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The seasons are changing outside and so is the sporting calendar. We are getting down to the very end of the 2019-2020 NCAA College Basketball season with the tournaments kicking off this month. March is also going to see the start of the 2020 MLB season.
This month will be dominated by college basketball in a lot of ways, but that’s not all there is. The NBA has some excellent games on the schedule and hockey really gets good in March.
There is also The Players Championship in golf, the unofficial major. That should be good and get everyone ready for the Masters next month. March also features a ton of soccer plus the beginning of the 2020 Formula One season.
There is a ton of sports this month, let’s take a look at the complete sporting schedule for March 2020:
Baseball:
March brings the final days of spring training and then an early start to the 2020 MLB season. Opening Day takes place on March 26th and here are some of the biggest games of the first week of the season.
March 26-29: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
March 26-29: Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics
March 26-29: San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
March 26-29: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
March 26-29: St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds
Basketball:
March means March Madness with tons of tournament action. Here are the key dates you need to know for the tournaments in college basketball.
NCAA Conference Tournaments:
March 12-15: AAC Tournament
March 10-14: ACC Tournament
March 7, 10 & 14: America East Tournament
March 11-15: Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 3, 5 & 8: Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 11-14: Big East Tournament
March 11-14: Big Sky Tournament
March 3, 5, 6 & 8: Big South Tournament
March 11-15: Big Ten Tournament
March 11-14: Big 12 Tournament
March 12-14: Big West Tournament
March 7-10: Colonial Tournament
March 11-14: Conference USA Tournament
March 3, 5, 9 & 10: Horizon League Tournament
March 14-15: Ivy League Tournament
March 10-14: MAAC Tournament
March 9, 12-14: MAC Tournament
March 10-14: MEAC Tournament
March 5-8: Missouri Valley Tournament
March 4-7: Mountain West Tournament
March 4, 7 & 10: Northeast Tournament
March 4-7: Ohio Valley Tournament
March 11-14: Pac-12 Tournament
March 3, 5, 8 & 11: Patriot Tournament
March 11-15: SEC Tournament
March 6-9: Southern Tournament
March 11-14: Southland Tournament
March 7-10: Summit Tournament
March 7, 9, 11, 14-15: Sun Belt Tournament
March 10, 13-14: SWAC Tournament
March 12-14: WAC Tournament
March 5-7 & 9-10: West Coast Tournament
Men’s NCAA Tournament:
March 15: Selection Sunday
March 17-18: First Four
March 19-20: NCAA Tournament Round 1
March 21-22: NCAA Tournament Round 2
March 26-27: Sweet 16
March 28-29: Elite 8
April 4: Final Four
April 6: 2020 NCAA championship game
Women’s NCAA Tournament:
March 16: Selection show
March 20-21: Round 1
March 22-23: Round 2
March 27-30: Sweet 16/Elite Eight
April 3: Final Four
April 5: National championship game
There is also plenty of NBA games in March as we enter the last stretch of the regular season. Here are some of the best games for March:
March 1: Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans
March 2: Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat
March 5: Los Angeles Clippers at Houston Rockets
March 6: Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers
March 8: Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers
March 12: Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks
March 16: Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Clippers
March 20: Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
March 23: Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
March 30: Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Clippers
March 31: Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers
Boxing:
March 7: Scott Quigg vs. Jono Carroll
March 7: Danny Dignum vs. Alfredo Meli
March 7: Robert Helenius vs. Adam Kownacki
March 14: James Farrell vs. Damian Chambers
March 21: Yunier Dorticos vs. Mairis Briedis
March 28: Rances Barthelemy vs. Alberto Puello
Cricket:
March 19-23: Cricket – Sri Lanka v England first Test
March 27-31: Cricket – Sri Lanka v England second Test
March 28: 2020 Indian Premier League season begins
Darts:
March 6-8: 2020 UK Open
Golf:
There is plenty of great golf action on the schedule in March, highlighted by the The Players Championship.
