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What to Expect on Selection Sunday

March may be 12 days old already, but its namesake madness doesn’t start until Sunday.

The brackets for this year’s men’s and women’s N.C.A.A. tournaments will be announced on Sunday night, at 6 p.m. Eastern for the men on CBS and 8 p.m. for the women on ESPN.

The games start for the men on March 16 and conclude with the Final Four in Houston on April 1 and the championship game on April 3. The women’s tournament begins March 17 and leads up to the Final Four in Dallas on March 31 and the championship game April 2.