The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a

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to determine the

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(NCAA) Division I men's

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national champion for the 2024–25 season. The 86th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2025, and concluded on April 7 with the championship game at the

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. The

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(SEC) broke the record for the most bids earned to the tournament, with 14 of the 16 teams qualifying. Each regional final game had an SEC team playing. The

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(ACC) had historic lows, with only four teams earning bids, the smallest percentage of the conference since tournament expansion in

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. Big South champion High Point, Big West champion

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champion SIU Edwardsville, and

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champion

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made their tournament debuts. ASUN champion Lipscomb made its second-ever appearance, its first since

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. America East champion Bryant also made its second-ever appearance, its first since

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, and its first time in the first round.

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champion Saint Francis made its second-ever appearance as well, its first since

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, but a week after losing in the First Four, they announced they would move down from Division I to Division III. UC San Diego's qualification came in its first year of eligibility, making it only the fourth school since 1972 to do so. This was the second time since the First Four was established in 2011 that no teams in the First Four advanced past the first round, and the first since

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. For the first time since

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, no team seeded lower than 12 made it past the first round. In the first round the

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was 8–0, setting an NCAA record for the most wins without a loss by any conference. The eight total wins were also a record, matched by the SEC in the same first round (8–5). In doing so, both conferences combined to represent 50% of the field in the second round. In the ACC, only

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made it past the first round, the first time since at-large bids were given out that multiple teams from that conference did not make the second round. With 10-seed Arkansas advancing to the Sweet 16, it marked the 17th consecutive time at least one double-digit seed advanced to the regional semifinals. UConn was attempting to be the first team to win three consecutive titles since UCLA won seven consecutive from

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, but its elimination by eventual champions

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in the second round marked the seventh time in the last eight tournaments that the defending champion failed to make the Sweet 16. For the first time since the tournament's 1985 expansion to 64 teams, the Sweet 16 was composed entirely of teams from the Power Four conferences (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC). Though recent tournaments were some of the most upset-prone, 2025 had some of the fewest upsets in NCAA tournament history. No top-four seed lost in the first round, and 10th seeded Arkansas was the only Sweet 16 team with higher than a #6 seed. All 12 games of the regional semifinals and finals were won by the higher-seeded team. As a result, the Elite Eight had four #1 seeds, three #2 seeds, and one #3 seed, tying it with

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as the lowest seed total for an Elite Eight in tournament history, and all four #1 seeds made the Final Four, an occurrence only matched by the

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tournament (which was also played in San Antonio). The Final Four were the four #1 seeds:

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, and Auburn. The championship matchup was between Florida and Houston. Florida defeated Houston, 65–63, to claim its third title, and its first since

Tournament procedure

Out of 355 eligible Division I teams, 68 participated in the tournament. A total of 31 automatic bids are awarded to each program that win a

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tournament. The remaining 37 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 16. The Selection Committee will also

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the entire field from 1 to 68. Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at large-teams) play in the

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. The winners of these games will advance to the main tournament

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2025 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

The following were the sites selected to host each round of the 2025 tournament: First Four *March 18 and 19 **

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(Host:

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) First and Second Rounds (Subregionals) *March 20 and 22 **

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(Host:

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) **

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(Host:

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) **

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(Host:

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) ** Ball Arena,

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(Host:

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) *March 21 and 23 **

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(Host:

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) **

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(Host:

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) **

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(Host:

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) **

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(Host:

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) Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) *March 27 and 29 **East Regional ***

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(Host:

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) **West Regional ***

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(Host: ''

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'') *March 28 and 30 **South Regional ***

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(Host:

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) **Midwest Regional ***

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(Hosts:

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, IU-Indianapolis) National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four) *April 5 and 7 **

(Hosts: UTSA,

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) San Antonio will host the Final Four for the fifth time, having previously hosted in

Qualification and selection of teams

The 68 teams came from 35 states and the District of Columbia.

Automatic qualifiers

Teams who won their conference championships (31) automatically qualify.

Seeds

The tournament seeds and regions are determined through the

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and were published by the selection committee after the brackets are released on March 16. *See

Source:

Tournament bracket

All times are listed in

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( UTC−4). Games on CBS are also on

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, while games on TBS, TNT, and truTV are also on

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First Four – Dayton, Ohio

The

games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.

South regional – Atlanta, Georgia

South regional final

South regional all-tournament team

* Johni Broome (MOP) - Auburn * Tahaad Pettiford - Auburn * Jase Richardson - Michigan State * Danny Wolf - Michigan * Sean Pedulla - Ole Miss

West regional – San Francisco, California

West regional final

West regional all-tournament team

* Walter Clayton Jr. (MOP) - Florida * Thomas Haugh - Florida * Darrion Williams - Texas Tech * JT Toppin - Texas Tech * Johnell Davis - Arkansas

East regional – Newark, New Jersey

East regional final

East regional all-tournament team

* Cooper Flagg (MOP) - Duke * Kon Knueppel - Duke * Khaman Maluach - Duke * Mark Sears - Alabama *

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- Arizona

Midwest regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

Midwest regional final

Midwest regional all-tournament team

* Emanuel Sharp (MOP) - Houston * LJ Cryer - Houston * Milos Uzan - Houston * Jordan Gainey - Tennessee * Braden Smith - Purdue

Final Four – San Antonio, Texas

National semifinals

National championship

Final Four all-tournament team

* Walter Clayton Jr. (MOP) – Florida * Will Richard – Florida * LJ Cryer – Houston * J'Wan Roberts – Houston * Cooper Flagg – Duke

Record by conference

*Tournament record

Game summaries and tournament notes

The “seed composition” of the Elite Eight was the exact same in both the men's and women's tournament - Men's Elite Eight - Four #1 seeds, three #2 seeds, one #3 seed. Women's Elite Eight - Four #1 seeds, three #2 seeds, one #3 seed.

