March Madness 2025 – Men’s Tournament Schedule, Brackets & More

The biggest part of the NCAA men’s basketball season is finally here! The 2025 NCAA^® March Madness^® Men’s Tournament starts with Selection Sunday on March 16 and runs until the championship game on April 7.

Whether you’re a devout Duke, Texas Tech, UCLA, North Carolina or Gonzaga basketball fan, coming over the new few weeks the most talented teams will go head-to-head before the last two teams standing go head-to-head in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamodome.

Here’s your guide to keeping up with the tournament’s busy schedule and watching college basketball games every day! Make your March Madness bracket predictions, get NCAA scores, game highlights and more to ensure you’re in the know. 

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2025 March Madness Schedule

March Madness is right around the corner. Keep up with the full March Madness schedule here, and get even more info with DIRECTV’s NCAA Basketball Sports Schedule.

March Madness 2025 Key Dates at a Glance

• Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 16, 6 p.m.
• 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: Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
• NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Men’s March Madness First Four Schedule

Find out how to watch the start of the 2025 madness with a full First Four schedule right here:

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Network
Tue. March 18	6:40 p.m.	(16) St. Francis (68) vs. (16) Alabama State (70)	truTV
Tue. March 18	9:10 p.m.	(11) North Carolina (95) vs. (11) San Diego State (68)	truTV
Wed. March 19	6:40 p.m.	(16) Mount St. Mary’s (83) vs. (16) American University (72)	truTV
Wed. March 19	9:10 p.m.	(11) Texas (80) vs. (11) Xavier (86)	truTV

Men’s March Madness First Round Schedule

Once the First Four concludes, we’re moving on to the First round. Get the full schedule here:

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Watch Info
Thurs., Mar. 20	12:15 p.m.	No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 8 Louisville	CBS
Thurs., Mar. 20	12:40 p.m.	No. 13 High Point vs. No. 4 Purdue	truTV
Thurs., Mar. 20	1:30 p.m.	No. 14 Montana vs. No. 3 Wisconsin	TNT
Thurs., Mar. 20	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 SIU Edwardsville vs. No. 1 Houston	TBS
Thurs., Mar. 20	2:50 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama State vs. No. 1 Auburn	CBS
Thurs., Mar. 20	3:15 p.m.	No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Clemson	truTV
Thurs., Mar. 20	4:05 p.m.	No. 11 VCU vs. No. 6 BYU	TNT
Thurs., Mar. 20	4:35 p.m.	No. 9 Georgia vs. No. 8 Gonzaga	TBS
Thurs., Mar. 20	6:50 p.m.	No. 15 Wofford vs. No. 2 Tennessee	TNT
Thurs., Mar. 20	7:10 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 7 Kansas	CBS
Thurs., Mar. 20	7:25 p.m.	No. 13 Yale vs. No. 4 Texas A&M	TBS
Thurs., Mar. 20	7:35 p.m.	No. 11 Drake vs. No. 6 Missouri	truTV
Thurs., Mar. 20	9:25 p.m.	No. 10 Utah State vs. No. 7 UCLA	TNT
Thurs., Mar. 20	9:45 p.m.	No. 15 Omaha vs. No. 2 St. John’s	CBS
Thurs., Mar. 20	10:00 p.m.	No. 12 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 Michigan	TBS
Thurs., Mar. 20	10:10 p.m.	No. 14 UNCW vs. No. 3 Texas Tech	truTV
Fri., Mar. 21	12:15 p.m.	No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 8 Mississippi State	CBS
Fri., Mar. 21	12:40 p.m.	No. 15 Robert Morris vs. No. 2 Alabama	truTV
Fri., Mar. 21	1:30 p.m.	No. 14 Lipscomb vs. No. 3 Iowa State	TNT
Fri., Mar. 21	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Memphis	TBS
Fri., Mar. 21	2:50 p.m.	No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 1 Duke	CBS
Fri., Mar. 21	3:15 p.m.	No. 10 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 Saint Mary’s	truTV
Fri., Mar. 21	4:05 p.m.	No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Ole Miss	TNT
Fri., Mar. 21	4:35 p.m.	No. 13 Grand Canyon vs. No. 4 Maryland	TBS
Fri., Mar. 21	6:50 p.m.	No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Florida	TNT
Fri., Mar. 21	7:10 p.m.	No. 14 Troy vs. No. 3 Kentucky	CBS
Fri., Mar. 21	7:25 p.m.	No. 10 New Mexico vs. No. 7 Marquette	TBS
Fri., Mar. 21	7:35 p.m.	No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 Arizona	truTV
Fri., Mar. 21	9:25 p.m.	No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 UConn	TNT
Fri., Mar. 21	9:45 p.m.	No. 11 Xavier vs. No. 6 Illinois	CBS
Fri., Mar. 21	10:00 p.m.	No. 15 Bryant vs. No. 2 Michigan State	TBS
Fri., Mar. 21	10:10 p.m.	No. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Oregon	truTV

March Madness 2025 Schedule with Locations

Round	Location	Arena	Dates	Host School
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 Mortgage Fieldhouse	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

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How to Watch March Madness 2025

March Madness will be broadcast across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. You can also stream it with Paramount+.

