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March 16, 2026Updated March 18, 2026, 11:28 a.m. ET

Eight teams will compete in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City.
Tickets for the Oklahoma City games are available in single-session or all-session packages.
The tournament's First Four games are scheduled for March 17-18, with the games in OKC beginning on Thursday March 19.

March Madness is here and the action gets underway in Oklahoma City on Thursday for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

It's a quick turn-around as the 68 teams in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament learned their fate earlier this week. Now, eight teams will head to Oklahoma City, a host site for a handful of first and second round games.

The action-packed slate of games in Oklahoma tips off at Paycom Center on Thursday, March 19. Here is everything you need to know in order to buy March Madness tickets in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City NCAA Tournament First & Second Round tickets

Get your tickets to the First and Second Round games in Oklahoma City, OKC. Shop OKC March Madness tickets

OKC March Madness schedule

The First Round games will take place on Thursday, March 19, with Second Round games taking place on Saturday, March 21. Here are the schedule tipoff times for the March Madness games in Oklahoma City:

No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Troy at 12:40 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 19 - Shop tickets
No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt at 3:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 19 - Shop tickets
No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 St. Mary's at 7:35 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 19 - Shop tickets
No. 15 Idaho vs. No. 2 Houston at 10:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 19 - Shop tickets

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Oklahoma City March Madness tickets

Tickets for the First and Second Round are already available. Tickets are sold in packages, either for Thursday evening, Saturday evening, or an all-session pass to all six games in OKC.

OKC First Round Session I tickets

Tickets for Session I include tickets to No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Troy and No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt on Thursday afternoon. Thursday afternoon tickets start at $182.

OKC First Round Session II tickets

Tickets for Session I include tickets to No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 St. Mary's and No. 15 Idaho vs. No. 2 Houston on Thursday evening. Thursday night tickets start at $14.

OKC Second Round March Madness

A ticket for Saturday March Madness in Oklahoma City permits entry to both Round of 32 games, featuring all four winners from Thursday's action. Saturday March Madness OKC tickets start at $130.

Oklahoma City All-Session tickets

If you want to see all the games in Oklahoma City, an all-access pass gets you the same lower-level seat for all four games. Oklahoma City March Madness passes start at $433.

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OKC March Madness teams

The following eight teams will play in OKC on Thursday evening. The winners will advance to the Round of 32 and play their next games on Saturday, March 21.

No. 2 Houston - Shop tickets
No. 4 Nebraska - Shop tickets
No. 5 Vanderbilt - Shop tickets
No. 7 St. Mary's - Shop tickets
No. 10 Texas - Shop tickets
No. 12 McNeese - Shop tickets
No. 13 Troy - Shop tickets
No. 15 Idaho - Shop tickets

Where to stay in Oklahoma City for March Madness basketball

Where to stay in OKC for March Madness

Where to stay near Paycom Center in OKC

Paycom Center will host first and second round games in the NCAA tournament, stay nearby: Find a hotel near Paycom Center

When does March Madness start?

See below for the entire schedule for the men's NCAA Tournament:

First Four: March 17-18
Round of 64: March 19-20
Round of 32: March 21-22
Sweet 16: March 26-27
Elite 8: March 28-29
Final Four:April 4
National Championship: April 6

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March Madness Round of 64 schedule

Thursday, March 19 - No. 9 TCU vs. No. 8 Ohio State - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 13 Troy vs. No. 4 Nebraska - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 11 USF vs. No. 6 Louisville - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 12 High Point vs. No. 5 Wisconsin - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 16 Siena vs. No. 1 Duke - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 14 North Dakota State vs. No. 3 Michigan State - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 13 Hawaii vs. No. 4 Arkansas - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 11 VCU vs. No. 6 North Carolina - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - UMBC/Howard vs. No. 1 Michigan - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - Texas/NC State vs. No. 6 BYU - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 St. Mary's - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 14 Pennsylvania vs. No. 3 Illinois - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 9 St. Louis vs. No. 8 Georgia - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 14 Kennesaw State vs. No. 3 Gonzaga - Get tickets now
Thursday, March 19 - No. 15 Idaho vs. No. 2 Houston - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 10 Santa Clara vs. No. 7 Kentucky - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 12 Akron vs. No. 5 Texas Tech - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 16 Long Island University vs. No. 1 Arizona - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 14 Wright State vs. No. 3 Virginia - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 15 Tennessee State vs. No. 2 Iowa State - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 13 Hofstra vs. No. 4 Alabama - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 9 Utah State vs. No. 8 Villanova - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - Miami (OH)/SMU vs. No. 6 Tennessee - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 8 Clemson - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 12 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 St. John's - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 10 UCF vs. No. 7 UCLA - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 15 Queens University vs. No. 2 Purdue - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - Prairie View/Lehigh vs. No. 1 Florida - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 13 Cal Baptist vs. No. 4 Kansas - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 15 Furman vs. No. 2 UConn - Get tickets now
Friday, March 20 - No. 10 Missouri vs. No. 7 Miami - Get tickets now

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