2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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2022 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season2021–22
Teams68
Finals siteCaesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsKansas Jayhawks (4th title, 10th title game,
16th Final Four)
Runner-upNorth Carolina Tar Heels (12th title game,
21st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBill Self (2nd title)
MOPOchai Agbaji (Kansas)
Attendance684,425[1]
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2021–22 season. The 83rd annual edition of the tournament began on March 15, 2022, and concluded with the championship game on April 4 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the Kansas Jayhawks defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels, 72–69, overcoming a 16-point first-half deficit (the largest deficit overcome in championship game history), to claim the school's fourth national title.

Big South Conference champion Longwood and Northeast Conference (NEC) champion Bryant made their tournament debuts. Bryant was eliminated in the First Four by Wright State, and Longwood was eliminated by Tennessee in the first round.

A major upset occurred on the first full day of the tournament, when 15-seed Saint Peter's upset 2-seed Kentucky, and subsequently became the third 15-seed to reach the Sweet 16 (the second consecutive year in which this occurred and third in the last nine years) and the first ever 15-seed to advance to the Elite Eight.[2] This was the tenth time a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed overall, but it was the sixth time since 2012 this occurred. The defending champions Baylor were defeated by North Carolina in the second round, ensuring the defending champion and at least one top seed was eliminated before the regional semifinals for the fifth consecutive tournament, and at least one double-digit seed (this year, four: 15-seed Saint Peter's, 11-seeds Michigan and Iowa State, and 10-seed Miami) made the Sweet 16 for the 14th straight tournament.

Tournament procedure[edit]

Further information: NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament § Current tournament format

A total of 68 teams have been entered into the 2022 tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids were awarded to each program that won a conference tournament (with one exception, as the tournament winner in the ASUN Conference was ineligible, due to its transition from Division II). The remaining 36 bids were issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

Eight teams (the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) played in the First Four. The winners of these games advanced to the main bracket of the tournament.

The top four teams outside of the ranking (commonly known as the "first four out" in pre-tournament analyses) acted as standbys in the event a school is forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols. Any recipient of an automatic bid would designate a replacement from within their own conference if they need to withdraw. Otherwise, the replacement teams were as follows, in order:

First Four Out[3]
NET School Conference Record
58 Dayton Atlantic 10 23–10
40 Oklahoma Big 12 18–15
44 SMU American 23–8
42 Texas A&M SEC 23–12

Once the tournament starts, any team that is forced to withdraw will not be replaced; the bracket will not be reseeded, and the affected team's opponent will automatically advance to the next round.

2022 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues[edit]

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Dayton
Dayton
Portland
Portland
Buffalo
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Fort Worth
Fort Worth
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Greenville
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
San Diego
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2022 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)
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San Francisco
San Francisco
San Antonio
San Antonio
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Chicago
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New Orleans
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2022 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

After the 2020 tournament was cancelled and the 2021 tournament was held in a single location due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reverted to the standard format for the first time since 2019.

The sites selected to host each round of the 2022 tournament were:[4]

First Four

First and second rounds (Subregionals)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals and championship (final Four and championship)

New Orleans hosted the Final Four for the sixth time, having previously hosted in 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003 and 2012.[6]

Qualification and selection of teams[edit]

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers[edit]

Conference Team Appearance Last bid
America East Vermont 8th 2019
American Houston 23rd 2021
Atlantic 10 Richmond 10th 2011
ACC Virginia Tech 13th 2021
ASUN Jacksonville State[A] 2nd 2017
Big 12 Kansas 50th 2021
Big East Villanova 41st 2021
Big Sky Montana State 4th 1996
Big South Longwood 1st Never
Big Ten Iowa 28th 2021
Big West Cal State Fullerton 4th 2018
CAA Delaware 6th 2014
C-USA UAB 16th 2015
Horizon Wright State 4th 2018
Ivy League Yale 6th 2019
MAAC Saint Peter's 4th 2011
MAC Akron 5th 2013
MEAC Norfolk State 3rd 2021
Missouri Valley Loyola Chicago 8th 2021
Mountain West Boise State 8th 2015
NEC Bryant 1st Never
Ohio Valley Murray State 18th 2019
Pac-12 Arizona 36th 2018
Patriot Colgate 5th 2021
SEC Tennessee 23rd 2021
Southern Chattanooga 12th 2016
Southland Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2nd 2007
SWAC Texas Southern 10th 2021
Summit League South Dakota State 6th 2018
Sun Belt Georgia State 6th 2019
WCC Gonzaga 24th 2021
WAC New Mexico State 26th 2019

