Two tickets to the 2025 Final Four were punched Saturday. Two more will be punched Sunday. And how do you feel about the lack of so-called Cinderellas now?
That was among the storylines after the first two rounds of this NCAA Tournament — how the only double-digit seed that made the Sweet 16 was an Arkansas team coached by John Calipari. But do you know what’s great about the better teams mostly winning? The byproduct is that this three-week event that starts with 68 schools ends up with Elite Eight matchups like the ones on tap Sunday, Elite Eight matchups featuring No. 1 seeds vs. No. 2 seeds that have a chance to be instant-classics.
Sunday’s schedule is great.
First, at 2:20 p.m. ET, Houston, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region, will play Tennessee, the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, in Indianapolis. Then, at 5:05 pm ET, Auburn, the No. 1 seed in the South Region, will play Michigan State, the No. 2 seed in the South Region, in Atlanta.
That’s two awesome games on paper.
Houston is a 2.5-point favorite in the first one. Auburn is a 4.5-point favorite in the second one. The winners will travel to San Antonio later this week.
The dates, sites and scores for every 2025 NCAA Tournament game are listed below culminating with the Final Four and NCAA championship game on April 5 and 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The road to the Final Four is a long but worthwhile journey, so be sure to check in often as CBS Sports will update this page every time the NCAA Tournament schedule is adjusted. Games will be aired across CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV and available on March Madness Live. All games airing on CBS will also be available to Paramount+ subscribers.
2025 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates
Elite Eight
Sunday, March 30South Region — State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Midwest Region — Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
2:20 p.m.(1) Houston vs. (2) Tennessee || MidwestCBS (watch live)5:05 p.m.(1) Auburn vs. (2) Michigan State || SouthCBS (watch live)
Final Four
Saturday, April 5 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS) Alamodome (San Antonio)
National Championship
Monday, April 7 — 8:50 p.m. (CBS) Alamodome (San Antonio)
First Four
Tuesday, March 18UD Arena (Dayton)
(16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68 Highlights (11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68 Highlights
Wednesday, March 19UD Arena (Dayton)
First round
Friday, March 21Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
12:15 p.m.(9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72 Highlights12:40 p.m. (2) Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 80 Highlights1:30 p.m. (3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55 Highlights2 p.m. (12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70 Highlights2:50 p.m. (1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 49 Highlights3:15 p.m. (7) Saint Mary’s 59, (10) Vanderbilt 56 Highlights4:05 p.m. (6) Ole Miss 71, (11) North Carolina 64 Highlights4:35 p.m. (4) Maryland 81, (13) Grand Canyon 49 Highlights6:50 p.m. (1) Florida 95, (16) Norfolk State 69 Highlights7:10 p.m. (3) Kentucky 76, (14) Troy 59 Highlights7:25 p.m. (10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66 Highlights7:35 p.m. (4) Arizona 93, (13) Akron 65 Highlights9:25 p.m. (8) UConn 67, (9) Oklahoma 59 Highlights9:45 p.m. (6) Illinois 86, (11) Xavier 73 Highlights10 p.m. (2) Michigan State 87, (15) Bryant 62 Highlights10:10 p.m. (5) Oregon 81, (12) Liberty 52 Highlights
Second round
Saturday, March 22
Rupp Arena (Lexington), Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence), Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita), Ball Arena (Denver)
12:10 p.m. (4) Purdue 76, (12) McNeese 72 Highlights12:40 p.m. (10) Arkansas 75, (2) St. John’s 66 Highlights5:15 p.m. (5) Michigan 91, (4) Texas A&M 79 Highlights6:10 p.m. (3) Texas Tech 77, (11) Drake 64 Highlights7:10 p.m. (1) Auburn 82, (9) Creighton 70 Highlights7:45 p.m. (6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89 Highlights8:40 p.m. (1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76 Highlights9:40 p.m. (2) Tennessee 67, (7) UCLA 58 Highlights
Sunday, March 23Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
12:10 p.m. (1) Florida 77, (8) UConn 75 Highlights 2:40 p.m. (1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66 Highlights5:15 p.m. (3) Kentucky 84, (6) Illinois 75 Highlights6:10 p.m. (2) Alabama 80, (7) Saint Mary’s 66 Highlights7:10 p.m. (4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71 Highlights7:45 p.m. (6) Ole Miss 91, (3) Iowa State 78 Highlights8:40 p.m. (2) Michigan State 71, (10) New Mexico 63 Highlights9:40 p.m. (4) Arizona 87, (4) Oregon 83 Highlights
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 27East Region — Prudential Center (Newark), West Region — Chase Center (San Francisco)
7:09 p.m.(2) Alabama 113, (6) BYU 88 Highlights7:39 p.m.(1) Florida 87, (4) Maryland 71 Highlights9:39 p.m.(1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93 Highlights10:09 p.m. (3) Texas Tech 85, (10) Arkansas 83, OT Highlights
Friday, March 28South Region — State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Midwest Region — Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
7:09 p.m. (2) Michigan State 73, (6) Ole Miss 70 Highlights 7:39 p.m. (2) Tennessee 78, (3) Kentucky 65 Highlights9:39 p.m. (1) Auburn 78, (5) Michigan 65 Highlights10:09 p.m. (1) Houston 62, (4) Purdue 60 Highlights
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 29East Region — Prudential Center (Newark), West Region — Chase Center (San Francisco)
6:09 p.m.(1) Florida 84, (3) Texas Tech 79 Highlights8:49 p.m.(1) Duke 85, (2) Alabama 65 Highlights
