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2025 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season2024–25
Teams68
Finals siteAlamodome,
San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2024 2026»

The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is an ongoing single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2024–25 season. The 86th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2025, and will conclude on April 7 with the championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) broke the record for the most bids earned to the tournament, with 14 of the 16 teams qualifying. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) had historic lows, with only four teams earning bids, the smallest percentage of the conference since the tournament expansion in 1975.[1]

Big South champion High Point, Big West champion UC San Diego, Ohio Valley champion SIU Edwardsville, and Summit League champion Omaha made their tournament debuts. Additionally, ASUN champion Lipscomb made their second-ever appearance, their first since 2018. America East champion Bryant also made their second-ever appearance, their first since 2022, and their first time in the first round. NEC champion Saint Francis made their second-ever appearance as well, their first since 1991, but one week after losing in the first four, they announced they are moving down from Division I to Division III.[2] UC San Diego's qualification came in its first year of eligibility, and are only the fourth school since 1972 to do so, joining Southwestern Louisiana (Louisiana Lafayette) (1972), North Dakota State (2009), and Northern Kentucky (2017).[3][4]

This was the second time since the First Four was established in 2011 that no teams in the First Four advanced past the first round of the tournament, and the first since 2019. For the first time since 2017, no team seeded lower than 12 made it past the first round.[5] In the first round the Big Ten was 8–0, setting an NCAA record for the most wins without a loss by any conference in the history of the tournament. The eight total wins were also a record, matched by the SEC in this year’s first round of the tournament (8–5). In doing so, both conferences combined to represent 50% of the field in the second round.[6] In the ACC, only Duke made it past the first round, the first time since at-large bids were given out that multiple teams from the conference didn't make it to the second round.[1]

With 10-seed Arkansas advancing to the Sweet 16, it marked the 17th consecutive time at least one double-digit seed advanced to the regional semifinals. Two-time defending champion UConn was attempting to be the first team to win three consecutive titles since UCLA won seven consecutive from 1967 to 1973, but their elimination at the hands of Florida in the second round marked the seventh time in the last eight tournaments the defending champion failed to make the Sweet 16.

For the first time since the tournament's 1985 expansion to 64 teams, the Sweet 16 was composed entirely of teams from the Power Four conferences (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC).

The tournaments just before 2025 had been the most upset prone tournaments in NCAA history, and it was widely believed that this tendency would continue in 2025.[7] Instead, this trend has completely reversed in 2025 as the 2025 tournament has had one of the smallest number of upsets in NCAA tournament history. No top four seed lost in the first round, and 10th seeded Arkansas was the only Sweet 16 team with higher than a #6 seed. The Elite Eight had four #1 seeds, three #2 seeds, and one #3 seed, tying it with the 2007 tournament as the lowest total seeded Elite Eight in NCAA history.[8][9]

All four #1 seeds have made the Final Four: Florida (first appearance since 2014), Duke (first appearance since 2022), Houston (first appearance since 2021), and Auburn (first appearance since 2019). This tournament is only the second tournament in NCAA history to have all four #1 seeds in the Final Four, the other time being 2008.[10] That Final Four was also played in San Antonio.

Tournament procedure

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Further information: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament § Format

Out of 355 eligible Division I teams, 68 participated in the tournament.[a] A total of 31 automatic bids are awarded to each program that win a conference tournament. The remaining 37 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 16. The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.

Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at large-teams) play in the First Four. The winners of these games will advance to the main tournament bracket.

First four out
NET School Conference Record
51 West Virginia Big 12 19–13
54 Indiana Big Ten 19–13
41 Ohio State 17–15
44 Boise State MWC 24–10

2025 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

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The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2025 tournament: [11]

2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Dayton
Dayton
Providence
Providence
Lexington
Lexington
Wichita
Wichita
Denver
Denver
Cleveland
Cleveland
Raleigh
Raleigh
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Seattle
Seattle
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2025 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)
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Newark
Newark
San Francisco
San Francisco
Atlanta
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
San Antonio
San Antonio
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2025 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First Four

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four)

San Antonio will host the Final Four for the fifth time, having previously hosted in 2018.