Tournament seeds[edit]

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.[8] This was the fifth consecutive tournament in which at least one of the four #1 seeds repeated their #1 seeding from the year before.

West Regional – Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Gonzaga West Coast 26–3 1 Automatic
2 Duke ACC 28–6 8 At-Large
3 Texas Tech Big 12 25–9 12 At-Large
4 Arkansas SEC 25–8 16 At-Large
5 UConn Big East 23–9 17 At-Large
6 Alabama SEC 19–13 21 At-Large
7 Michigan State Big Ten 22–12 27 At-Large
8 Boise State Mountain West 27–7 29 Automatic
9 Memphis American 21–10 36 At-Large
10 Davidson Atlantic 10 27–6 40 At-Large
11* Rutgers Big Ten 18–13 44 At-Large
Notre Dame ACC 22–10 45 At-Large
12 New Mexico State WAC 26–6 50 Automatic
13 Vermont America East 28–5 53 Automatic
14 Montana State Big Sky 27–7 58 Automatic
15 Cal State Fullerton Big West 21–10 62 Automatic
16 Georgia State Sun Belt 18–10 63 Automatic
East Regional – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Baylor Big 12 26–6 4 At-Large
2 Kentucky SEC 26–7 6 At-Large
3 Purdue Big Ten 27–7 11 At-Large
4 UCLA Pac–12 25–7 13 At-Large
5 Saint Mary's West Coast 25–7 19 At-Large
6 Texas Big 12 21–11 23 At-Large
7 Murray State Ohio Valley 30–2 26 Automatic
8 North Carolina ACC 24–9 30 At-Large
9 Marquette Big East 19–12 35 At-Large
10 San Francisco West Coast 24–9 37 At-Large
11 Virginia Tech ACC 23–12 43 Automatic
12* Wyoming Mountain West 25–8 46 At-Large
Indiana Big Ten 20–13 47 At-Large
13 Akron MAC 24–9 54 Automatic
14 Yale Ivy 19–11 56 Automatic
15 Saint Peter's MAAC 19–11 60 Automatic
16 Norfolk State MEAC 24–6 64 Automatic
South Regional – AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Arizona Pac–12 31–3 2 Automatic
2 Villanova Big East 26–7 7 Automatic
3 Tennessee SEC 26–7 10 Automatic
4 Illinois Big Ten 22–9 14 At-Large
5 Houston American 29–5 18 Automatic
6 Colorado State Mountain West 25–5 24 At-Large
7 Ohio State Big Ten 19–11 28 At-Large
8 Seton Hall Big East 21–10 32 At-Large
9 TCU Big 12 20–12 34 At-Large
10 Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley 25–7 39 Automatic
11 Michigan Big Ten 17–14 42 At-Large
12 UAB C-USA 27–7 48 Automatic
13 Chattanooga Southern 27–7 51 Automatic
14 Longwood Big South 26–6 55 Automatic
15 Delaware Colonial 22–12 59 Automatic
16* Wright State Horizon 21–13 65 Automatic
Bryant Northeast 22–9 66 Automatic
Midwest Regional – United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Kansas Big 12 28–6 3 Automatic
2 Auburn SEC 27–5 5 At-Large
3 Wisconsin Big Ten 24–7 9 At-Large
4 Providence Big East 25–5 15 At-Large
5 Iowa Big Ten 26–9 20 Automatic
6 LSU SEC 22–11 22 At-Large
7 USC Pac–12 26–7 25 At-Large
8 San Diego State Mountain West 23–8 31 At-Large
9 Creighton Big East 22–11 33 At-Large
10 Miami (FL) ACC 23–10 38 At-Large
11 Iowa State Big 12 20–12 41 At-Large
12 Richmond Atlantic 10 23–12 49 Automatic
13 South Dakota State Summit 30–4 52 Automatic
14 Colgate Patriot 23–11 57 Automatic
15 Jacksonville State ASUN 21–10 61 Automatic
16* Texas Southern SWAC 18–12 67 Automatic
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 23–11 68 Automatic

