March Madness 2025: NCAA Men’s Tournament Schedule, Bracket & How to Watch

March Madness 2025, also known as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, promises to be an incredible month filled with buzzer-beaters, Cinderella tales, and championship aspirations. From the First Four to the Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, fans can anticipate exciting action as 68 teams compete for the coveted National Championship.

Everything you need to know about the schedule, locations, and live streaming for the 2025 March Madness is provided here.

• 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

These Sites Will Host The 2025 Men’s Tournament:

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	North Carolina 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	IUPUI/Horizon League

See the detailed game-by-game analysis of the Men’s Tournament in 2024. To see the final statistics and important highlights for each match, click or tap on it.

2024 NCAA tournament schedule, scores, highlights

Tuesday, March 19 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)

• (16) Wagner 71, (16) Howard 68
• (10) Colorado State 67, (10) Virginia 42

Wednesday, March 20 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)

• (16) Grambling 88, (16) Montana State 81
• (10) Colorado 60, (10) Boise State 53

Thursday, March 21 (Round of 64)

• (9) Michigan State 66, (8) Mississippi State 51
• (11) Duquesne 71, (6) BYU 67
• (3) Creighton 77, (14) Akron 60
• (2) Arizona 85, (15) Long Beach State 65
• (1) North Carolina 90, (16) Wagner 61
• (3) Illinois 85, (14) Morehead State 69
• (11) Oregon 87, (6) South Carolina 73
• (7) Dayton 63, (10) Nevada 60
• (7) Texas 56, (10) Colorado State 44
• (14) Oakland 80, (3) Kentucky 76
• (5) Gonzaga 86, (12) McNeese 65
• (2) Iowa State 82, (15) South Dakota State 65
• (2) Tennessee 83, (15) Saint Peter’s 49
• (7) Washington State 66, (10) Drake 61
• (11) NC State 80, (6) Texas Tech 67
• (4) Kansas 93, (13) Samford 89

Friday, March 22 (Round of 64)

• (3) Baylor 92, (14) Colgate 67
• (9) Northwestern 77, (8) Florida Atlantic 65 (OT)
• (5) San Diego State 69, (12) UAB 65
• (2) Marquette 87, (15) Western Kentucky 69
• (1) UConn 91, (16) Stetson 52
• (6) Clemson 77, (11) New Mexico 56
• (10) Colorado 102, (7) Florida 100
• (13) Yale 78, (4) Auburn 76
• (9) Texas A&M 98, (8) Nebraska 83
• (4) Duke 64, (13) Vermont 47
• (1) Purdue 78, (16) Grambling 50
• (4) Alabama 109, (13) College of Charleston 96
• (1) Houston 86, (16) Longwood 46
• (12) James Madison 72, (5) Wisconsin 61
• (8) Utah State 88, (9) TCU 72
• (12) Grand Canyon 77, (5) Saint Mary’s 66

Saturday, March 23 (Round of 32)

• (2) Arizona 78, (7) Dayton 68
• (5) Gonzaga 89, (4) Kansas 68
• (1) North Carolina 85, (9) Michigan State 69
• (2) Iowa State 67, (7) Washington State 56
• (11) NC State 79, (14) Oakland 73
• (2) Tennessee 62, (7) Texas 58
• (3) Illinois 89, (11) Duquesne 63
• (3) Creighton 86, (11) Oregon 73 (2OT)

Sunday, March 24 (Round of 32)

• (2) Marquette 81, (10) Colorado 77
• (1) Purdue 106, (8) Utah State 67
• (4) Duke 93, (12) James Madison 55
• (6) Clemson 72, (3) Baylor 64
• (4) Alabama 72, (12) Grand Canyon 61
• (1) UConn 75, (9) Northwestern 58
• (1) Houston 100, (9) Texas A&M 95 (OT)
• (5) San Diego State 85, (13) Yale 57

Thursday, March 28 (Sweet 16)

• (6) Clemson 77, (2) Arizona 72
• (1) UConn 82, (5) San Diego State 52
• (4) Alabama 89, (1) North Carolina 87
• (3) Illinois 72, (2) Iowa State 69

Friday, March 29 (Sweet 16)

• (11) NC State 66, (2) Marquette 58
• (1) Purdue 80, (5) Gonzaga 68
• (4) Duke 54, (1) Houston 51
• (2) Tennessee 82, (3) Creighton 75

Saturday, March 30 (Elite Eight)

• (1) UConn 77, (3) Illinois 52
• (4) Alabama 89, (6) Clemson 82

Sunday, March 31 (Elite Eight)

• (1) Purdue 72, (2) Tennessee 66
• (11) NC State 76, (4) Duke 64

Saturday, April 6 (Final Four)

• (1) Purdue 63, (11) NC State 50
• (1) UConn 86, (4) Alabama 72

Monday, April 8 (National championship game)

• (1) UConn 75, (1) Purdue 60

NCAA Bracket 2025: Printable March Madness Bracket-

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 6 and 8, 2024	Phoenix	State Farm Stadium	Arizona State University
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