The wait is finally over. March Madness 2026 officially kicks off tonight with Selection Sunday, the moment every college basketball fan has been circling on the calendar since the season began. For Nebraska Cornhuskers fans, tonight carries extra weight. This has been a historic season for the program on multiple levels, and the bracket reveal promises to set the stage for what could be a genuinely memorable tournament run.
Here is everything you need to know about tonight and what lies ahead.
The Selection Sunday schedule tonight
The action begins early this evening with two back-to-back reveals that will shape the entire conversation for the next several weeks. The men’s selection show airs at 6 p.m. ET on CBS, followed by the women’s selection show at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both broadcasts will reveal the full 68-team fields, seedings, and first-round matchups that fans, analysts, and bracket builders have been waiting all season to see.
Where Nebraska stands heading into the bracket reveal
The Cornhuskers enter tonight’s selection show sitting at +10000 odds, which places them 15th best among tournament contenders according to FanDuel. Nebraska is widely expected to receive a 3-seed when the bracket is officially announced, a seeding that reflects both the strength of their season and the genuine respect the program has earned nationally this year.
The road here was not without turbulence. Nebraska fell in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, losing to Purdue 74-58 in a result that stung but did not diminish what this team accomplished across the full season. A quarterfinal exit in one of the most competitive conferences in the country does not erase a historic year, and tonight the Cornhuskers will find out exactly where they land and who stands in their way.
The full tournament timeline from here
Once the bracket is set tonight, the madness moves fast. The First Four tips off on March 17 and 18 on truTV, with the First and Second Rounds following from March 19 through 22. The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight are scheduled for March 26 through 29, and the Final Four comes to Indianapolis on April 4 and 6. Any team dreaming of a championship has a long and demanding road ahead, and Nebraska fans will be watching every step of it closely.
How and where to watch every game
Fans will have no shortage of options when it comes to following every game of the tournament. CBS and TNT Sports are sharing broadcast duties across the full 67-game schedule, with live games on the CBS Television Network also streaming on Paramount+. Games airing on TBS, TNT, and truTV will stream on Max. The NCAA March Madness Live platform returns as the central digital hub for direct access to every game throughout the tournament.
Behind-the-scenes content and team features will air through March Madness Confidential, a joint production from TNT Sports and CBS Sports that follows select teams throughout their tournament journeys. Highlights and updates will also be available across Bleacher Report, CBS Sports Digital, and the official March Madness social accounts on X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat.
Tonight, the bracket drops. Nebraska’s moment begins.
Source: Corn Nation / SB Nation
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