The 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is underway, with Sweet 16 games set to take place on Thursday, March 27. Here’s the full schedule and bracket for the highly anticipated event.
The tournament will begin on Selection Sunday, March 16, at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. The first round will then unfold from March 20-21, followed by the second round on March 22-23. The Sweet 16 games will be played from March 27-28, with the Elite Eight taking place on March 29-30.
The Final Four will be held on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and the NCAA championship game will follow on April 7. For reference, here are the sites for the men’s tournament in 2025:
* First Four: Dayton, Ohio (March 18-19)
* First/Second Round: Lexington, KY; Providence, RI; Seattle, WA; Wichita, KS; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; Milwaukee, WI; Raleigh, NC
* East Regional: Newark, NJ (March 27-29)
* West Regional: San Francisco, CA (March 27-29)
* South Regional: Atlanta, GA (March 28-30)
* Midwest Regional: Indianapolis, IN (March 28-30)
Additionally, here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Four:
* April 5 and 7, 2025: San Antonio, TX
* April 4 and 6, 2026: Indianapolis, IN
* April 3 and 5, 2027: Detroit, MI
* April 1 and 3, 2028: Las Vegas, NV
* March 31 and April 2, 2029: Indianapolis, IN
Source: https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2025-03-23/2025-march-madness-mens-ncaa-tournament-schedule-dates