*See First Four


Tournament bracket[edit]

All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

The first game of the tournament – a First Four matchup featuring Texas Southern vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

First Four – Dayton, OH[edit]

The First Four games involve eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.

March 15 – Midwest Region
   
16 Texas Southern 76
16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 67
March 15 – East Region
   
12 Wyoming 58
12 Indiana 66
March 16 – South Region
   
16 Wright State 93
16 Bryant 82
March 16 – West Region
   
11 Rutgers 87
11 Notre Dame 892OT

West Regional – San Francisco, CA[edit]

First round
Round of 64
March 17–18 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 19–20 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 26
            
1 Gonzaga 93
16 Georgia State 72
1 Gonzaga 82
Portland – Thu/Sat
9 Memphis 78
8 Boise State 53
9 Memphis 64
1 Gonzaga 68
4 Arkansas 74
5 UConn 63
12 New Mexico State 70
12 New Mexico State 48
Buffalo – Thu/Sat
4 Arkansas 53
4 Arkansas 75
13 Vermont 71
4 Arkansas 69
2 Duke 78
6 Alabama 64
11 Notre Dame 78
11 Notre Dame 53
San Diego – Fri/Sun
3 Texas Tech 59
3 Texas Tech 97
14 Montana State 62
3 Texas Tech 73
2 Duke 78
7 Michigan State 74
10 Davidson 73
7 Michigan State 76
Greenville – Fri/Sun
2 Duke 85
2 Duke 78
15 Cal State Fullerton 61

West Regional Final[edit]

TBS
March 26
5:49 pm PDT
#4 Arkansas Razorbacks 69, #2 Duke Blue Devils 78
Scoring by half: 33–45, 36–33
Pts: Jaylin Williams, 19
Rebs: Jaylin Williams, 10
Asts: JD Notae, 4		 Pts: AJ Griffin, 18
Rebs: Mark Williams, 12
Asts: Paolo Banchero, 3
Chase Center – San Francisco, California
Attendance: 17,739
Referees: Ron Groover, Joe Lindsay, Larry Scirotto

West Regional all-tournament team[edit]

East Regional – Philadelphia, PA[edit]

First round
Round of 64
March 17–18 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 19–20 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 25 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 27
            
1 Baylor 85
16 Norfolk State 49
1 Baylor 86
Fort Worth – Thu/Sat
8 North Carolina 93OT
8 North Carolina 95
9 Marquette 63
8 North Carolina 73
4 UCLA 66
5 Saint Mary's 82
12 Indiana 53
5 Saint Mary's 56
Portland – Thu/Sat
4 UCLA 72
4 UCLA 57
13 Akron 53
8 North Carolina 69
15 Saint Peter's 49
6 Texas 81
11 Virginia Tech 73
6 Texas 71
Milwaukee – Fri/Sun
3 Purdue 81
3 Purdue 78
14 Yale 56
3 Purdue 64
15 Saint Peter's 67
7 Murray State 92OT
10 San Francisco 87
7 Murray State 60
Indianapolis – Thu/Sat
15 Saint Peter's 70
2 Kentucky 79
15 Saint Peter's 85OT

East Regional Final[edit]

CBS
March 27
5:05 pm EDT
#15 Saint Peter's Peacocks 49, #8 North Carolina Tar Heels 69
Scoring by half: 19–38, 30–31
Pts: Fousseyni Drame, 12
Rebs: 2 tied, 7
Asts: KC Ndefo, 3		 Pts: Armando Bacot, 20
Rebs: Armando Bacot, 22
Asts: 2 tied, 4
Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Verne Harris, John Higgins, Bo Boroski

