It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
The next three weeks will be filled with 67 college basketball games, overtime thrillers, buzzer-beaters, Onions!, upsets, transcendent individual performances and a whole lot of madness.
Yep, it’s time for the 2016 NCAA tournament. Here’s a look at everything you need to know before the tournament gets underway:
2016 NCAA Tournament Bracket
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2016 NCAA Tournament Schedule
Note: All times ET
Tuesday, March 15
First Four: No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 16 Farleigh Dickinson, 6:40 p.m., TruTV
First Four: No. 11 Vanderbilt vs. No. 11 Wichita State, 9:10 p.m., TruTV
Wednesday, March 16
First Four: No. 16 Holy Cross vs. No. 16 Southern, 6:40 p.m., TruTV
First Four: No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 11 Tulsa, 9:10 p.m., TruTV
Thursday, March 17
West: No. 13 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 4 Duke, 12:15 p.m., CBS
Midwest: No. 9 Butler vs. No. 8 Texas Tech, 12:40 p.m., TruTV
South: No. 9 UConn vs. No. 8 Colorado, 1:30 p.m., TNT
Midwest: No. 13 Iona vs. No. 4 Iowa State, 2 p.m., TBS
West: No. 12 Yale vs. No. 5 Baylor, 2:45 p.m., CBS
Midwest: No. 16 Hampton vs. No. 1 Virginia, 3:10 p.m., TruTV
South: No. 16 Austin Peay vs. No. 1 Kansas, 4 p.m., TNT
Midwest: No. 12 Arkansas Little-Rock vs. No. 5 Purdue, 4:30 p.m., TBS
South: No. 14 Buffalo vs. No. 3 Miami, 6:50 p.m., TNT
East: No. 12 Chattanooga vs. No. 5 Indiana, 7:10 p.m., CBS
East: No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast/Fairleigh Dickinson Winner vs. No. 1 North Carolina, 7:20 p.m., TBS
Midwest: No. 14 Fresno State vs. No. 3 Utah, 7:27 p.m., TruTV
South: No. 11 Vanderbilt/Wichita St. Winner vs. No. 6 Arizona, 8:20 p.m., TNT
East: No. 13 Stony Brook vs. No. 4 Kentucky, 8:40 p.m., CBS
East: No. 9 Providence vs. No. 8 USC, 9:50 p.m., TBS
Midwest: No. 11 Gonzaga vs. No. 6 Seton Hall, 9:57 p.m., TruTV
Friday, March 18
Midwest: No. 10 Syracuse vs. No. 7 Dayton, 12:15 p.m., CBS
South: No. 15 UNC Asheville vs. No. 2 Villanova, 12:40 p.m., TruTV
West: No. 10 VCU vs. No. 7 Oregon State, 1:30 p.m., TNT
South: No. 13 Hawaii vs. No. 4 California, 2 p.m., TBS
Midwest: No. 15 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 2 Michigan State, 2:45 p.m., CBS
South: No. 10 Temple vs. No. 7 Iowa, 3:10 p.m., TruTV
West: No. 15 CSU Bakersfield vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, 4 p.m., TNT
South: No. 12 South Dakota State vs. No. 5 Maryland, 4:30 p.m., TBS
East: No. 10 Pittsburgh vs. No. 7 Wisconsin, 6:50 p.m., TNT
East: No. 14 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 West Virginia, 7:10 p.m., CBS
West: No. 14 Green Bay vs. No. 3 Texas A&M, 7:20 p.m., TBS
West: No. 16 Holy Cross/Southern Winner vs. No. 1 Oregon, 7:27 p.m., TruTV
East: No. 15 Weber State vs. No. 2 Xavier, 9:20 p.m., TNT
East: No. 11 Michigan/Tulsa Winner vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, 9:40 p.m., CBS
West: No. 11 Nothern Iowa vs. No. 6 Texas, 9:50 p.m., TBS
Wes: No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 8 Saint Joseph’s, 9:57 p.m., TruTV
March 24 & 26
West Regional: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
South Regional: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
March 25 & 27
Midwest Regional: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
East Regional: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 2 & 4
Final Four: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
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NCAA March Madness Bracket & Tournament Schedule