The 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is set to begin with the First Round games on Friday, March 21. The full schedule and bracket are now available online for fans to follow.
The tournament kicks off with Selection Sunday on CBS at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 16. Following the initial selection, four games will be played on March 18-19 in the First Four round.
The first-round matchups will take place from March 20-21, followed by the Second Round on March 22-23 and the Sweet 16 on March 27-28. The Elite Eight will then be held from March 29-30.
The Final Four will be held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 5 and 7, with the championship game taking place on April 7. The men’s tournament sites for 2025 include:
* First Four: Dayton, Ohio
* First/Second Round: Lexington, KY; Providence, RI; Seattle, WA; Wichita, KS; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; Milwaukee, WI; Raleigh, NC
* East Regional: Newark, NJ
* West Regional: San Francisco, CA
* South Regional: Atlanta, GA
* Midwest Regional: Indianapolis, IN
The 2025 tournament will also mark the return of Las Vegas as a host site in 2028.
Source: https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2025-03-21/2025-march-madness-mens-ncaa-tournament-schedule-dates