It’s time to lock in those brackets. The 2026 NCAA basketball tournaments, affectionately known as March Madness, begin this week. In fact, some of the action on the men’s side starts tonight. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments are available to stream through various apps and services,

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The top-ranked Duke Blue Devils will face the No. 10 Virginia Cavaliers Saturday night in Charlotte for the ACC Men’s Basketball Championship. The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.

The No. 24-ranked Louisville Cardinals meet the Miami Hurricanes today in ACC Tournament play. Louisville advanced by edging SMU, while Miami comes in after recent wins over SMU, BC, and Florida State despite a narrow loss to Louisville last week.