Louisville named 2027 NCAA Tournament 1st/2nd Round Host Site

March Madness is returning to Louisville. Host sites were announced for the 2027 NCAA Tournament and Louisville is one of eight cities that will host first and second-round games. They will take place March 19 and 21, 2027 at the KFC Yum! Center with the University of Louisville serving as host.

This will be the second time in the next three years the NCAA Tournament comes to Kentucky. Rupp Arena will host the first and second rounds of the 2025 NCAA Tournament (March 20 and 22), although Kentucky can’t play there since it’s the Cats’ home venue. This will be the sixth time the Yum Center has hosted the NCAA Tournament. The First and Second Rounds took place in Louisville in 2012 and 2015 and the Regionals in 2016, 2019, and 2023.

As I’m sure you remember, Kentucky made it to the Final Four both times their tournament runs started in Louisville, winning it all in 2012. Hopefully, we can add to that list in 2027. It sure would help the KSR travel budget.

Check out all of the future NCAA Tournament sites below. The preliminary round sites are set through 2028 and the Final Fours through 2031.

2025 NCAA Tournament

Round	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
First Four	March 18 & 19	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	University of Dayton
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Denver, CO	Ball Arena	Mountain West Conference
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Providence, RI	Amica Mutual Pavilion	Providence College
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena	University of Kentucky
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Wichita, KS	Intrust Bank Arena	Wichita State University
First/Second	March 21 & 23	Cleveland, OH	Rocket Mortgage Field House	Mid-American Conference
First/Second	March 21 & 23	Milwaukee, WI	Fiserv Forum	Marquette University
First/Second	March 21 & 23	Raleigh, NC	Lenovo Center	North Carolina State University
First/Second	March 21 & 23	Seattle, WA	Climate Pledge Arena	University of Washington
East Regional	March 27 & 29	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center	Seton Hall University
West Regional	March 27 & 29	San Francisco, CA	Chase Center	Pac-12 Conference
South Regional	March 28 & 30	Atlanta, GA	State Farm Arena	Georgia Institute of Technology
Midwest Regional	March 28 & 30	Indianapolis, IN	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League, IU Indianapolis
Final Four	April 5 & 7	San Antonio, TX	Alamodome	Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, University of Incarnate Word

2026 NCAA Tournament

Round	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
First Four	March 17 & 18	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	University of Dayton
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Buffalo, NY	KeyBank Center	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Canisius College, Niagara University
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Greenville, SC	Bon Secours Wellness Arena	FurmanSouthern Conference
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Oklahoma City, OK	Paycom Center	Big 12 Conference
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Portland, OR	Moda Center	Oregon State University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena	University of South Florida
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center	Saint Joseph’s University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	San Diego, CA	Viejas Arena	San Diego State University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	St. Louis, MO	Enterprise Center	Missouri Valley Conference
South Regional	March 26 & 28	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	University of Houston
West Regional	March 26 & 28	San Jose, CA	SAP Center	San Jose State University
Midwest Regional	March 27 & 29	Chicago, IL	United Center	Northwestern University
East Regional	March 27 & 29	Washington, D.C.	Capital One Arena	Georgetown University
Final Four	April 4 & 6	Indianapolis, IN	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League, IU Indianapolis

2027 NCAA Tournament

Round	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
First Four	March 16 & 17	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	University of Dayton
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Charlotte, NC	Spectrum Center	UNC Charlotte, Atlantic Coast Conference
First/Second	March 18 & 20	Pittsburgh, PA	PPG Paints Arena	Duquesne University
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	University of Minnesota
First/Second	March 18 & 20	Omaha, NE	CHI Health Center	Creighton University
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Louisville, KY	KFC Yum! Center	University of Louisville
First/Second	March 18 & 20	Fort Worth, TX	Dickies Arena	University of North Texas
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Sacramento, CA	Golden 1 Center	Cal State University, Sacramento
First/Second	March 18 & 20	Spokane, WA	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	University of Idaho
South Regional	March 25 & 27	San Antonio, TX	Frost Bank Center	Univ. of Texas at San Antonio
West Regional	March 25 & 27	Los Angeles, CA	Crypto.com Arena	Pepperdine University
Midwest Regional	March 26 & 28	Kansas City, MO	T-Mobile Center	Big 12 Conference
East Regional	March 26 & 28	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden	Big East Conference, St. John’s University
Final Four	April 3 & 5	Detroit, MI	Ford Field	Michigan State University

2028 NCAA Tournament

Round	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
First Four	March 14 & 15	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	University of Dayton
First/Second	March 16 & 18	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center	Oklahoma State University
First/Second	March 17 & 19	Brooklyn, NY	Barclays Center	Atlantic 10 Conference
First/Second	March 16 & 18	Orlando, FL	Kia Center	University of Central Florida
First/Second	March 17 & 19	Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena	Drake University
First/Second	March 16 & 18	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena	Ohio State University
First/Second	March 17 & 19	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Arena	Southeastern Conference
First/Second	March 16 & 18	Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Center	Utah Valley University
First/Second	March 17 & 19	Seattle, WA	Climate Pledge Arena	University of Washington
South Regional	March 24 & 26	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	Conference USA
West Regional	March 23 & 25	San Francisco, CA	Chase Center	West Coast Conference
Midwest Regional	March 24 & 26	Detroit, MI	Little Ceasars Arena	University of Detroit Mercy, Oakland University
East Regional	March 23 & 25	Raleigh, NC	Lenovo Center	NC State University
Final Four	April 1 & 3	Las Vegas, NV	Allegiant Stadium	UNLV

Final Four Sites through 2031

Year	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
2025	April 5 & 7	San Antonio	Alamodome	Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, University of Incarnate Word
2026	April 4 & 6	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League, IU Indianapolis
2027	April 3 & 5	Detroit	Ford Field	Michigan State University
2028	April 1 & 3	Las Vegas	Allegiant Stadium	UNLV
2029	March 31 & April 2	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League, IU Indianapolis
2030	April 6 & 8	North Texas	AT&T Stadium	Big 12 Conference
2031	April 5 & 7	Atlanta	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Georgia Tech