2025 March Madness First Round and Beyond: Schedule, Highlights, and Venues

The thrill of the 2025 March Madness intensifies with the First Round games set for Friday, March 21. Dive into the complete lineup and bracket details listed below:

2025 NCAA Men’s Tournament Bracket

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Here’s a comprehensive look at the upcoming schedule:

• Selection Sunday takes place at 6 p.m. ET on March 16, broadcasted 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
• The Final Four is set for April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
• The NCAA Championship showdown will occur on April 7, also at the Alamodome.

2025 NCAA Tournament Schedule, Highlights, and Scores

All times are in Eastern Time

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

• (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

• Upcoming Games:

• (6) Illinois takes on (11) Xavier at 9:45 p.m. on CBS
• (2) Michigan State faces (15) Bryant at 10 p.m. on TBS
• (5) Oregon battles (12) Liberty at 10:10 p.m. on truTV

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

• (4) Purdue vs. (12) McNeese, 12:10 p.m. on CBS
• (2) St. John’s vs. (10) Arkansas, 2:40 p.m. on CBS
• (4) Texas A&M competes against (5) Michigan, 5:15 p.m. on CBS
• (3) Texas Tech goes up against (11) Drake, 6:10 p.m. on TNT
• (1) Auburn challenges (9) Creighton, 7:10 p.m. on TBS
• (3) Wisconsin squares off with (6) BYU, 7:45 p.m. on CBS
• (1) Houston clashes with (8) Gonzaga, 8:40 p.m. on TNT
• (2) Tennessee meets (7) UCLA, 9:40 p.m. on TBS

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

• (3) Iowa State vs. (6) Ole Miss, time to be announced
• (10) New Mexico vs. TBD, time to be announced
• (1) Florida takes on (8) UConn, time to be announced
• (4) Maryland encounters (12) Colorado State, time to be announced
• (3) Kentucky vs. TBD, time to be announced
• (2) Alabama vs. (7) Saint Mary’s, time to be announced
• (1) Duke goes head-to-head with (9) Baylor, time to be announced

Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16) * Details to be announced

Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16) * Details to be announced

Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight) * Details to be announced

Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight) * Details to be announced

Saturday, April 5 (Final Four in San Antonio)

• 6:09 p.m. airing on CBS
• 8:49 p.m. airing on CBS

Monday, April 7 (National Championship Game in San Antonio)

• Face-off at 8:50 p.m. on CBS

Explore the venues hosting the men’s tournament in 2025:

ROUND	CITY	VENUE	DATES	HOST
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 Arena	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	NC 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	IU Indianapolis/Horizon League