2025 March Madness Sweet 16 Insight and Full Schedule
The excitement of the 2025 March Madness tournament advances with the Sweet 16 matchups unfolding on Thursday, March 27. Dive into the complete schedule and bracket provided below:
2025 NCAA Men’s Tournament Bracket
Explore the interactive bracket here
Here’s what’s on the schedule: * Selection Sunday: Jumpstarts at 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: Taking place on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
2025 NCAA Tournament Schedule, Scores, Highlights
All times ET Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16) * (2) Alabama battles (6) BYU at 7:09 p.m. | CBS * (1) Florida faces (4) Maryland at 7:39 p.m. | TBS * (1) Duke clashes with (4) Arizona at 9:39 p.m. | CBS * (3) Texas Tech vs. (10) Arkansas at 10:09 p.m. | TBS Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16) * (2) Michigan State goes head to head with (6) Ole Miss at 7:09 p.m. | CBS * (2) Tennessee squares off against (3) Kentucky at 7:39 p.m. | TBS * (1) Auburn meets (5) Michigan at 9:39 p.m. | CBS * (1) Houston takes on (4) Purdue at 10:09 p.m. | TBS
Additional Tournament Stages
Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight) * To Be Announced Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight) * To Be Announced Saturday, April 5 (Final Four in San Antonio) * Matches at 6:09 p.m. on CBS * Second face-off at 8:49 p.m. on CBS Monday, April 7 (National Championship Game in San Antonio) * The ultimate showdown at 8:50 p.m. on CBS
Tournament Sites 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 |