March Madness® comes to Columbus on March 17 & 19, 2023 at Nationwide Arena! The Ohio State University hosts the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA ® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
Session 1 was all chalk as the higher-seeded Marquette and Michigan State advanced. Session 2 was another story. Fairleigh Dickinson became the second-ever 16 seed to topple a No. 1 seed with a 63-58 win over Purdue. In the late game, No. 8 Memphis and No. 9 Florida Atlantic went back and forth for the full 40 minutes. The Owls made the last big play to seal the win and earn a date with the FDU Knights on Sunday.
Game Times
Session 1 - Friday, March 17
Session 2 - Friday, March 17
Session 3 - Sunday, March 19
- No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 7 Michigan State, 5:15 p.m. | Recap
- No. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 16 FDU, 7:45 p.m. | Recap
Did You Know?
- Columbus is the only city in the U.S. to host the First and Second Rounds of both men's and women's March Madness. There are a total of 25. cities hosting portions of the men's or women's tournament this week.
- The estimated combined visitor spend for the men's and women's basketball tournaments in Columbus is $9.4 million.
- This marks the third time Columbus has hosted March Madness in the last decade (2015, 2019).
- Sean Jones (Marquette - Gahanna, Ohio) and Sean Moore (FDU - Reynoldsburg, Ohio) represent Central Ohio during the first and second rounds of the men's tournament in Columbus.
- Columbus was awarded the 2027 Women's Final Four.
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