East Regional all-tournament team[edit]

South Regional – San Antonio, TX[edit]

First round
Round of 64
March 17–18 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 19–20 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 26
            
1 Arizona 87
16 Wright State 70
1 Arizona 85OT
San Diego – Fri/Sun
9 TCU 80
8 Seton Hall 42
9 TCU 69
1 Arizona 60
5 Houston 72
5 Houston 82
12 UAB 68
5 Houston 68
Pittsburgh – Fri/Sun
4 Illinois 53
4 Illinois 54
13 Chattanooga 53
5 Houston 44
2 Villanova 50
6 Colorado State 63
11 Michigan 75
11 Michigan 76
Indianapolis – Thu/Sat
3 Tennessee 68
3 Tennessee 88
14 Longwood 56
11 Michigan 55
2 Villanova 63
7 Ohio State 54
10 Loyola Chicago 41
7 Ohio State 61
Pittsburgh – Fri/Sun
2 Villanova 71
2 Villanova 80
15 Delaware 60

South Regional Final[edit]

TBS
March 26
5:09 pm CDT
#5 Houston Cougars 44, #2 Villanova Wildcats 50
Scoring by half: 20–27, 24–23
Pts: Taze Moore, 15
Rebs: Taze Moore, 10
Asts: Kyler Edwards, 4		 Pts: Jermaine Samuels, 16
Rebs: Jermaine Samuels, 10
Asts: 2 tied, 2
AT&T Center – San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 17,186
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Kipp Kissinger, Mike Reed

South Regional all tournament team[edit]

Midwest Regional – Chicago, IL[edit]

First round
Round of 64
March 17–18 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 19–20 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 25 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 27
            
1 Kansas 83
16 Texas Southern 56
1 Kansas 79
Fort Worth – Thu/Sat
9 Creighton 72
8 San Diego State 69
9 Creighton 72OT
1 Kansas 66
4 Providence 61
5 Iowa 63
12 Richmond 67
12 Richmond 51
Buffalo – Thu/Sat
4 Providence 79
4 Providence 66
13 South Dakota State 57
1 Kansas 76
10 Miami (FL) 50
6 LSU 54
11 Iowa State 59
11 Iowa State 54
Milwaukee – Fri/Sun
3 Wisconsin 49
3 Wisconsin 67
14 Colgate 60
11 Iowa State 56
10 Miami (FL) 70
7 USC 66
10 Miami (FL) 68
10 Miami (FL) 79
Greenville – Fri/Sun
2 Auburn 61
2 Auburn 80
15 Jacksonville State 61

Midwest Regional Final[edit]

CBS
March 27
1:20 pm CDT
#10 Miami Hurricanes 50, #1 Kansas Jayhawks 76
Scoring by half: 35–29, 15–47
Pts: Kameron McGusty, 18
Rebs: Anthony Walker, 5
Asts: Isaiah Wong, 3		 Pts: Ochai Agbaji, 18
Rebs: Jalen Wilson, 11
Asts: 3 tied, 4
United Center – Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Roger Ayers, Terry Wymer, Earl Walton

Midwest Regional all-tournament team[edit]

Final Four – New Orleans, Louisiana[edit]

National semifinals
Saturday, April 2 		National championship game
Monday, April 4
      
W2 Duke 77
E8 North Carolina 81
E8 North Carolina 69
MW1 Kansas 72
S2 Villanova 65
MW1 Kansas 81

National semifinals[edit]

TBS
April 2
5:09 pm CDT
S2 Villanova Wildcats 65, M1 Kansas Jayhawks 81
Scoring by half: 29–40, 36–41
Pts: Collin Gillespie, 19
Rebs: 3 tied, 7
Asts: 3 tied, 3		 Pts: David McCormack, 25
Rebs: Jalen Wilson, 11
Asts: 2 tied, 5
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 70,602
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Keith Kimble, James Breeding
Related article: Carolina–Duke rivalry
TBS
April 2
7:49 pm CDT
E8 North Carolina Tar Heels 81, W2 Duke Blue Devils 77
Scoring by half: 34–37, 47–40
Pts: Caleb Love, 28
Rebs: Armando Bacot, 21
Asts: RJ Davis, 4		 Pts: Paolo Banchero, 20
Rebs: Paolo Banchero, 10
Asts: Jeremy Roach, 5
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 70,602
Referees: Roger Ayers, Tony Padilla, Bo Boroski

