NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Opening Round 2027 & 2028

Please see attached document for all host requirements.

To submit an official bid please go to- NCAA Bid Portal

On behalf of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee, I am excited to announce that we are now accepting bids for the newly announced second March Madness Opening Round site for the 2027 and 2028 Division I Men's Basketball Championship. The bids are available via the NCAA Bid Portal and include the March Madness Opening Round bid specifications as well as all of the other documents required for your bid submission. All of the bid documents must be completed including signed hotel agreements in order to be considered for selection.

For questions or to express interest, please contact:

Kasey Gengler, Associate Director of NCAA Men's Basketball Championships: kgengler@ncaa.org

Please see attached documents and details section

Dates: March 16–17, 2027 and March 14–15, 2028 (Tuesday/Wednesday)