  1. ^ Nine teams are ineligible, all due to being in the process of reclassifying to Division I from a lower division: East Texas A&M, Le Moyne, Lindenwood, Mercyhurst, Queens, St. Thomas, Southern Indiana, Stonehill, and West Georgia.
  2. ^ The Pac-12 Conference was inactive as a men's basketball conference this season.

Qualification and selection of teams

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Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

The 68 teams came from 35 states and the District of Columbia.

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Teams that participated in the 2025 tournament. South Region (red), East Region (blue), Midwest Region (green), and West Region (purple)

Automatic qualifiers

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Teams who won their conference championships (31) automatically qualify.

Automatic qualifiers in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Conference Team Appearance Last bid
America East Bryant 2nd 2022
American Memphis 29th 2023
Atlantic 10 VCU 20th 2023
ACC Duke 47th 2024
ASUN Lipscomb 2nd 2018
Big 12 Houston 26th 2024
Big East St. John's 31st 2019
Big Sky Montana 13th 2019
Big South High Point 1st Never
Big Ten Michigan 32nd 2022
Big West UC San Diego 1st Never
CAA UNC Wilmington 7th 2017
CUSA Liberty 6th 2021
Horizon Robert Morris 9th 2015
Ivy League Yale 8th 2024
MAAC Mount St. Mary's 7th 2021
MAC Akron 7th 2024
MEAC Norfolk State 4th 2022
Missouri Valley Drake 8th 2024
Mountain West Colorado State 13th 2024
NEC Saint Francis 2nd 1991
Ohio Valley SIU Edwardsville 1st Never
Patriot American 4th 2014
SEC Florida 25th 2024
Southern Wofford 6th 2019
Southland McNeese 4th 2024
SWAC Alabama State 5th 2011
Summit League Omaha 1st Never
Sun Belt Troy 3rd 2017
WAC Grand Canyon 4th 2024
WCC Gonzaga 27th 2024

Seeds

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The tournament seeds and regions are determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets are released on March 16.

East Regional – Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Duke ACC 31–3 2 Automatic 2024
2 Alabama SEC 25–8 6 At Large 2024
3 Wisconsin Big Ten 26–9 12 At Large 2024
4 Arizona Big 12 22–12 16 At Large 2024
5 Oregon Big Ten 24–9 19 At Large 2024
6 BYU Big 12 24–9 21 At Large 2024
7 Saint Mary's WCC 28–5 27 At Large 2024
8 Mississippi State SEC 21–12 32 At Large 2024
9 Baylor Big 12 19–14 35 At Large 2024
10 Vanderbilt SEC 20–12 39 At Large 2017
11 VCU Atlantic 10 28–6 45 Automatic 2023
12 Liberty C-USA 28–6 50 Automatic 2021
13 Akron MAC 28–6 53 Automatic 2024
14 Montana Big Sky 25–9 58 Automatic 2019
15 Robert Morris Horizon 26–8 59 Automatic 2015
16* American Patriot 22–12 65 Automatic 2014
Mount St. Mary's MAAC 22–12 66 Automatic 2021
West Regional – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Florida SEC 30–4 4 Automatic 2024
2 St. John's Big East 30–4 8 Automatic 2019
3 Texas Tech Big 12 25–8 9 At Large 2024
4 Maryland Big Ten 25–8 15 At Large 2023
5 Memphis American 29–5 20 Automatic 2023
6 Missouri SEC 22–11 23 At Large 2023
7 Kansas Big 12 21–12 28 At Large 2024
8 UConn Big East 23–10 31 At Large 2024
9 Oklahoma SEC 20–13 36 At Large 2021
10 Arkansas SEC 20–13 37 At Large 2023
11 Drake Missouri Valley 30–3 44 Automatic 2024
12 Colorado State Mountain West 25–9 48 Automatic 2024
13 Grand Canyon WAC 26–7 54 Automatic 2024
14 UNC Wilmington CAA 27–7 57 Automatic 2017
15 Omaha Summit 22–12 61 Automatic Never
16 Norfolk State MEAC 24–10 63 Automatic 2022
South Regional – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Auburn SEC 28–5 1 At Large 2024
2 Michigan State Big Ten 27–6 7 At Large 2024
3 Iowa State Big 12 24–9 10 At Large 2024
4 Texas A&M SEC 22–10 13 At Large 2024
5 Michigan Big Ten 25–9 17 Automatic 2022
6 Ole Miss SEC 22–11 24 At Large 2019
7 Marquette Big East 23–10 26 At Large 2024
8 Louisville ACC 27–7 29 At Large 2019
9 Creighton Big East 24–10 33 At Large 2024
10 New Mexico Mountain West 26–7 38 At Large 2024
11* San Diego State Mountain West 21–9 43 At Large 2024
North Carolina ACC 22–13 46 At Large 2024
12 UC San Diego Big West 30–4 47 Automatic Never
13 Yale Ivy 22–7 51 Automatic 2024
14 Lipscomb ASUN 25–9 55 Automatic 2018
15 Bryant America East 23–11 62 Automatic 2022
16* Alabama State SWAC 19–15 67 Automatic 2011
Saint Francis NEC 16–17 68 Automatic 1991
Midwest Regional – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Houston Big 12 30–4 3 Automatic 2024
2 Tennessee SEC 27–7 5 At Large 2024
3 Kentucky SEC 22–11 11 At Large 2024
4 Purdue Big Ten 22–11 14 At Large 2024
5 Clemson ACC 27–6 18 At Large 2024
6 Illinois Big Ten 21–12 22 At Large 2024
7 UCLA Big Ten 22–10 25 At Large 2023
8 Gonzaga WCC 25–8 30 Automatic 2024
9 Georgia SEC 20–12 34 At Large 2015
10 Utah State Mountain West 26–7 40 At Large 2024
11* Texas SEC 19–15 41 At Large 2024
Xavier Big East 21–11 42 At Large 2023
12 McNeese Southland 27–6 49 Automatic 2024
13 High Point Big South 29–5 52 Automatic Never
14 Troy Sun Belt 23–10 56 Automatic 2017
15 Wofford Southern 19–15 60 Automatic 2019
16 SIU Edwardsville Ohio Valley 22–11 64 Automatic Never

