Overview
- The Division I men’s committee named seven finalists for the 2032–2036 men's Final Fours: Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City (Kansas), Las Vegas, Nashville, and New Orleans.
- The Division I women’s committee named seven separate finalists for the same cycle: Detroit, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Phoenix, and San Antonio.
- The NCAA will continue evaluations through staff reviews and site visits and will require city presentations at the committees’ summer meetings in Naples, Florida before announcing the five host sites after July 2027.
- Several bids lean on new or planned large stadium projects, including the Kansas City Chiefs’ fixed‑roof domed stadium in Kansas City, Kansas and Denver’s proposed Broncos site, which expand eligibility for men’s Final Fours that now favor NFL‑scale venues.
- The committees noted cities’ hosting histories and local economic benefits will matter in decisions, and NCAA staff will separately study whether the men’s and women’s Final Fours could be held at the same site on the same weekend no earlier than 2037.