On Wednesday, March 19, the First Four matches of the 2025 NCAA DI Men’s Tournament, commonly known as March Madness will take place. See the bracket and complete schedule below:
NCAA Men’s Tournament Bracket for 2025

Here is the schedule:
- Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 on CBS
- First Four: March 18-19
- First round: March 20-21
- Second round: March 22-23
- Sweet 16: March 27-28
- Elite Eight: March 29-30
- Final Four: April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
- NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
2025 NCAA tournament Schedule, Scores, Highlights
All times ET
Thursday, March 20 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (8) Louisville vs. (9) Creighton, 12:15 p.m. | CBS
- (4) Purdue vs. (13) High Point, 12:40 p.m. | truTV
- (3) Wisconsin vs. (14) Montana, 1:30 p.m. | TNT
- (1) Houston vs. (16) SIU Edwardsville, 2 p.m. | TBS
- (1) Auburn vs. (16) Alabama State, 2:50 p.m. | CBS
- (5) Clemson vs. (12) McNeese, 3:15 p.m. | truTV
- (6) BYU vs. (11) VCU, 4:05 p.m. | TNT
- (8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Georgia, 4:35 p.m. | TBS
- (2) Tennessee vs. (15) Wofford, 6:50 p.m. | TNT
- (7) Kansas vs. (10) Arkansas, 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (4) Texas A&M vs. (13) Yale, 7:25 p.m. | TBS
- (6) Missouri vs. (11) Drake, 7:35 p.m. | truTV
- (7) UCLA vs. (10) Utah State, 9:25 p.m. | TNT
- (2) St. John’s vs. (15) Omaha, 9:45 p.m. | CBS
- (5) Michigan vs. (12) UC San Diego, 10 p.m. | TBS
- (3) Texas Tech vs. (14) UNC Wilmington, 10:10 p.m. | truTV
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor, 12:15 p.m. | CBS
- (2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris, 12:40 p.m. | truTV
- (3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb, 1:30 p.m. | TNT
- (5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State, 2 p.m. | TBS
- (1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s/American, 2:50 p.m. | CBS
- (7) Saint Mary’s vs. (10) Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m. | truTV
- (6) Ole Miss vs. (11) North Carolina, 4:05 p.m. | TNT
- (4) Maryland vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 4:35 p.m. | TBS
- (1) Florida vs. (16) Norfolk State, 6:50 p.m. | TNT
- (3) Kentucky vs. (14) Troy, 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (7) Marquette vs. (10) New Mexico, 7:25 p.m. | TBS
- (4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron, 7:35 p.m. | truTV
- (8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. | TNT
- (6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier/Texas, 9:45 p.m. | TNT
- (2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant, 10 p.m. | TBS
- (5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty, 10:10 p.m. | truTV
Saturday, March 22 (Second Round/Round of 32)
Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)
Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)
Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)
Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
Saturday, April 5 (Final Four in San Antonio)
- 6:09 p.m. on CBS
- 8:49 p.m. on CBS
Monday, April 7 (National championship game in San Antonio)
Tuesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
- (16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68
- (11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
- (16) Mount St. Mary’s 83, (16) American University 72
- (11) Xavier 86, (11) Texas 80
These are the sites for the men’s tournament in 2025:
ROUND |
CITY |
VENUE |
DATES |
HOST |
First Four |
Dayton, Ohio |
UD Arena |
March 18 – 19 |
University of Dayton |
First/Second |
Lexington, KY |
Rupp Arena |
March 20 -22 |
University of Kentucky |
First/Second |
Providence, RI |
Amica Mutual Pavilion |
March 20 – 22 |
Providence College |
First/Second |
Seattle, WA |
Climate Pledge Arena |
March 21 – 23 |
University of Washington |
First/Second |
Wichita, KS |
Intrust Bank Arena |
March 20 – 22 |
Wichita State University |
First/Second |
Cleveland, OH |
Rocket Arena |
March 21 – 23 |
Mid-American Conference |
First/Second |
Denver, CO |
Ball Arena |
March 20 – 22 |
Mountain West Conference |
First/Second |
Milwaukee, WI |
Fiserv Forum |
March 21 – 23 |
Marquette University |
First/Second |
Raleigh, NC |
Lenovo Center |
March 21 – 23 |
NC State University |
East Regional |
Newark, NJ |
Prudential Center |
March 27 – 29 |
Seton Hall University |
West Regional |
San Francisco, CA |
Chase Center |
March 27 – 29 |
Pac-12 Conference |
South Regional |
Atlanta, GA |
State Farm Arena |
March 28 – 30 |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Midwest Regional |
Indianapolis, IN |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
March 28 – 30 |
IU Indianapolis/Horizon League |
The 2024 men’s tournament schedule is also provided below; click or tap on any game to get the final statistics.
You can get a printable 2024 NCAA bracket here.
March Madness: Future sites, dates
Here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Four:
FINAL FOUR DATES |
CITY, REGION |
FACILITY |
HOST |
April 5 and 7, 2025 |
San Antonio |
Alamodome |
University of Texas at San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word |
April 4 and 6, 2026 |
Indianapolis |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Horizon League, IUPUI |
April 3 and 5, 2027 |
Detroit |
Ford Field |
Michigan State University |
April 1 and 3, 2028 |
Las Vegas |
Allegiant Stadium |
UNLV |
March 31 and April 2, 2029 |
Indianapolis |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Horizon League, IUPUI |
April 6 and 8, 2030 |
North Texas |
AT&T Stadium |
Big 12 Conference |
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