Sweet 16 Locations for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

The exterior view of Capital One Arena is seen, Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Washington. As NCAA prepares to stage its first basketball championships since the Supreme Court allowed legal sports betting in any state that wants it, the organization remains opposed to gambling on its events. But it’s not denying reality, either. This year, at least one and likely two women’s games will be played in Mississippi, where people have been betting on college sports since last summer, and men’s games will be played in Washington at Capital One Arena, which could have a full-service onsite sports book this time next year. Future NCAA Tournament games are scheduled for Wells Fargo Center, an 11-mile drive from the sports book at Harrah’s Philadelphia.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

The Sweet 16 for the 2026 NCAA Tournament will be played at four locations:

  • Toyota Center in Houston (South)
  • SAP Center in San Jose (West)
  • United Center in Chicago (Midwest)
  • Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (East)

Sweet 16 Locations & Schedule (2026)

DateMatchup Location (Region)
Thursday, March 26South Semifinal TBDToyota Center (South)
Thursday, March 26West Semifinal TBDSAP Center (West)
Thursday, March 26South Semifinal TBDToyota Center (South)
Thursday, March 26West Semifinal TBDSAP Center (West)
Friday, March 27East Semifinal TBDCapital One Arena (East)
Friday, March 27Midwest Semifinal TBDUnited Center (Midwest)
Friday, March 27East Semifinal TBDCapital One Arena (East)
Friday, March 27Midwest Semifinal TBDUnited Center (Midwest)

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.