2025 March Madness: Men’s NCAA tournament schedule, dates

The 2025 March Madness tournament gets underway with First Four games on Tuesday, March 18. Check out the full schedule and bracket below:

Here is the schedule:

Selection Sunday: 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: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

These are the sites for the men’s tournament 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

And here is the game-by-game rundown for the 2024 men’s tournament. Click or tap on each game to be taken to the final stats.

You can get a printable 2024 NCAA bracket here

March Madness: Future sites, dates

Here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Four:

FINAL FOUR DATES
CITY, REGION
FACILITY
HOST

April 5 and 7, 2025
San Antonio
Alamodome
University of Texas at San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word

April 4 and 6, 2026
Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium
Horizon League, IUPUI

April 3 and 5, 2027
Detroit
Ford Field
Michigan State University

April 1 and 3, 2028
Las Vegas
Allegiant Stadium
UNLV

March 31 and April 2, 2029
Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium
Horizon League, IUPUI

April 6 and 8, 2030
North Texas
AT&T Stadium
Big 12 Conference