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Austin Knoblauch

NCAA basketball bracket: What time is Selection Sunday? How to stream and watch.

Selection Sunday is nearly here, meaning March Madness is about to hit in full force.

The 68-team bracket for the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be revealed on Sunday at 3 p.m. PDT on CBS. A live stream of the bracket reveal also will be streaming on NCAA.com and the March Madness Live app for iOS and Android devices.

Greg Gumbel will be hosting the selection show and will be joined by analysts Seth Davis and Clark Kellogg as they look at the seedings and team selections made by the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.

Thirty-one teams will receive automatic bids, and 37 teams will make up the rest of the at-large pool. The tournament tips off Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. PDT in Dayton, Ohio, with the First Four games. The first round starts Thursday at 9 a.m. PDT.

The women’s 68-team bracket will be revealed Sunday at 5 p.m. on ESPN.

Here is the 2022 NCAA men's tournament schedule

Here's a breakdown of the games and TV channels for the entire NCAA men's basketball tournament:

All times Pacific.

First Four: March 15-16 — 3:30 p.m. start each day (truTV)

First round: March 17-18 — 9 a.m. start each day (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)

Second round: March 19-20 — 9 a.m. start each day (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)

Sweet 16: March 24-25 — 4 p.m. start each day (CBS, TBS)

Elite Eight: March 26-27 — 3 p.m. and 11 a.m. starts (TBS, CBS)

Final Four: April 2 — 3 p.m. start (CBS)

National championship: April 4 — 6 p.m. (CBS)

Which men's teams have automatic bids so far?

Here are the teams that have received automatic tournament bids after winning their respective conference tournaments:

Vermont (28-5) — America East champion

Jacksonville State (21-10) — ASUN champion

Longwood (26-6) — Big South champion

Delaware (22-12) — Colonial champion

Wright State (21-13) — Horizon League champion

Loyola-Chicago (25-7) — Missouri Valley champion

Bryant (22-9) — Northeast champion

Murray State (30-2) — Ohio Valley champion

Colgate (23-11) — Patriot League champion

Chattanooga (27-7) — Southern champion

South Dakota State (30-4) — Summit champion

Georgia State (18-10) — Sun Belt champion

Gonzaga (26-3) — West Coast champion

Here is the 2022 NCAA women's tournament schedule

Here's a breakdown of the games and TV channels for the entire NCAA women's basketball tournament:

First Four: March 16-17 — ESPN Networks

First round: March 18-19 — ESPN Networks

Second round: March 20-21 — ESPN Networks

Sweet 16/Elite Eight: March 25-28 — ESPN Networks

Final Four: April 1 — ESPN

Championship game: April 3 — ESPN

Which women's teams have automatic bids so far?

Here are the teams that have received automatic tournament bids after winning their respective conference tournaments:

Central Florida (25-3) — American Athletic champion

NC State (29-3) — Atlantic Coast champion

Albany (23-9) — America East champion

UMass (26-6) — Atlantic 10 champion

Connecticut (25-5) — Big East champion

Montana State (22-12) — Big Sky

Longwood (21-11) — Big South champion

Iowa (23-7) — Big Ten champion

IUPUI (24-4) — Horizon League champion

UNLV (26-6) — Mountain West champion

Belmont (22-7) — Ohio Valley League champion

Stanford (27-3) — Pac-12 champion

Kentucky (19-11) — Southeastern champion

Mercer (23-6) — Southern champion

South Dakota (27-5) — Summit champion

UT Arlington (20-7) — Sun Belt champion

Gonzaga (26-6) — West Coast champion

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