March Madness 2025: Know Schedule, When & Where to Watch Every NCAA DI Men’s Tournament

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)

8:50 p.m. on CBS

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