Omaha Chosen to Host NCAA Basketball Tournament in 2024
INDIANAPOLIS–(News Release Oct. 14) — The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is returning to Omaha yet again, as today the NCAA announced that CHI Health Center Omaha will host the First and Second Rounds in 2024.
The 2024 event will mark the fifth time that CHI Health Center Omaha has hosted NCAA Tournament Basketball action, joining opening weekend games in 2008, 2012 and 2015, as well as the 2018 NCAA Midwest Regional. Omaha had also been slated to host the First and Second Rounds of the 2020 NCAA Tournament before the event was canceled. The Omaha Civic Auditorium previously hosted NCAA Tournament play in 1977.
Information about tickets for the event will be released at a much later date.
Bidding for 86 of 90 NCAA championships began in August 2019 and more than 3,000 bid applications were ultimately submitted. Each sport committee, per division, selected the host sites it believed would provide the ultimate experience for the respective student-athletes, resulting in more than 450 total championship event sites being awarded. More than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships each year. The four championships not included in the process due to preexisting site arrangements are: Division I baseball, Division I football, Division I softball and Division III women’s ice hockey.
Year | Championship | Round | Host Member | City | State | Venue |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Albany | NY | Times Union Center |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Southeastern Conference | Birmingham | AL | Legacy Arena |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | The Ohio State University | Columbus | OH | Nationwide Arena |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Mountain West Conference | Denver | CO | Pepsi Center |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Drake University | Des Moines | IA | Wells Fargo Arena |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Atlantic Coast Conference | Greensboro | NC | Greensboro Coliseum |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | University of Central Florida | Orlando | FL | Amway Center |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento | CA | Golden 1 Center |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First Four | University of Dayton | Dayton | OH | University of Dayton Arena |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Big 12 Conference | Kansas City | MO | T-Mobile Center |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV | T-Mobile Arena |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | University of Louisville | Louisville | KY | KFC YUM! Center |
2023 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Big East Conference/St. John’s University | New York | NY | Madison Square Garden |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Atlantic 10 Conference | Brooklyn | NY | Barclays Center |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | Spectrum Center |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis/Horizon League | Indianapolis | IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | University of Memphis | Memphis | TN | FedExForum |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Creighton University | Omaha | NE | CHI Health Center Omaha |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | PA | PPG Paints Arena |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | University of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | University of Idaho | Spokane | WA | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First Four | University of Dayton | Dayton | OH | University of Dayton Arena |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Boston College | Boston | MA | TD Garden |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Big 12 Conference | Dallas | TX | American Airlines Center |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | University of Detroit Mercy/Oakland University | Detroit | MI | Little Caesars Arena |
2024 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Pepperdine University | Los Angeles | CA | STAPLES Center |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Mid-American Conference | Cleveland | OH | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Mountain West Conference | Denver | CO | Pepsi Center |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Marquette University | Milwaukee | WI | Fiserv Forum |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Providence College | Providence | RI | Dunkin’ Donuts Center |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | North Carolina State University | Raleigh | NC | PNC Arena |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | University of Kentucky | Lexington | KY | Rupp Arena |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | University of Washington | Seattle | WA | Climate Pledge Arena |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Wichita State University | Wichita | KS | Intrust Bank Arena |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First Four | University of Dayton | Dayton | OH | University of Dayton Arena |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta | GA | State Farm Arena |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis/Horizon League | Indianapolis | IN | Lucas Oil Stadium |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Seton Hall University | Newark | NJ | Prudential Center |
2025 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Pac-12 Conference | San Francisco | CA | Chase Center |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Buffalo | NY | KeyBank Center |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Furman University | Greenville | SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | University of South Florida | Tampa | FL | Amalie Arena |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Big 12 Conference | Oklahoma City | OK | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia | PA | Wells Fargo Center |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Oregon State University | Portland | OR | Moda Center |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | San Diego State University | San Diego | CA | Viejas Arena |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First and Second Rounds | Missouri Valley Conference | St. Louis | MO | Enterprise Center |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | First Four | University of Dayton | Dayton | OH | University of Dayton Arena |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Northwestern University | Chicago | IL | United Center |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | University of Houston | Houston | TX | Toyota Center |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | San Jose State University | San Jose | CA | SAP Center |
2026 | NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship | Regionals | Georgetown University | Washington | DC | Capital One Arena |