National championship[edit]

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
TBS
April 4
8:20 pm CDT
E8 North Carolina Tar Heels 69, M1 Kansas Jayhawks 72
Scoring by half: 40–25, 29–47
Pts: A. Bacot, R. J. Davis – 15
Rebs: A. Bacot – 15
Asts: Four tied – 2		 Pts: J. Wilson, D. McCormack – 15
Rebs: C. Braun – 12
Asts: D. Harris, C. Braun – 3
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 69,423
Referees: Ron Groover, Jeff Anderson, Terry Oglesby

Final Four all-tournament team[edit]

Game summaries and tournament notes[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2022 tournament saw a total of 13 upsets; 6 of them were in the first round, 5 of them were in the second round, one in the Sweet Sixteen, none in the Elite Eight, and one in the Final Four.[9]

Round West Midwest South East
First round
No. 11 Michigan defeated No. 6 Colorado State, 75–63 No. 15 Saint Peter's defeated No. 2 Kentucky, 85–79 (OT)
Second Round None
No. 11 Michigan defeated No. 3 Tennessee, 76–68
Sweet 16 None None None No. 15 Saint Peter's defeated No. 3 Purdue, 67–64
Elite 8 None None None None
Final 4 No. 8 North Carolina defeated No. 2 Duke, 81–77

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Indiana cheerleader Cassidy Cerny signed a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal after teaming with fellow cheerleader Nathan Paris to rescue a ball stuck on the backboard during the Hoosiers' first-round game against Saint Mary's.[10] The moment went viral, and Arkansas cheerleaders used the same approach when another ball was stuck on the backboard during the Razorbacks' West Regional Final against Duke.[11]

Record by conference[edit]

Conference Bids Record Win % FF R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
Big 12 6 13–5 .722 – 6 6 3 1 1 1 1
ACC 5 14–5 .737 1 5 4 3 3 2 1 –
Big East 6 7–6 .538 – 6 3 2 1 1 – –
MAAC 1 3–1 .750 – 1 1 1 1 – – –
American 2 4–2 .667 – 2 2 1 1 – – –
SEC 6 5–6 .455 – 6 3 1 1 – – –
Pac-12 3 4–3 .571 – 3 2 2 – – – –
Big Ten 9 9–9 .500 2 8 6 2 – – – –
WCC 3 3–3 .500 – 3 2 1 – – – –
Ohio Valley 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
WAC 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
Atlantic 10 2 1–2 .333 – 2 1 – – – – –
Horizon 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – – –
SWAC 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – – –
Mountain West 4 0–4 .000 1 3 – – – – – –
Atlantic Sun 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
America East 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big Sky 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big South 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big West 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
C-USA 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Colonial 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Ivy League 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
MAC 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
MEAC 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Missouri Valley 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Patriot 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Southern 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Summit 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Sun Belt 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Northeast 1 0–1 .000 1 – – – – – – –
Southland 1 0–1 .000 1 – – – – – – –
  • The FF, R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first four, round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.

Media coverage[edit]

Television[edit]

Main article: NCAA March Madness (TV program)

CBS Sports and Turner Sports have US television rights to the tournament.[12][13] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, TBS televised the 2022 Final Four and the national championship game. The Final Four and title game broadcasts were the last CBS Sports assignments for longtime director Bob Fishman, who retired from CBS Sports after 47 years (and 50 with CBS) and has been a director on 39 of the 40 Final Fours CBS/Turner have carried.[14][15] The 2022 Tournament was Mark Emmert final season as the NCAA President with Charlie Baker succeeding him starting in 2023.

