March Madness Bracket: Updated 2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Ahead of Final Four Tip Off

And then there were four! Check out our freshly updated March Madness bracket as NC State, Purdue, Alabama, and UConn prepare for Final Four action.

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Peter Clarke • Senior Editor
Apr 6, 2024 • 12:28 ET
A general view of a March Madness bracket in March, 2019.
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March Madness has lived up to its name in 2024 with endless drama, shocking upsets, and wild Cinderella runs (we're looking at you, NC State!). 

Catch up on what you may have missed from the first four rounds and prepare for the impossible highs and crushing lows of the Final Four with our freshly updated March Madness bracket below.

The 2024 March Madness bracket

Follow along with each round right up to the National Championship to keep track of Covers' 2024 College Basketball Men's Tournament Bracket.

You can also download and print our official bracket by visiting our printable March Madness bracket page. Make sure you fill out your bracket and enter free bracket challenges and contests before the tournament starts for a chance at huge prizes.

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March Madness game odds

See which teams are favored to move on in the bracket according to the March Madness odds.


2024 bracket details

  • The official bracket was released on March 17, 2024. 
  • The Final Four for 2024 is set to be played at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
  • The First Four play-in games were played on March 19 and 20, 2024.
  • Bracket submissions were due before the first game of Round 1 on Thursday, March 21, 2024. This usually occurs around Noon ET, with the official game schedule released during the Selection Sunday show. 
  • The first weekend (Rounds 1 and 2) runs from Thursday, March 21 - Sunday, March 24, 2024.
  • The second weekend (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight) runs from Thursday, March 23 - Sunday, March 26.
  • The Final Four and national championship game will be held on April 1 and April 4, respectively.

The perfect March Madness bracket

A question often asked of us is whether there has ever been a perfect March Madness bracket. The answer is simple: No. And there likely never will be.

That's because the odds of successfully predicting a perfect March Madness bracket are 1 in 120.2 billion — assuming you know a little about college basketball! If you're flipping a coin? Those odds become 1 in 9.2 quintillion, per NCAA.com

No wonder Warren Buffett offers $1 billion to anyone who could fill out a perfect bracket.

Covers March Madness bracket guides

Once the bracket is set, it's time to fill out some brackets of your own. Use our free printable bracket to plot a course through the tournament.

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Read our tips

Consider our tips for how to fill out your bracket.

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Get our prediction

We'll research and release the official Covers March Madness bracket predictions. Use them to your advantage.

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Enter contests

Now that your bracket is filled out enter as many free bracket contests as possible. If that's not your thing, there are plenty of other March Madness pool and game ideas to choose from.

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Peter Clarke - Covers
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Peter Clarke has been in the digital media business for 14 years after obtaining his journalism degree from the University of King's College in Halifax, N.S. He learned his trade during his time at The Chronicle Herald and Saltwire Network, where he spent nearly a decade editing and making digital content.

These days, Peter is all about keeping bettors in the loop about the biggest sports betting events, like the Super Bowl and March Madness. He's also always on top of the latest promo offers from the biggest sportsbooks so he can share the best deals straight with you.

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