<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> "2017 </Td> <Td> 2019" </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament will involve 68 teams playing in a single - elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball . It is scheduled to begin on March 13, 2018, and will conclude with the championship game on April 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas . </P> <P> Pending any changes to the current format, a total of 68 teams will enter the 2018 tournament . 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament . The remaining 36 bids are "at - large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee . </P>

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