PGA:
March 5-8: Arnold Palmer Invitational
March 12-15: The Players Championship
March 19-22: Valspar Championship
March 25-29: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Players
March 26-29: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship
European Tour:
March 5-8: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
March 12-15: Magical Kenya Open
March 19-22: Hero Indian Open
LPGA:
March 5-8: Blue Bay LPGA
March 19-22: Founders Cup
March 26-29: Kia Classic
Champions Tour:
March 6-8: Hoag Classic
March 27-29: Rapiscan Systems Classic
Hockey:
The NHL season is getting down to the nitty gritty. Some of the best games for the month of March are:
March 1: Los Angeles Kings at Las Vegas Golden Knights
March 3: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
March 4: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche
March 8: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks
March 15: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
March 17: St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers
March 22: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
March 25: Arizona Coyotes at Las Vegas Golden Knights
March 29: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
March 29: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Horse Racing:
March 28: Dubai World Cup
Mixed Martial Arts:
March 7: UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
March 13th: Bellator 241
March 14th: UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira
March 21st: UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Edwards
March 28th: UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Rozenstruik
Motor Sports:
The 2020 Formula One season kicks off with the Australian Open. We also have a full month of NASCAR and some Formula E and IndyCar races as well.
Formula One:
March 15: Australian Grand Prix
March 22: Bahrain Grand Prix
Formula E:
March 21: Sanya ePrix
IndyCar:
March 15: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
NASCAR:
March 1: Auto Club 400
March 8: FanShield 500
March 15: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
March 22: Dixie Vodka 400
March 29: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
Rugby:
March 7: Men’s Six Nations: Ireland v Italy; England v Wales
March 7: Men’s Six Nations: England v Wales
March 7: Women’s Six Nations: England v Wales; Scotland v France
March 7: Women’s Six Nations: Scotland v France
March 8: Men’s Six Nations: Scotland v France
March 8: Women’s Six Nations: Ireland v Italy
March 14: Final round of Men’s Six Nations: Wales v Scotland
March 14: Final round of Men’s Six Nations: Italy v England
March 14: Final round of Men’s Six Nations: France v Ireland
March 15: Final round of Women’s Six Nations: Wales v Scotland
March 15: Final round of Women’s Six Nations: Italy v England
March 15: Final round of Women’s Six Nations: France v Ireland
Soccer:
March 1: Carabao Cup final
March 4: FA Cup fifth round
March 10: Champions League last 16, second legs: Paris St-Germain v Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool v Atletico Madrid
March 11: Champions League last 16, second legs: Liverpool v Atletico Madrid
March 12: Europa League last 16, first legs
March 17: Champions League last 16, second legs: Juventus v Lyon
March 17: Champions League last 16, second legs: Manchester City v Real Madrid
March 18: Champions League last 16, second legs: Barcelona v Napoli
March 18: Champions League last 16, second legs: Bayern Munich v Chelsea
March 19: Europa League last 16, second legs
March 21-22: FA Cup quarter-finals
March 26: Euro 2020 qualifying play-off semi-finals: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Northern Ireland
March 26: Euro 2020 qualifying play-off semi-finals: Slovakia v Republic of Ireland
March 26: Euro 2020 qualifying play-off semi-finals: Scotland v Israel
March 27: Euro 2020 warm-ups: England v Italy
March 27: Euro 2020 warm-ups: Wales v Austria
March 30: Euro 2020 warm-up: Wales v United States
March 31: Euro 2020 warm-ups: England v Denmark
March 31: Euro 2020 qualifying play-off finals
March 5: She Believes Cup: USA v England
March 5: She Believes Cup: Spain vs. Japan
March 8: She Believes Cup: England vs. Japan
March 8: She Believes Cup: Spain vs. USA
March 11: She Believes Cup: England vs. Spain
March 11: She Believes Cup: Japan vs. USA
March 15: Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals
March 24-25: Women’s Champions League quarter-finals
Tennis:
March 2-15: 2020 Indian Wells Masters
Wrestling:
March 8: WWE Elimination Chamber
March 4-21: NJPW New Japan Cup (canceled due to coronavirus)
March 31: NJPW Sakura Genesis