Television channels[edit]

  • Selection Show – CBS
  • First Four – truTV
  • First and second rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV
  • Regional semifinals and final (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) – CBS and TBS
  • National semifinals (final Four) and championship – TBS, TNT, and truTV

Number of games per network[edit]

  • CBS: 21
  • TBS: 21
  • TruTV: 16
  • TNT: 15

Studio hosts[edit]

  • Greg Gumbel (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Ernie Johnson (New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Nabil Karim (Atlanta) – First Four, first round and Second round
  • Adam Lefkoe (New York City) – first round and Second round (game breaks)

Studio analysts[edit]

  • Charles Barkley (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Rex Chapman (Atlanta) – First Four, first round, second round and regional semi-finals
  • Seth Davis (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Scott Drew (Atlanta) – regional semi-finals
  • Bob Huggins (Atlanta) – second round
  • Bobby Hurley (New Orleans) – Final Four
  • Clark Kellogg (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Frank Martin (Atlanta) – first round
  • Candace Parker (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals and Final Four
  • Kenny Smith (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Gene Steratore (New York City and New Orleans) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – second round

Commentary teams[edit]

Radio[edit]

Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.

Internet[edit]

Video

Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:[16]

  • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, no CBS games on digital media players; access to games on WarnerMedia channels (TBS, TNT, truTV) required TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
  • Paramount+ (only CBS games, service subscription required)
  • CBS Sports website and app (only CBS games)
  • Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription)

In addition, the March Madness app offered Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone.

Audio

Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means:

  • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
  • Westwood One Sports website
  • TuneIn (website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription)
  • Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates

International[edit]

ESPN International had international rights to the tournament. Coverage uses CBS/Turner play-by-play teams until the Final Four.[18]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Jacksonville State, the ASUN regular-season champion, was awarded the ASUN's NCAA tournament bid because Bellarmine, which won the conference tournament, is ineligible due to a transition from Division II.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 ATTENDANCE SUMMARY" (PDF).
  2. ^ Bushnell, Henry (March 17, 2022). "Kentucky stunned by No. 15 seed Saint Peter's, a new March Madness low for John Calipari". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Jeff Borzello (March 13, 2022). "Dayton, Oklahoma, SMU, Texas A&M are top seeds in NIT bracket". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Future Division I Men's Basketball Championship sites". NCAA. April 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Page, Fletcher (December 11, 2019). "2022 NCAA Tournament moving away from Cincinnati, Heritage Bank Center, to Indianapolis". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Five future Final Four sites announced". NCAA. November 14, 2014. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "Division I newcomer Bellarmine wins Atlantic Sun championship but ineligible for NCAA tournament". ESPN. March 8, 2022. Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77–72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament final on Tuesday, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State.
  8. ^ NCAA March Madness [@MarchMadnessMBB] (March 14, 2022). "1 to 68... 🔥 The COMPLETE 2022 seed list from Selection Sunday! #MarchMadness" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "We're tracking every upset in the NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Coons, Zach (March 22, 2022). "Indiana Cheerleader Who Rescued Stuck Ball During First Round Secures NIL Deal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  11. ^ Bromberg, Nick (March 26, 2022). "NCAA tournament: Inspired by Indiana, Arkansas cheerleaders get basketball from top of backboard". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Bonesteel, Matt (April 12, 2016). "CBS and Turner Sports lock down NCAA tournament through 2032". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  13. ^ "CBS Sports and Turner Sports announce 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship commentator teams". NCAA.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  14. ^ Lafayette, Jon (August 31, 2021). "CBS Sports Director Bob Fishman Retiring After NCAA Hoop Tournament". Broadcasting & Cable.
  15. ^ Reedy, Joe (April 1, 2022). "Last dance: Director Fishman ready for his 39th Final Four". Associated Press.
  16. ^ Maiman, Beth (March 8, 2017). "March Madness TV schedule: How to watch and live stream every game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament". NCAA. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  17. ^ "Roundup: Ukraine, March Madness, History Bowl …". March 16, 2022.
  18. ^ Ufnowski, Amy (March 31, 2022). "Blue Bloods in the Bayou: ESPN to have Extensive Coverage of the Men's Final Four in New Orleans". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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