*See First Four
Source:[12]

Tournament bracket

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All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). Games on CBS are also on Paramount+, while games on TBS, TNT, and truTV are also on Max.

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

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The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.

March 18 – South Regional
   
16 Saint Francis 68
16 Alabama State 70
March 18 – South Regional
   
11 North Carolina 95
11 San Diego State 68
March 19 – East Regional
   
16 Mount St. Mary's 83
16 American 72
March 19 – Midwest Regional
   
11 Xavier 86
11 Texas 80

South regional – Atlanta, Georgia

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First round
Round of 64
March 20–21 		Second round
Round of 32
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 28 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 30
            
1 Auburn 83
16 Alabama State 63
1 Auburn 82
Lexington – Thu/Sat
9 Creighton 70
8 Louisville 75
9 Creighton 89
1 Auburn 78
5 Michigan 65
5 Michigan 68
12 UC San Diego 65
5 Michigan 91
Denver – Thu/Sat
4 Texas A&M 79
4 Texas A&M 80
13 Yale 71
1 Auburn 70
2 Michigan State 64
6 Ole Miss 71
11 North Carolina 64
6 Ole Miss 91
Milwaukee – Fri/Sun
3 Iowa State 78
3 Iowa State 82
14 Lipscomb 55
6 Ole Miss 70
2 Michigan State 73
7 Marquette 66
10 New Mexico 75
10 New Mexico 63
Cleveland – Fri/Sun
2 Michigan State 71
2 Michigan State 87
15 Bryant 62

South regional final

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March 30
5:05 p.m. EDT
No. 1 Auburn Tigers 70, No. 2 Michigan State Spartans 64
Scoring by half: 33–24, 37–40
Pts: Broome (25)
Rebs: Broome (14)
Asts: Baker-Mazara (5)		 Pts: Kohler (17)
Rebs: Kohler (11)
Asts: Fears Jr. (5)
State Farm Arena – Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 16,768
Referees: Ron Groover, Jeff Anderson, Don Daily

South regional all-tournament team

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West regional – San Francisco, California

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First round
Round of 64
March 20–21 		Second round
Round of 32
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 27 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 29
            
