NCAA announces hosting sites for 2027 and 2028 March Madness brackets

The NCAA shared the early hosting sites for the 2027 and 2028 men’s basketball tournaments on Wednesday, including games in North Carolina.

The NCAA revealed the early-round host sites for the 2027 and 2028 men’s basketball national championship tournaments on Wednesday.

The ACC will host first- and second-round games in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 2027 edition of March Madness. The Louisville Cardinals will also host early-round action on their home court in Kentucky that year.

As for 2028, the only ACC team with hosting duties that season will be NC State as Raleigh will serve as a tournament site. Notable programs like the Ohio State Buckeyes, Washington Huskies, Oklahoma State Cowboys, and UCF Knights will all host games that year as well.

The First Four games will be played in Dayton, Ohio, for both tournaments.

In the 2024 edition of the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils played their first two games at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Duke defeated Vermont 64-47 in the first round before eliminating James Madison with a 93-55 victory in the second, the first two games of a run to the Elite Eight.