 Both CBS and ESPN cover the selections for the men's tournament live; ESPN also covers selections for the women's tournament live on Selection Monday.The NCAA committee gathers to select and place 68 men's teams and 64 women's teams that secured automatic berths or are deemed worthy of an invitation to the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments that take place in March and April.Selection Sunday is currently the Sunday before the third Thursday of March, when the first round games begin.