1 Florida 95
16 Norfolk State 69
1 Florida 77
Raleigh – Fri/Sun
8 UConn 75
8 UConn 67
9 Oklahoma 59
1 Florida 87
4 Maryland 71
5 Memphis 70
12 Colorado State 78
12 Colorado State 71
Seattle – Fri/Sun
4 Maryland 72
4 Maryland 81
13 Grand Canyon 49
1 Florida 84
3 Texas Tech 79
6 Missouri 57
11 Drake 67
11 Drake 64
Wichita – Thu/Sat
3 Texas Tech 77
3 Texas Tech 82
14 UNC Wilmington 72
3 Texas Tech 85OT
10 Arkansas 83
7 Kansas 72
10 Arkansas 79
10 Arkansas 75
Providence – Thu/Sat
2 St. John's 66
2 St. John's 83
15 Omaha 53

West regional final

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March 29
6:09 p.m. EDT
No. 1 Florida Gators 84, No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders 79
Scoring by half: 40−37, 44−42
Pts: Clayton Jr. (30)
Rebs: Haugh (11)
Asts: Clayton Jr. (4)		 Pts: Toppin (20)
Rebs: Toppin (11)
Asts: Hawkins (7)
Chase Center – San Francisco, California
Attendance: 16,778
Referees: James Breeding, Michael Irving, Steven Anderson

West regional all-tournament team

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East regional – Newark, New Jersey

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First round
Round of 64
March 20–21 		Second round
Round of 32
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 27 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 29
            
1 Duke 93
16 Mount St. Mary's 49
1 Duke 89
Raleigh – Fri/Sun
9 Baylor 66
8 Mississippi State 72
9 Baylor 75
1 Duke 100
4 Arizona 93
5 Oregon 81
12 Liberty 52
5 Oregon 83
Seattle – Fri/Sun
4 Arizona 87
4 Arizona 93
13 Akron 65
1 Duke 85
2 Alabama 65
6 BYU 80
11 VCU 71
6 BYU 91
Denver – Thu/Sat
3 Wisconsin 89
3 Wisconsin 85
14 Montana 66
6 BYU 88
2 Alabama 113
7 Saint Mary's 59
10 Vanderbilt 56
7 Saint Mary's 66
Cleveland – Fri/Sun
2 Alabama 80
2 Alabama 90
15 Robert Morris 81

East regional final

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March 29
8:49 p.m. EDT
No. 1 Duke Blue Devils 85, No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 65
Scoring by half: 46–37, 39–28
Pts: Knueppel (21)
Rebs: Tied (9)
Asts: Knueppel (5)		 Pts: Philon (16)
Rebs: Nelson (7)
Asts: Sears (6)
Prudential Center – Newark, New Jersey
Attendance: 18,793
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Roger Ayers, Greg Nixon

East regional all-tournament team

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Midwest regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

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First round
Round of 64
March 20–21 		Second round
Round of 32
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 28 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 30
            
1 Houston 78
16 SIU Edwardsville 40
1 Houston 81
Wichita – Thu/Sat
8 Gonzaga 76
8 Gonzaga 89
9 Georgia 68
1 Houston 62
4 Purdue 60
5 Clemson 67
12 McNeese 69
12 McNeese 62
Providence – Thu/Sat
4 Purdue 76
4 Purdue 75
13 High Point 63
1 Houston 69
2 Tennessee 50
6 Illinois 86
11 Xavier 73
6 Illinois 75
Milwaukee – Fri/Sun
3 Kentucky 84
3 Kentucky 76
14 Troy 57
3 Kentucky 65
2 Tennessee 78
7 UCLA 72
10 Utah State 47
7 UCLA 58
Lexington – Thu/Sat
2 Tennessee 67
2 Tennessee 77
15 Wofford 62

Midwest regional final

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March 30
2:20 p.m. EDT
No. 1 Houston Cougars 69, No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers 50
Scoring by half: 34–15, 35–35
Pts: Cryer (17)
Rebs: Tugler (9)
Asts: Tied (4)		 Pts: Tied (17)
Rebs: Okpara (9)
Asts: Zeigler (5)
Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 18,567
Referees: Doug Sirmons, Courtney Green, A.J. Desai

Midwest regional all-tournament team

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Final Four – San Antonio, Texas

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National Semifinals
Final Four
Saturday, April 5 		National Championship Game
Monday, April 7
      
