March Madness 2025: Full NCAA Tournament Bracket Revealed + Must-See Games & Schedule

The 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket Has Been Announced

The bracket for the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has been announced, and it includes teams from the South, East, Midwest, and West regions. The complete breakdown of matchups by region and round is below.

First Four (March 18-19, 2025 - Dayton, Ohio)

Game 1: American vs. Mount St. Mary's
Game 2: San Diego State vs. North Carolina
Game 3: Texas Southern vs. Norfolk State
Game 4: Prairie View A&M vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

First Round: When - March 20-21, 2025

South Region

(1) Auburn vs. (16) Vermont
(8) Michigan vs. (9) UC San Diego
(5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State
(4) Baylor vs. (13) Yale
(6) Missouri vs. (11) Drake
(3) Texas Tech vs. (14) Oakland
(7) Louisville vs. (10) Creighton
(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Colgate

East Region

(1) Duke vs. (16) American/Mount St. Mary's
(8) Arizona vs. (9) Alabama
(5) Indiana vs. (12) Liberty
(4) Marquette vs. (13) New Mexico State
(6) Iowa vs. (11) VCU
(3) Gonzaga vs. (14) Akron
(7) BYU vs. (10) Florida State
(2) Arizona State vs. (15) Montana

Midwest Region

(1) Houston vs. (16) Texas Southern/Norfolk State
(8) Wisconsin vs. (9) Syracuse
(5) Clemson vs. (12) McNeese State
(4) St. John's vs. (13) Vermont
(6) Oregon vs. (11) Georgetown
(3) Kansas vs. (14) UC Irvine
(7) Michigan State vs. (10) Seton Hall
(2) Kentucky vs. (15) Robert Morris

West Region

(1) Florida vs. (16) Prairie View A&M/Fairleigh Dickinson
(8) USC vs. (9) Texas A&M
(5) West Virginia vs. (12) Belmont
(4) UCLA vs. (13) Toledo
(6) Maryland vs. (11) Providence
(3) Illinois vs. (14) South Dakota State
(7) Oklahoma vs. (10) Rutgers
(2) Alabama vs. (15) Northern Kentucky

2nd Round (March 22-23, 2025)

Those who will win the first round will play in the cells of the bracket so that they will get to the second round.

Sweet 16 (March 27-28, 2025)

Sweet Sixteen will crown its next champion from still competing teams brought down from Second Round.

Elite Eight (March 29-30, 2025)

In the battle, only victors from the Sweet 16 will contend in reaching that hard-to-reach destination: the Final Four.

Final Four (April 5, 2025 - Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas)

Champions will thus be crowned in the national semifinals, and each region will face a different outcome.

National Championship (April 7, 2025 - Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas)

Then, only two of those teams will engage in the national title match.

Fans may visit the official NCAA site (https://www.ncaa.com/) for the bracket they can download and the whole schedule.

The match-ups will change as the games are played, fans are encouraged to keep an eye on developments and support their favorite teams throughout the madness in March.