The next men’s NCAA Tournament West Regional is at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on March 25 and 27, 2027, with the Sweet 16 on the first date and the regional final on the second. The field is picked on Selection Sunday, March 14, 2027, so there is no bracket and no regional price yet.
The last West Regional went to Arizona. The No. 1 seed beat No. 2 Purdue 79-64 in the regional final at SAP Center in San Jose on March 28, 2026, then lost to Michigan in the Final Four.
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How the 2026 West Regional finished
| Round | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet 16 | No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas | Purdue 79-77 |
| Sweet 16 | No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas | Arizona 109-88 |
| Elite Eight | No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 2 Purdue | Arizona 79-64 |
| Final Four | Arizona vs. Michigan | Michigan 91-73 |
Arizona scored 109 against Arkansas and beat Purdue by 15: the top seed won the region. Purdue needed two points to get past 11th-seeded Texas. Michigan, who beat Arizona in Indianapolis, went on to win the national title 69-63 over UConn at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The 2027 tournament: bigger bracket, same West
The 2027 tournament is the first with 76 teams, up from 68, which adds Opening Round games in Dayton, Ohio, and Wichita, Kansas, on March 16 and 17. The dates a West Regional bettor needs:
| Round | Dates | Site |
|---|---|---|
| Selection Sunday | March 14 | Field and bracket announced |
| West Regional | March 25 and 27 | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles |
| Final Four and title game | April 3 and 5 | Ford Field, Detroit |
The West winner plays its national semifinal in Detroit a week after the regional final. The other regionals are the South at the Frost Bank Center on March 25 and 27, the Midwest in Kansas City and the East at Madison Square Garden, both on March 26 and 28.
Betting a regional before the bracket
Regional odds only exist once the bracket is out on March 14. Until then, the market to watch is the national title futures, on our college basketball championship odds page. When a regional board opens, turn each price into a chance: +200 implies 33.3%, +400 implies 20%, +1000 implies 9.1%. A regional bet is worth making only when you rate the team’s chance of winning every game to the regional final higher than that.
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