
• John Sadak and Eric Montross/John Thompson – Raleigh, North Carolina
• Kevin Kugler and Jim Jackson – Denver, Colorado
• Chris Carrino and Kelly Tripucka – Brooklyn, New York City, New York
• Wayne Larrivee and Will Perdue – St. Louis, Missouri
• Tom McCarthy and P. J. Carlesimo – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Kevin Calabro and Dan Dickau – Spokane, Washington

  Regionals

• Tom McCarthy and John Thompson – East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Gary Cohen and Jim Jackson – Midwest Regional at Chicago, Illinois
• Ian Eagle and P. J. Carlesimo – South Regional at Louisville, Kentucky
• Kevin Kugler and Donny Marshall – West Regional at Anaheim, California

  Final Four

• Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Clark Kellogg, and Jim Gray – Houston, Texas

  Local radio

Internet