It’s almost time for conference tournaments to begin, followed by the headlining competition that is the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball National Championship – aka March Madness. But before those brackets will be fully known, there are a handful of remaining regular season matchups to be played over the next four days.
The regular season of NCAA Division 1 basketball ends on Sunday March 8, 2026. Up until then, teams will be vying for the highest seed they can achieve for their respective conference title tournament, so these remaining games of the regular season are critical for determining who will start off at No. 1 and who will fall to the bottom. Here are all of the details you need to watch the final four days of the regular season.
Current Rankings of Top 25 NCAA D1 Teams
GettyBryce Hopkins #23 of the St. John’s Red Storm drives to the rim against Tarris Reed Jr. #5 of the Connecticut Huskies during the first half of an NCAA men’s basketball game at PeoplesBank Arena on February 25, 2026 in Hartford, Connecticut.
Going into the final four days of regular season competition, the top teams are trying to hold onto their optimal seeds while mid-tier teams and teams ranked at the bottom are hoping for a victory in their final matchups so they can move up the order ahead of conference tournaments next week.
Here are the current AP Top 25 rankings along with overall season stats as of March 5, 2025:
No. 1 – Duke (28-2)
No. 2 – Arizona (28-2)
No. 3 – Michigan (27-2)
No. 4 – UConn (27-3)
No. 5 – Florida (24-6)
No. 6 – Iowa State (24-6)
No. 7 – Houston (25-5)
No. 8 – Michigan State (24-5)
No. 9 – Nebraska (25-5)
No. 10 – Texas Tech (22-8)
No. 11 – Illinois (23-7)
No. 12 – Gonzaga (28-3)
No. 13 – Virginia (26-4)
No. 14 – Kansas (21-9)
No. 15 – Purdue (23-7)
No. 16 – Alabama (22-8)
No. 17 – UNC (24-6)
No. 18 – St. John’s (24-6)
No. 19 – Miami Ohio (30-0)
No. 20 – Arkansas (22-8)
No. 21 – St. Mary’s CA (27-4)
No. 22 – Miami (FL) (24-6)
No. 23 – Tennessee (21-9)
No. 24 – Vanderbilt (23-7)
No. 25 – Saint Louis (27-3)
Final Four Days of NCAA Men’s Basketball Regular Season Games – Full Schedule
GettySolo Ball #1 of the Connecticut Huskies shoots against Matas Vokietaitis #8 of the Texas Longhorns during the second half of the NCAA men’s basketball game at PeoplesBank Arena on December 12, 2025 in Hartford, Connecticut.
Thursday March 5, 2026
- Rutgers vs 8 Michigan State, 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM PT
- 3 Michigan vs Iowa, 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM PT
Friday March 6, 2026
- 19 Miami Ohio vs Ohio, 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 6:00 PM PT
- 18 St. John’s vs Seton Hall, 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 6:00 PM PT
Saturday March 7, 2026
- 20 Arkansas vs Missouri, 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM PT
- Virginia Tech vs 13 Virginia,12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM PT
- 7 Houston vs Oklahoma State, 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM PT
- 4 UConn vs Marquette, 12:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM CT / 9:30 AM PT
- Kansas State vs 14 Kansas, 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT
- Arizona State vs 6 Iowa State, 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT
- 24 Vanderbilt vs 23 Tennessee, 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT
- Louisville vs 22 Miami (FL), 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT
- 5 Florida vs Kentucky, 4:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM PT
- 25 Saint Louis vs George Mason, 4:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM PT
- Wisconsin vs 15 Purdue, 4:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM PT
- 17 UNC vs 1 Duke, 6:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM CT / 3:30 PM PT
- Auburn vs 16 Alabama, 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 5:30 PM PT
- 10 Texas Tech vs BYU, 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM PT
- 2 Arizona vs Colorado, 11:00 PM ET / 10:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM PT
Sunday March 8, 2026
- 11 Illinois vs Maryland, 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM PT
- 8 Michigan State vs 3 Michigan, 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT / 1:30 PM PT
- Iowa vs 9 Nebraska, 5:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM PT
March 6, 2026 – NCAA D1 Men’s Basketball Regular Season Games – Full Schedule & Current Rankings