The 2025 March Madness tournament continues with First Round games on Friday, March 21. Check out the full schedule and bracket below:
2025 NCAA men’s tournament bracket
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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
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72
- (2) Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 81
- (3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55
- (12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70
- (1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 49
- (7) Saint Mary’s 59, (10) Vanderbilt 56
- (6) Ole Miss 71, (11) North Carolina 64
- (4) Maryland 81, (13) Grand Canyon 49
- (1) Florida 95, (16) Norfolk State 69
- (3) Kentucky 76, (14) Troy 57
- (10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66
- (4) Arizona 93, (13) Akron 65
- (8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. | TNT
- (6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier, 9:45 p.m. | CBS
- (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)
- (3) Iowa State vs. (6) Ole Miss, TBA
- (10) New Mexico vs. TBD, TBA
- (1) Florida vs. TBD, TBA
- (4) Maryland vs. (12) Colorado State, TBA
- (3) Kentucky vs. TBD, TBA
- (2) Alabama vs. (7) Saint Mary’s, TBA
- (1) Duke vs. (9) Baylor, TBA
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)
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
Thursday, March 20 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (9) Creighton 89, (8) Louisville 75
- (4) Purdue 75, (13) High Point 63
- (3) Wisconsin 85, (14) Montana 66
- (1) Houston 78, (16) SIU Edwardsville 40
- (1) Auburn 83, (16) Alabama State 63
- (12) McNeese 69, (5) Clemson 67
- (6) BYU 80, (11) VCU 71
- (8) Gonzaga 89, (9) Georgia 68
- (2) Tennessee 77, (15) Wofford 62
- (10) Arkansas 79, (7) Kansas 72
- (4) Texas A&M 80, (13) Yale 71
- (11) Drake 67, (6) Missouri 57
- (7) UCLA 72, (10) Utah State 47
- (2) St. John’s 83, (15) Omaha 53
- (5) Michigan 68, (12) UC San Diego 65
- (3) Texas Tech 82, (14) UNC Wilmington 72
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 |
And here is the game-by-game rundown for the 2024 men’s tournament. Click or tap on each game to be taken to the final stats.
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 |
