Tournament Guide · Men's & Women's Basketball

Sweet 16 and Elite Eight Regional Sites

NCAA March Madness sites for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight are set. The men's regionals are in San Antonio, Los Angeles, Kansas City and New York, and the women's regionals are in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.

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Sweet 16 and Elite Eight Regional Sites
6Regional sites
4Men's regionals
2Women's regionals
2Final Four cities

NCAA March Madness sites for the 2027 Sweet 16 and Elite Eight are set. The men's regionals are in San Antonio, Los Angeles, Kansas City and New York, and the women's regionals are in Philadelphia and Las Vegas. This page lists March Madness sites and dates for every regional arena, along with each host, so you can match each site to its schedule.

The regional winners then move on to the Final Four, in Detroit for the men and Columbus for the women. For all NCAA March Madness locations in the tournament, including the early rounds, see the full list of March Madness 2027 sites.

Men's Regionals

Men's Sweet 16 and Elite Eight sites

These are the NCAA men's March Madness sites for the second weekend of the tournament. Each men's March Madness location hosts four teams: two Sweet 16 games, then the regional final.

RegionDatesCity and arenaHost
SouthMarch 25 and 27, 2027San Antonio, Frost Bank CenterUTSA
WestMarch 25 and 27, 2027Los Angeles, Crypto.com ArenaPepperdine University
MidwestMarch 26 and 28, 2027Kansas City, T-Mobile CenterBig 12 Conference
EastMarch 26 and 28, 2027New York, Madison Square GardenBig East Conference and St. John's University

Read as a march madness schedule by location, the South and West regionals play on Thursday and Saturday, and the Midwest and East regionals play on Friday and Sunday. The march madness schedule cities are San Antonio, Los Angeles, Kansas City and New York.

Women's Regionals

Women's Sweet 16 and Elite Eight sites

The women's tournament uses two regional sites instead of four. These women's March Madness sites each host eight teams from March 26 to 29, 2027, with the Sweet 16 on March 26 and 27 and the Elite Eight on March 28 and 29.

SiteDatesArenaHost
PhiladelphiaMarch 26 to 29, 2027Xfinity Mobile Arena (formerly Wells Fargo Center)Saint Joseph's University
Las VegasMarch 26 to 29, 2027T-Mobile ArenaUNLV

Looking for women's March Madness locations beyond the regionals? The early rounds are played on campus sites, and the women's Final Four is at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on April 2 and 4. The NCAA women's March Madness sites are separate from the men's, and the women's games air on ESPN networks.

How It Works

How the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight work

Every regional plays two game days. Four teams play two Sweet 16 games, and the two winners meet in the Elite Eight. Each men's regional winner earns a Final Four spot, and each women's site sends two teams to Columbus.

Here are the March Madness dates and locations in one line: the men's regionals run March 25 to 28, the women's regionals run March 26 to 29, and the men's Final Four in Detroit is on April 3 and 5.

The NCAA picks each NCAA tournament games location years ahead, and the NCAA tournament dates and locations for 2027 and 2028 were announced together. Use this page as a guide to the NCAA March Madness sites and as a March Madness venue schedule for the regionals. The March Madness arena schedule is fixed, but the teams are not known until the Second Round ends on March 21 for the men and March 22 for the women.

For NCAA tournament games by location in the earlier rounds, and the NCAA tournament schedule locations from Dayton to Detroit, see the full list of March Madness 2027 sites. It also covers the NCAA March Madness schedule and locations for the Opening Round. Each regional city page above has its own schedule, venue guide and how to watch details.

2028 Regionals

Future March Madness sites: 2028 regionals

The 2028 regional sites are already set. These NCAA basketball March Madness sites will host the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight next year.

TournamentRegionCity and arenaDates
Men'sEastRaleigh, Lenovo CenterMarch 23 and 25, 2028
Men'sWestSan Francisco, Chase CenterMarch 23 and 25, 2028
Men'sMidwestDetroit, Little Caesars ArenaMarch 24 and 26, 2028
Men'sSouthDallas, American Airlines CenterMarch 24 and 26, 2028
Women'sRegionalPortland, Moda CenterMarch 24 to 27, 2028
Women'sRegionalWashington, D.C., Capital One ArenaMarch 24 to 27, 2028

The men's Final Four sites run through 2031. See the full sites list for the Final Four cities.

More Sites

Other March Madness 2027 Sites

Answers

Sweet 16 and Elite Eight Regional Sites FAQ

Where are the NCAA March Madness regionals in 2027? −

The men's regionals are in San Antonio, Los Angeles, Kansas City and New York, and the women's regionals are in Philadelphia and Las Vegas. The NCAA tournament sites and dates are in the tables above, and they answer the march madness schedule where each regional is played.

Which March Madness sites this year host the Sweet 16? +

All six regional sites host the Sweet 16 and the Elite Eight, with the men's games on March 25 to 28 and the women's games on March 26 to 29, 2027.

What is the March Madness location schedule for the second weekend? +

The South and West regionals are on March 25 and 27, the Midwest and East regionals are on March 26 and 28, and the women's regionals run March 26 to 29.

NCAA tournament: where are the games being played? +

The early rounds are at 10 men's sites from Dayton and Wichita to Sacramento, the regionals are at the sites on this page, and the March Madness tournament location for the men's Final Four is Ford Field in Detroit.

What are the best March Madness sites for fans? +

That depends on which team you follow. Every one of the NCAA March Madness sites has its own city page with a venue guide, so compare the regional cities above.

Where can I find March Madness games today locations? +

On game days, check NCAA.com for the March Madness games today locations and tip-off times, and use the city pages here for venue details.