NCAA March Madness
Mar 10, 2025 09:13AM ● By Alyssa Cantu
March Madness 2025, the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, is set to begin soon. Here's the key information:
Selection Sunday: March 16, 2025, at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.
First Four: March 18-19, 2025, at University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio.
First and Second Rounds: March 20-23, 2025, at various locations, including:
- Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, Rhode Island
- Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
- Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas
- Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
- Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
- Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Regionals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight):
- East Regional: March 27 and 29 at Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
- West Regional: March 27 and 29 at Chase Center, San Francisco, California
- South Regional: March 28 and 30 at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
- Midwest Regional: March 28 and 30 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Final Four and National Championship:
- April 5 and 7, 2025, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
As of today, March 10, 2025, conference tournaments are underway, determining automatic bids for the NCAA tournament. Notably, the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is scheduled from March 12-16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, featuring 15 teams in a single-elimination format.
In Texas, teams like Texas Tech, Houston, and Texas A&M are vying for favorable seeds, while Texas and SMU are striving to secure their spots in the tournament.