2027 March Madness Final Countdown
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, March Madness, crowns its 2027 national champion in early April after three weeks of single-elimination games. This countdown runs to the title game.
March Madness Championship 2027 is on Monday, April 5, 2027, which is 256 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
How many days until March Madness Championship 2027?
March Madness Championship 2027 is on Monday, April 5, 2027, which is 256 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
March Madness Records
March Madness Champions, Last 15 Years
68 teams, one champion
Sixty-eight teams enter a single-elimination bracket; a single loss ends your season. Buzzer-beaters and Cinderella upsets make it one of the most-watched events in American sports, ending with the tradition of “One Shining Moment.”
Fill out your bracket
Tens of millions fill out brackets each year trying to predict the chaos, and almost no one gets it perfect. The odds of a flawless bracket are astronomically small.
The night a 16 finally beat a 1
For 33 years, No. 16 seeds went 0-for-135 against No. 1s — until March 16, 2018, when tiny UMBC met Virginia, the tournament's No. 1 overall seed. Tied 21–21 at halftime, the Retrievers then poured in 53 second-half points on a Virginia defense that had allowed barely 53 per game all season, winning 74–54. It wasn't even close, and it remains the yardstick for every Cinderella since: in March, truly anyone can lose.
Detroit 2027: getting in or tuning in
The 2027 Final Four lands at Ford Field in Detroit — national semifinals on Saturday, April 3, and the championship game on Monday, April 5 — the city's first since 2009. Tickets are sold through the NCAA's official channels, with the host city running its own event hub. Can't make it to Michigan? Every tournament game airs across CBS and the TNT Sports channels (TBS, TNT, truTV) and streams on the NCAA March Madness Live app.
Quick facts
- 68 teams in a single-elimination bracket
- Famous for buzzer-beaters and Cinderella runs
- Ends with “One Shining Moment”
- A perfect bracket is astronomically unlikely
- The 2027 Final Four is at Ford Field in Detroit: semifinals April 3, championship April 5
- The longest verified perfect bracket ran 49 straight games, by Gregg Nigl in 2019
How to watch March Madness Final 2027
March Madness is broadcast across 4 US networks — CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV — with early rounds spread across all four. The Final Four and championship game alternate annually between CBS (odd years) and TBS (even years), so the 2027 title game from Ford Field in Detroit airs on CBS. Every game also streams via NCAA March Madness Live and Max.
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March Madness Championship 2027 — frequently asked questions
When is March Madness Championship 2027?
March Madness Championship 2027 is on Monday, April 5, 2027.
How many days until March Madness Championship 2027?
March Madness Championship 2027 is on Monday, April 5, 2027, which is 256 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
Updated July 2026 · alarm-clock.org