March Madness has begun. As conferences begin their tournaments, to crown their champion and the automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament, the Big Dance itself grows closer. We are less than two weeks away from Selection Sunday (March 16), when the full 68-team bracket will be announced. Let's take a look at what happens once we know the full field of teams competing for the national championship.
First Four games Tuesday, March 18, in Dayton, Ohio. The tournament ends with the Final Four on April 5 and 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The cities for the first (round of 64) and second (round of 32) rounds of the tournament are: Lexington, Kentucky; Providence, Rhode Island; Seattle; Wichita, Kansas; Cleveland; Denver; Milwaukee; and Raleigh, North Carolina.
The regional semifinals (Sweet 16) and finals (Elite Eight) will take place in Newark, New Jersey (East); Atlanta (South); Indianapolis (Midwest); and San Francisco (West).
Complete dates and venue information for the 2025 Division I men's NCAA tournament are below.
Meanwhile, bookmark Joe Lunardi's ESPN Bracketology for projections of the field, including teams considered to be on the bubble. The bracket will be updated frequently during aka Champ Week. Speaking of the bubble: Neil Paine is statistically tracking all the teams vying for an at-large bid over at Bubble Watch. Keep a watch for more content as we hurtle toward March 16 and the beginning of the 2025 NCAA tournament
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Selection Sunday: March 16
First Four: March 18-19
UD Arena, Dayton
First round (round of 64): March 20
Rupp Arena, Lexington
Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence
Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita
Ball Arena, Denver
First round (round of 64): March 21
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
PNC Arena, Raleigh
Second round (round of 32): March 22
Rupp Arena, Lexington
Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence
Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita
Ball Arena, Denver
Second round (round of 32): March 23
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
PNC Arena, Raleigh
Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): March 27
East: Prudential Center, Newark
West: Chase Center, San Francisco
Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): March 28
South: State Farm Arena, Atlanta
Midwest: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
Elite Eight (regional finals): March 29
East: Prudential Center, Newark
West: Chase Center, San Francisco
Elite Eight (regional finals): March 30
South: State Farm Arena, Atlanta
Midwest: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
Final Four (national semifinals and national championship): April 5, 7
Alamodome, San Antonio