2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is an ongoing single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2024–25 season. The 86th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2025, and will conclude with the championship game on April 7, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
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| Season | 2024–25 | ||||
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| Teams | 68 | ||||
| Finals site | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | ||||
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Big South champion High Point, Big West champion UC San Diego, Ohio Valley champion SIU Edwardsville, and Summit League champion Omaha will make their tournament debuts. Additionally, ASUN champion Lipscomb will make their second-ever appearance, their first since 2018. NEC champion Saint Francis will make their second-ever appearance as well, their first since 1991.
UC San Diego's qualification came in its first year of eligibility, and are only the fourth school since 1972 to do so, joining Southwestern Louisiana (Louisiana Lafayette) (1972), North Dakota State (2009) and Northern Kentucky (2017).[1][2]
Tournament procedure
Out of 355 eligible Division I teams, 68 will participate in the tournament.[a] A total of 31 automatic bids are awarded to each program that win a conference tournament. The remaining 37 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 16. The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.
Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at large-teams) play in the First Four. The winners of these games will advance to the main tournament bracket.
| NET | School | Conference | Record |
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| 51 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 19–13 |
| 54 | Indiana | Big Ten | 19–13 |
| 41 | Ohio State | 17–15 | |
| 44 | Boise State | MWC | 24–10 |
2025 NCAA tournament schedule and venues
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The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2025 tournament: [3]
Dayton
Providence
Lexington
Wichita
Denver
Cleveland
Raleigh
Milwaukee
Seattle
2025 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)
Newark
San Francisco
Atlanta
Indianapolis
San Antonio
2025 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)
First Four
- March 18 and 19
First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
- March 20 and 22
- March 21 and 23
Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 27 and 29
- East Regional
- West Regional
- March 28 and 30
- South Regional
- Midwest Regional
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four)
- April 5 and 7
San Antonio will host the Final Four for the fifth time, having previously hosted in 2018.
Qualification and selection of teams
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The 68 teams came from 35 states and the District of Columbia.
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Teams that participated in the 2025 tournament. South Region (red), East Region (blue), Midwest Region (green), and West Region (purple)
Automatic qualifiers
Teams who won their conference championships (31) automatically qualify.
| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
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| America East | Bryant | 2nd | 2022 |
| American | Memphis | 29th | 2023 |
| Atlantic 10 | VCU | 20th | 2023 |
| ACC | Duke | 47th | 2024 |
| ASUN | Lipscomb | 2nd | 2018 |
| Big 12 | Houston | 26th | 2024 |
| Big East | St. John's | 30th | 2019 |
| Big Sky | Montana | 13th | 2019 |
| Big South | High Point | 1st | Never |
| Big Ten | Michigan | 32nd | 2022 |
| Big West | UC San Diego | 1st | Never |
| CAA | UNC Wilmington | 7th | 2017 |
| CUSA | Liberty | 6th | 2021 |
| Horizon | Robert Morris | 9th | 2015 |
| Ivy League | Yale | 8th | 2024 |
| MAAC | Mount St. Mary's | 7th | 2021 |
| MAC | Akron | 7th | 2024 |
| MEAC | Norfolk State | 4th | 2022 |
| Missouri Valley | Drake | 8th | 2024 |
| Mountain West | Colorado State | 13th | 2024 |
| NEC | Saint Francis | 2nd | 1991 |
| Ohio Valley | SIU Edwardsville | 1st | Never |
| Patriot | American | 4th | 2014 |
| SEC | Florida | 23rd | 2024 |
| Southern | Wofford | 6th | 2019 |
| Southland | McNeese | 4th | 2024 |
| SWAC | Alabama State | 5th | 2011 |
| Summit League | Omaha | 1st | Never |
| Sun Belt | Troy | 3rd | 2017 |
| WAC | Grand Canyon | 4th | 2024 |
| WCC | Gonzaga | 27th | 2024 |
Seeds
The tournament seeds and regions are determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets are released on March 16.
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Tournament bracket
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All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). Games on CBS are also on Paramount+, while games on TBS, TNT, and truTV are also on Max.
First Four – Dayton, Ohio
The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.
