This document is the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship bracket. It lists the teams in each region (Midwest, East, West, South) and their seeding from 1-16. It also provides the schedule of games from the first round through the national championship game. Key dates and locations are given for each round of the tournament through the Final Four.

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MARCH 15–16
First Round
MARCH 17–18
First Round
MARCH 17–18
Second Round
MARCH 19–20
Second Round
MARCH 19–20
Regional
Semifinals
MARCH 24–25
Regional
Finals
MARCH 26–27
National
Semifinals
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Semifinals
MARCH 24–25
Regional
Finals
MARCH 26–27
National
Semifinals
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2016 DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
MIDWEST
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SOUTH
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March 17 and 18 first-/second-round sites: Denver, Des Moines, Providence, Raleigh. March 18 and 20 first-/second-round sites: Brooklyn, Oklahoma City, Spokane, St. Louis.
March 24 and 26 regional sites: Anaheim, Louisville. March 25 and 27 regional sites: Chicago, Philadelphia.
Vanderbilt (19-13)
Wichita St. (24-8)
FGCU (20-13)
FDU (18-14)
Kansas (30-4)
Connecticut (24-10)
Colorado (22-11)
Austin Peay (18-17)
Maryland (25-8)
S. Dakota St. (26-7)
Hawai’i (27-5)
California (23-10)
Arizona (25-8)
Wichita St.
Buffalo (20-14)
Miami (Fla.) (25-7)
Temple (21-11)
Iowa (21-10)
UNC Asheville (22-11)
Villanova (29-5)
Oregon (28-6)
Holy Cross/Southern
Cincinnati (22-10)
Saint Joseph’s (27-7)
Yale (22-6)
Baylor (22-11)
Duke (23-10)
UNC Wilmington (25-7)
Texas (20-12)
Texas A&M (26-8)
Northern Iowa (22-12)
Green Bay (23-12)
VCU (24-10)
Oregon St. (19-12)
CSU Bakersfield (24-8)
Oklahoma (25-7)
North Carolina (28-6)
Providence (23-10)
USC (21-12)
FGCU
Indiana (25-7)
Chattanooga (29-5)
Stony Brook (26-6)
Kentucky (26-8)
Notre Dame (21-11)
S.F. Austin (27-5)
West Virginia (26-8)
Michigan/Tulsa
Pittsburgh (21-11)
Wisconsin (20-12)
Weber St. (26-8)
Xavier (27-5)
Virginia (26-7)
Butler (21-10)
Texas Tech (19-12)
Hampton (21-10)
Purdue (26-8)
Iowa St. (21-11)
Iona (22-10)
Seton Hall (25-8)
Gonzaga (26-7)
Little Rock (29-4)
Fresno St. (25-9)
Utah (26-8)
Syracuse (19-13)
Dayton (25-7)
Middle Tenn. (24-9)
Michigan St. (29-5)
Michigan (22-12)
Tulsa (20-11)
Holy Cross (14-19)
Southern (22-12)11
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March 26
ANAHEIM
March 26
CHICAGO
March 27
PHILADELPHIA
March 27
Mar 25
Mar 25
Mar 24
Mar 24
Mar 25
Mar 25
Mar 24
Mar 24
Raleigh
Mar 19
Denver
Mar 19
Denver
Mar 19
St. Louis
Mar 20
Raleigh
Mar 19
Des Moines
Mar 19
Brooklyn
Mar 20
St. Louis
Mar 20
Spokane
Mar 20
Providence
Mar 19
Oklahoma City
Mar 20
Oklahoma City
Mar 20
Spokane
Mar 20
Providence
Mar 19
Brooklyn
Mar 20
Des Moines
Mar 19
Mar 17
Mar 17
Mar 17
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 17
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 17
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 17
Mar 17
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 17
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 18
Mar 17
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