Birmingham will host NCAA men’s basketball tournament first- and second-round games in 2028, it was announced Wednesday.

The NCAA Tournament is coming back to Des Moines. The NCAA announced Wednesday that Wells Fargo Arena will host first and second round games of the 2028 men's NCAA Tournament. It's not the first time the tournament has come to Des Moines.

For the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simultaneously. The Association chose over 240 host sites for preliminary and final rounds of predetermined championships across Divisions I,

BOK Center has previously hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2011, 2017, and 2019; this will be OSU's first time serving as the host institution.

Oklahoma State has been selected to host a 2027 Division I Men's Golf Regional and the 2027 Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country

The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee selected Las Vegas and Philadelphia in 2027 and Portland, Oregon and Washington D.C. in 2028 to host the regional rounds of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.