INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis will host the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four.
The 2026 Men’s Final Four is scheduled for April 4 and 6, 2026, at Lucas Oil Stadium.
It will be the city’s ninth time hosting the Men’s Final Four; Indianapolis will host its eighth Men’s Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in April 2021.
The 2021 and 2026 Men’s Final Fours will be managed by Indiana Sports Corp in partnership with host institutions Horizon League and IUPUI.
“Indianapolis has a long history of setting the standard for NCAA Championships in this city and we look to continue to build on that history when we host the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four,” said Dr. Rod Perry, Director of Athletics at IUPUI.
Indy previously hosted the Men’s Final Four in 1980 (Market Square Arena); 1991, 1997, 2000, and 2006 at the RCA Dome; and 2010 and 2015 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Indianapolis has also been the host for an NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional on five occasions (1940, 1979, 2009, 2013 and 2014) with the Regional returning in 2020. The Women’s Final Four has also been held in Indianapolis three times (2005, 2011 and 2016).
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