Tournament upsets

Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team." The 2025 tournament had a total of four upsets, with three in the first round and one in the second round.

Media coverage

Television

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and

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had US television rights to the tournament. As part of a cycle that began in 2016,

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televised the 2025 Final Four and the national championship game. This was the first NCAA tournament since the death of

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, who served as the studio host from 1998 through 2023, and missed the 2024 tournament due to family health issues. Gumbel died from cancer on December 27, 2024.

Linear channels

*Selection Show –

*First Four –

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*First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS,

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, and TruTV *Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16) and Finals (Elite 8) – CBS, TBS, and TruTV *National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – CBS

Streaming

(only TBS, TNT, and truTV games) *

(only CBS games)

Studio hosts

* Ernie Johnson (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game * Adam Zucker (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds and Final Four * Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta) – First Four, first and second rounds, and regional semifinals * Jamie Erdahl (New York City) – First and second rounds (game breaks)

Studio analysts

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(New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *

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(Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four *

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(New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *

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(Atlanta) – First and second rounds and regional semifinals *

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(Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four and Final Four *

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(New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *

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(New York City and San Antonio) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *

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(New York City and San Antonio) – Second round and Final Four * Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game

Broadcast assignments

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– First and second rounds at Raleigh, North Carolina; South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia; Final Four and National Championship at San Antonio, Texas * Brian Anderson/ Jim Jackson/ Allie LaForce – First and second rounds at Lexington, Kentucky; East Regional at Newark, New Jersey *

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/ Dan Bonner/

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/ Lauren Shehadi – First and second rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; West Regional at San Francisco, California * Andrew Catalon/ Steve Lappas/

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– First and second rounds at Providence, Rhode Island; Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana *

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/ Brendan Haywood/ Dana Jacobson – First and second rounds at Denver, Colorado * Spero Dedes/

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/ Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; First and second rounds at Cleveland, Ohio * Lisa Byington/

Robbie Hummel Robert John Hummel (born March 8, 1989) is an American professional basketball player and TV commentator. He played college basketball for Purdue University and for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. In 2019, Hummel was named USA Basketball ...

/ Andy Katz – First and second rounds at Seattle, Washington * Tom McCarthy/ Debbie Antonelli/ Steve Smith/ AJ Ross – First and second rounds at Wichita, Kansas

Most watched tournament games

Radio

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will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

First Four

*Nate Gatter and King McClure – at Dayton, Ohio

First and second rounds

* Chris Carrino and Jordan Cornette – Providence, Rhode Island * John Sadak and LaPhonso Ellis – Lexington, Kentucky *Ted Emrich and Casey Jacobsen – Wichita, Kansas * Kevin Kugler and Austin Croshere – Denver, Colorado * Scott Graham and Jon Crispin – Cleveland, Ohio * Noah Eagle and Tom Crean – Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Jason Benetti and Sarah Kustok – Raleigh, North Carolina *Ryan Radtke and

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– Seattle, Washington

Regionals

*Scott Graham and Jordan Cornette – East Regional at Newark, New Jersey *Ryan Radtke and P. J. Carlesimo – West Regional at San Francisco, California * Spero Dedes and Tom Crean – South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia *Kevin Kugler and

– Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana

Final Four and national championship

*Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel, P. J. Carlesimo, and Andy Katz – San Antonio, Texas

Internet

Video Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means: *NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games available for free on

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s; access to all other games requires

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authentication through provider) *Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication) *Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication) *Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication) *CBS website and app (only CBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication) *Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription) For the app this year, a multiview that showed all games airing simultaneously was available for the second straight year. In addition, the March Madness app will offer Fast Break, whip around coverage of games similar to

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on the first weekend of the tournament (first and second rounds). * Jared Greenberg, Randolph Childress, Tony Delk, Josh Pastner (Atlanta) - First and second round Audio Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means: *NCAA March Madness Live (website and app) *Westwood One Sports website *

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(website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription) *Varsity Network app *Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates The March Madness app also supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.

References

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Tournament procedure

2025 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

Qualification and selection of teams

Automatic qualifiers

Seeds

Tournament bracket

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

South regional – Atlanta, Georgia

South regional final

South regional all-tournament team

West regional – San Francisco, California

West regional final

West regional all-tournament team

East regional – Newark, New Jersey

East regional final

East regional all-tournament team

Midwest regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

Midwest regional final

Midwest regional all-tournament team

Final Four – San Antonio, Texas

National semifinals

National championship

Final Four all-tournament team

Record by conference

Game summaries and tournament notes

Tournament upsets

Media coverage

Television

Linear channels

Streaming

Studio hosts

Studio analysts

Broadcast assignments

Most watched tournament games

Radio

First Four

First and second rounds

Regionals

Final Four and national championship

Internet

See also

References