2025 March Madness: Men's NCAA tournament schedule, dates

 The 2025 March Madness tournament comes to an end with the national championship between No. 1 Houston and No. 1 Florida on Monday, April 7. Check out the full schedule and bracket below:

 

 

The 2025 March Madness tournament concludes with the national championship game between No. 1 Houston and No. 1 Florida, taking place on Monday, April 7. Check out the full schedule and bracket below:





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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

Saturday, April 5 (Final Four in San Antonio)



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)

Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)

Saturday, March 22 (Second Round/Round of 32)

Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)

Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)

  • (2) Alabama 113, (6) BYU 88
  • (1) Florida 87, (4) Maryland 71
  • (1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93
  • (3) Texas Tech 85, (10) Arkansas 83 (OT)

Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)

  • (2) Michigan State 73, (6) Ole Miss 70
  • (2) Tennessee 78, (3) Kentucky 65
  • (1) Auburn 78, (5) Michigan 65
  • (1) Houston 62, (4) Purdue 60

Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)

Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)

These are the sites for the men's tournament in 2025:

ROUNDCITYVENUEDATESHOST
First FourDayton, OhioUD ArenaMarch 18 - 19University of Dayton
First/SecondLexington, KYRupp ArenaMarch 20 -22University of Kentucky
First/SecondProvidence, RIAmica Mutual PavilionMarch 20 - 22Providence College
First/SecondSeattle, WAClimate Pledge ArenaMarch 21 - 23University of Washington
First/SecondWichita, KSIntrust Bank ArenaMarch 20 - 22Wichita State University
First/SecondCleveland, OHRocket ArenaMarch 21 - 23Mid-American Conference
First/SecondDenver, COBall ArenaMarch 20 - 22Mountain West Conference
First/SecondMilwaukee, WIFiserv ForumMarch 21 - 23Marquette University
First/SecondRaleigh, NCLenovo CenterMarch 21 - 23NC State University
East RegionalNewark, NJPrudential CenterMarch 27 - 29Seton Hall University
West RegionalSan Francisco, CAChase CenterMarch 27 - 29Pac-12 Conference
South RegionalAtlanta, GAState Farm ArenaMarch 28 - 30Georgia Institute of Technology
Midwest RegionalIndianapolis, INLucas Oil StadiumMarch 28 - 30IU 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.

2024 NCAA tournament bracket

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 DATESCITY, REGIONFACILITYHOST
April 5 and 7, 2025San AntonioAlamodomeUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word
April 4 and 6, 2026IndianapolisLucas Oil StadiumHorizon League, IUPUI
April 3 and 5, 2027DetroitFord FieldMichigan State University
April 1 and 3, 2028Las VegasAllegiant StadiumUNLV
March 31 and April 2, 2029IndianapolisLucas Oil StadiumHorizon League, IUPUI
April 6 and 8, 2030North TexasAT&T StadiumBig 12 Conference