S1 Auburn 6:09 p.m.
W1 Florida CBS
  8:50 p.m.
  CBS
E1 Duke 8:49 p.m.
MW1 Houston CBS

National semifinals

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April 5
6:09 p.m. EDT
S1 Auburn Tigers vs. W1 Florida Gators
CBS
Paramount+
April 5
8:49 p.m. EDT
E1 Duke Blue Devils vs. MW1 Houston Cougars
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas

National championship

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Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
April 7
8:50 p.m. EDT
TBD vs. TBD
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas

Final Four all-tournament team

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Record by conference

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Overview of conference performance in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Conference Bids Record Win % FF R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
Southeastern 14* 21–12 .636 1 13 8 7* 4 2 1
Big 12 7 13–6 .684 – 7 6 4 2 1
Atlantic Coast 4 5–3 .625 1 4 1 1 1 1
Big Ten 8 13–8 .619 – 8 8 4 1 – – –
Big East 5 4–5 .444 1 5 3 – – – – –
West Coast 2 2–2 .500 – 2 2 – – – – –
Mountain West 4 2–4 .333 1 3 2 – – – – –
Missouri Valley 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
Southland 1 1–1 .500 – 1 1 – – – – –
MAAC 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – – –
SWAC 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – – –
American 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
America East 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
ASUN 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Atlantic 10 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big Sky 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big South 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Big West 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
CAA 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
CUSA 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Horizon 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Ivy League 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
MAC 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
MEAC 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Ohio Valley 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Southern 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Summit 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Sun Belt 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
WAC 1 0–1 .000 – 1 – – – – – –
Northeast 1 0–1 .000 1 – – – – – – –
Patriot 1 0–1 .000 1 – – – – – – –

*Tournament record[13]

Game summaries and tournament notes

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The “seed composition” of the Elite Eight was the exact same in both the men’s and women’s tournament -

Men’s Elite Eight -

Four #1 seeds, three #2 seeds, one #3 seed.

Women’s Elite Eight -

Four #1 seeds, three #2 seeds, one #3 seed.

Tournament upsets

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Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team."[14]

The 2025 tournament had a total of four upsets, with three in the first round and one in the second round.

Upsets in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Round West Midwest South East
Round of 64 No. 11 Drake defeated No. 6 Missouri, 67–57
No. 12 Colorado State defeated No. 5 Memphis, 78–70 		No. 12 McNeese defeated No. 5 Clemson, 69–67 None
Round of 32 No. 10 Arkansas defeated No. 2 St. John's, 75–66 None
Sweet 16 None
Elite 8 None
Final 4 None
National Championship None

Media coverage

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Television

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Main article: NCAA March Madness (TV program)

CBS Sports and TNT Sports have US television rights to the tournament.[15][16] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, CBS will televise the 2025 Final Four and the national championship game.

This will be the first NCAA tournament since the death of Greg Gumbel, who served as the studio host from 1998 through 2023, and missed the 2024 tournament due to family health issues. Gumbel died from cancer on December 27, 2024.[17]

Linear channels

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  • Selection Show – CBS
  • First Four – TruTV
  • First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
  • Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16) and Finals (Elite 8) – CBS, TBS, and TruTV
  • National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – CBS

Streaming

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Studio hosts

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  • Ernie Johnson (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
  • Adam Zucker (New York City) – First and second rounds
  • Jamie Erdahl (New York City) – First and second rounds (game breaks)

Studio analysts

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  • Charles Barkley (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Seth Davis (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
  • Clark Kellogg (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Candace Parker (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
  • Jalen Rose (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four and Final Four
  • Kenny Smith (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Gene Steratore (New York City and San Antonio) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
  • Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – Second round
  • Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game

Broadcast assignments

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Radio

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Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

Internet

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Video

Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:[18]

  • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games available for free on digital media players; access to all other games requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
  • Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • CBS website and app (only CBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
  • Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription)

For the app this year, a multiview that showed all games airing simultaneously was available for the second straight year.[19]

In addition, the March Madness app will offer Fast Break, whip around coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone on the first weekend of the tournament (first and second rounds).

Audio

Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means:

  • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
  • Westwood One Sports website
  • TuneIn (website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription)
  • Varsity Network app
  • Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates

The March Madness app also supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.[21]

See also

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References

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