| March 18 – South Regional | ||||
| 16 | Saint Francis | 68 | ||
| 16 | Alabama State | 70 | ||
| March 18 – South Regional | ||||
| 11 | North Carolina | 95 | ||
| 11 | San Diego State | 68 | ||
| March 19 – East Regional | ||||
| 16 | Mount St. Mary's | 83 | ||
| 16 | American | 72 | ||
South regional – Atlanta, Georgia
| First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | Second round Round of 32 March 22–23 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Alabama State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 7:10 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Lexington – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Creighton | TBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Louisville | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Creighton | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Michigan | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | UC San Diego | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Michigan | 5:15 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Denver – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas A&M | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Yale | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ole Miss | 4:05 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | North Carolina | TNT | |||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Iowa State | 1:30 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lipscomb | TNT | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Marquette | 7:25 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Mexico | TBS | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 10:00 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Bryant | TBS | |||||||||||||||||
South regional final
South regional all-tournament team
West regional – San Francisco, California
| First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | Second round Round of 32 March 22–23 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 27 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida | 6:50 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Norfolk State | TNT | |||||||||||||||||
| Raleigh – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UConn | 9:25 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Oklahoma | TNT | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Memphis | 2:00 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Colorado State | TBS | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 4:35 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Grand Canyon | TBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Missouri | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Drake | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Drake | 6:10 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Wichita – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas Tech | TNT | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas Tech | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UNC Wilmington | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kansas | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Arkansas | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Arkansas | 2:40 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. John's | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. John's | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Omaha | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
West regional final
West regional all-tournament team
East regional – Newark, New Jersey
| First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | Second round Round of 32 March 22–23 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 27 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 2:50 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Mount St. Mary's | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| Raleigh – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mississippi State | 12:15 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Baylor | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oregon | 10:10 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Liberty | truTV | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona | 7:35 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Akron | truTV | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | BYU | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | VCU | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | BYU | 7:45 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Denver – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Montana | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Saint Mary's | 3:15 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vanderbilt | truTV | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 12:40 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Robert Morris | truTV | |||||||||||||||||
East regional final
East regional all-tournament team
Midwest regional – Indianapolis, Indiana
| First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | Second round Round of 32 March 22–23 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | SIU Edwardsville | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 8:40 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Wichita – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gonzaga | TNT | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gonzaga | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Clemson | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | McNeese | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | McNeese | 12:10 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Purdue | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Purdue | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | High Point | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Illinois | 9:45 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Xavier | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kentucky | 7:10 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Troy | CBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UCLA | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Utah State | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UCLA | 9:40 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Lexington – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee | TBS | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Wofford | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest regional final
Midwest regional all-tournament team
Final Four - San Antonio, Texas
| National Semifinals Final Four Saturday, April 5 | National Championship Game Monday, April 7 | ||||||||
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National semifinals
CBS |
April 5 TBD |
| East Regional Winner vs. Midwest Regional Winner |
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas |
National championship
CBS |
April 7 TBD |
| TBD vs. TBD |
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas |
Final Four all-tournament team
Record by conference
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| Conference | Bids | Record | Win % | FF | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
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| Southeastern | 14* | 4–3 | .571 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |||||
| Big Ten | 8 | 4–0 | 1.000 | – | 8 | 4 | |||||
| Big 12 | 7 | 3–1 | .750 | – | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Big East | 5 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Atlantic Coast | 4 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Mountain West | 4 | 0–2 | .000 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| West Coast | 2 | 1–0 | 1.000 | – | 2 | 1 | |||||
| America East | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| American | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| ASUN | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| CUSA | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| Horizon | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| MAAC | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| MAC | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| MEAC | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Southland | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| WAC | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| SWAC | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big Sky | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big West | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ivy League | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summit | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northeast | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
*Tournament record
Game summaries and tournament notes
Tournament upsets
Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team."[5]
The 2025 tournament has a total of 2 upsets, with two in the first round.
Media coverage
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Television
CBS Sports and TNT Sports have US television rights to the tournament.[6][7] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, CBS will televise the 2025 Final Four and the national championship game.
This will be the first NCAA tournament since the death of Greg Gumbel, who served as the studio host from 1998 through 2023, and missed the 2024 tournament due to family health issues. Gumbel died from cancer on December 27, 2024.[8]
Linear channels
Streaming
- Max (only TBS, TNT, and truTV games)
- Paramount+ (only CBS games)
Studio hosts
- Ernie Johnson (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
- Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta) – First Four, first and second rounds, and regional semifinals
- Adam Zucker (New York City) – First and second rounds
- Jamie Erdahl (New York City) – First and second rounds (game breaks)
Studio analysts
- Charles Barkley (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
- Seth Davis (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
- Clark Kellogg (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
- Candace Parker (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
- Jalen Rose (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four and Final Four
- Kenny Smith (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
- Gene Steratore (New York City and San Antonio) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
- Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – Second round
- Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
Broadcast assignments
- Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson – First and second rounds at Raleigh, North Carolina; Regional; Final Four and National Championship at San Antonio, Texas
- Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce – First and second rounds at Lexington, Kentucky; Regional
- Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Stan Van Gundy/Lauren Shehadi – First and second rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Regional
- Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Evan Washburn – First and second rounds at Providence, Rhode Island; Regional
- Brad Nessler/Brendan Haywood/Dana Jacobson – First and second rounds at Denver, Colorado
- Spero Dedes/Jim Spanarkel/Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; First and second rounds at Cleveland, Ohio
- Lisa Byington/Robbie Hummel/Jalen Rose/Andy Katz – First and second rounds at Seattle, Washington
- Tom McCarthy/Debbie Antonelli/Steve Smith/AJ Ross – First and second rounds at Wichita, Kansas
Radio
Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.
First Four
First and second rounds
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Regionals
Final Four and national championship
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Internet
Video
Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:[9]
- NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games available for free on digital media players; access to all other games requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
- Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- CBS website and app (only CBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
- Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription)
For the app this year, a multiview which showed all games airing simultaneously was available for the second straight year.[10]
In addition, the March Madness app will offer Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone on the first weekend of the tournament (first and second rounds).
- Jared Greenberg, Randolph Childress, Tony Delk, Josh Pastner (Atlanta) - First and second round[11]
Audio
Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means:
- NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
- Westwood One Sports website
- TuneIn (website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription)
- Varsity Network app
- Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates
The March Madness app also supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.[12]
See also
References
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