Complete March Madness schedule for the men’s 2025 NCAA tournament

March Madness 2025 is here.

Between the bracket busters, Cinderellas and viral moments — the NCAA tournament never seems to disappoint. In the 2024 NCAA tournament, UConn looked dominant all season and won the championship again, after earning the trophy in 2023 as well. However this season, it’s the SEC who looks more dominant than ever, and could potentially have a record-number teams in the NCAA tournament field this year.

A total of 68 teams will make the tournament field. Of those 64, 31 are automatic qualifiers from conference tournament winners. Here is a list of every automatic bid who has already qualified for the 2025 tournament.

The road to the Final Four this year ends in San Antonio, Texas. Those semifinal games are set for the the first weekend of April. The first games of the tournament will start on Tuesday, March 18 when teams battle in the First Four games and the first round games will begin on Thursday, March 20.

After Selection Sunday the complete bracket was revealed and the matchups are officially set. Duke, Houston, Auburn and Florida were named the No. 1 seeds in the 2025 NCAA tournament.

Below is the complete schedule for the 2025 NCAA tournament:

Complete schedule for March Madness 2025:

Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 16
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 Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
NCAA championship game: Monday, April 7 at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 27

No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 6 BYU, 7:09 p.m. ET | CBS
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Maryland, 7:39 p.m. ET | TBS
No. 1 Duke vs. No 4 Arizona, 9:39 p.m. ET | CBS
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Arkansas, 10:09 p.m. ET | TBS

Friday, March 28

No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Ole Miss, 7:09 p.m. ET | CBS
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Kentucky, 7:39 p.m. ET | TBS
No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 5 Michigan, 9:39 p.m. ET | CBS
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Purdue, 10:09 p.m. ET | TBS

Second Round

Sunday, March 23

(1) Florida 77, (8) UConn 75
(1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66
(3) Kentucky 84, (6) Illinois 75
(2) Alabama 80, (7) Saint Mary’s 66
(4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71
(6) Ole Miss 91, (3) Iowa State 78
(2) Michigan State 71, (10) New Mexico 63
(4) Arizona 87, (5) Oregon 83

Saturday, March 22

(4) Purdue 76, (12) McNeese 62
(10) Arkansas 75, (2) St. John’s 66
(5) Michigan 91, (4) Texas A&M 79
(3) Texas Tech 77, (11) Drake 64
(1) Auburn 82, (9) Creighton 70
(6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89
(1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76
(2) Tennessee 67, (7) UCLA 58

First Round

Friday, March 21

(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 67, (9) Oklahoma 59
(6) Illinois 86, (11) Xavier 73
(2) Michigan State 87, (15) Bryant 62
(5) Oregon 81, (12) Liberty 52

Thursday, March 20

(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

First Four

Tuesday, March 18

(16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68
(11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68

Wednesday, March 19

(16) Mount St. Mary’s 83, (16) American University 72
(11) Xavier 86, (11) Texas 80

This year’s tournament will take place in 14 different locations.

2025 NCAA men’s tournament locations

Round	Location	Venue	Dates
Round	Location	Venue	Dates
First Four	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena	March 18 – 19
First/Second	Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena	March 20 -22
First/Second	Providence, RI	Amica Mutual Pavilion	March 20 – 22
First/Second	Seattle, WA	Climate Pledge Arena	March 21 – 23
First/Second	Wichita, KS	Intrust Bank Arena	March 20 – 22
First/Second	Cleveland, OH	Rocket Arena	March 21 – 23
First/Second	Denver, CO	Ball Arena	March 20 – 22
First/Second	Milwaukee, WI	Fiserv Forum	March 21 – 23
First/Second	Raleigh, NC	Lenovo Center	March 21 – 23
East Regional	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center	March 27 – 29
West Regional	San Francisco, CA	Chase Center	March 27 – 29
South Regional	Atlanta, GA	State Farm Arena	March 28 – 30
Midwest Regional	Indianapolis, IN	Lucas Oil Stadium	March 28 – 30
Final Four	San Antonio, TX	Alamodome	April 5 & 7