March Madness schedule 2025: game times, dates, bracket
Here is all you need to know about the upcoming March Madness schedule.
March Madness is the annual NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, held every March and April.
A huge part of the basketball calendar, 68 college teams go head to head in a single-elimination format.
The tournament is divided into four regions, each seeded 1 to 16, with getting into the Final Four being the goal. Held in a different city each year, the Final Four is the pinnacle of college basketball, where the winners of the regional brackets battle it out for the national championship.
NCAA March Madness 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:
Tuesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
(16) Alabama State vs. (16) Saint Francis, 6:40 p.m. | truTV
(11) San Diego State vs. (11) North Carolina, 9:10 p.m. | truTV
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
(16) American University vs. (16) Mount St. Mary's, 6:40 p.m. | truTV
(11) Texas vs. (11) Xavier, 9:10 p.m. | truTV
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) Saint Francis/Alabama St., 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/San Diego State, 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)
TBA
Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)
TBA
Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)
TBA
Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
TBA
Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)
TBA
Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
TBA
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
The Selection Sunday show coverage kicks off today, Sunday, March 16, at 6 p.m. ET on CBS, with the NCAA tournament itself beginning two days later. Fans can tune in to watch the bracket reveal live on television or stream the event through platforms like Sling TV and DirecTV Stream.
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— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 16, 2025
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