Check here to find your local CBS affiliate.

TBS – DIRECTV Channel 247
truTV – DIRECTV Channel 246
TNT – DIRECTV Channel 245

Here’s a rundown of which channels each key event in the 2025 March Madness schedule will be aired on:

• Selection Show – CBS
• First Four – TruTV
• First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
• Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16) and Finals (Elite 8) – CBS, TBS, and TruTV
• National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – CBS

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March Madness Odds

So, who’s favored to win it all and cut down the nets on April 7? Here are the current odds (as of Feb. 18, 2025):

• Auburn (+325)
• Duke (+425)
• Houston (+900)
• Florida (+900)
• Alabama (+1100)
• Tennessee (+1600)
• Iowa State (+1600)
• Kentucky (+3000)
• UConn (+3300)
• Kansas (+3500)
• Arizona (+3500)
• Texas Tech (+3500)
• St. John’s (+3500)
• Purdue (+4000)
• Michigan State (+4000)
• Texas A&M (+4000)
• Gonzaga (+5000)
• Michigan (+5000)
• Wisconsin (+6000)
• Maryland (+6000)
• Marquette (+6600)
• Creighton (+8000)
• Ole Miss (+8000)
• Missouri (+8000)
• Clemson (+8000)

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Men’s March Madness 2025 Teams

Selection Sunday has come and gone, and we are now left with the 64 best NCAA basketball teams ready to battle it out. Here are the teams competing in this year’s Men’s tournament, along with their region and seed:

South Region

1. Auburn
2. ALST/SFU
3. Louisville
4. Creighton
5. Michigan
6. UC San Diego
7. Texas A&M
8. Yale
9. Ole Miss
10. SDSU/UNC
11. Iowa St
12. Lipscomb
13. Marquette
14. New Mexico
15. Michigan St
16. Bryant

West Region

1. Florida
2. Norfolk St.
3. UConn
4. Oklahoma
5. Memphis
6. Colorado St
7. Maryland
8. Grand Canyon
9. Missouri
10. Drake
11. Texas Tech
12. UNCW
13. Kansas
14. Arkansas
15. St. John’s
16. Omaha

East Region

1. Duke
2. American/Mt. St. Mary’s
3. Mississippi St
4. Baylor
5. Oregon
6. Liberty
7. Arizona
8. Akron
9. BYU
10. VCU
11. Wisconsin
12. Montana
13. Saint Mary’s
14. Vanderbilt
15. Alabama
16. Robert Morris

Midwest Region

1. Houston
2. SIE
3. Gonzaga
4. Georgia
5. Clemson
6. McNeese
7. Purdue
8. High Point
9. Illinois
10. TEX/XAV
11. Kentucky
12. Troy
13. UCLA
14. Utah St
15. Tennessee
16. Wofford

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March Madness 2025 Quick Facts

Here are answers to some of the top March Madness questions.

What is the lowest seed to win March Madness?

The lowest-seeded team to win it all was the 1985 Villanova University team as a No. 8 seed.

What is the lowest seed to win a March Madness game?

In 2018, No. 16 seed UMBC became the lowest-seeded team to win an NCAA Tournament game when they upset No. 1 seed Virginia.

What NCAA Men’s Division I School has won the most national championships?

UCLA has won the most national championships, with 11 titles. Next on the list is Kentucky with 8, North Carolina with 6, and both Duke and Indiana with 5.

Who won March Madness 2024? 

UConn beat Purdue 75-60 to win March Madness in 2024, their second consecutive title.

Who won March Madness 2023?

UConn won March Madness 2023 against San Diego State. The final score was 76 to 59.

Who won March Madness 2022?

South Carolina won March Madness 2022 against UConn. The final score was 64 to 49.

Who won March Madness 2021?

In 2021, Baylor upset Gonzaga, winning the NCAA Tournament Championship 86 to 70.

How is March Madness selection done?

The official selection committee makes all the team selections.

What state does not have a D1 school?

Alaska is the only state that doesn’t have a D1 school.

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