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Selection Sunday for 2025 March Madness is, Sunday, March 16. The 68-team brackets for the men’s and women’s NCAA DI basketball tournaments were revealed during selection shows.

The men’s tournament bracket was revealed at 6 p.m. ET. The women’s bracket was announced at 8 p.m.

Here’s the schedule for the 2025 men’s tournament:

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 20 – 22
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 21 – 23
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

Check out the women’s schedule below:

Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 on ESPN
First Four: March 19-20
First round: March 21-22
Second round: March 23-24
Sweet 16: March 28-29
Elite Eight: March 30-31
Final Four: Friday, April 4 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida

2025 REGIONAL ROUND SITES

Round
City
Venue
Dates
Host

Sweet 16/Elite Eight
Birmingham, Alabama
Legacy Arena
March 28 – 31
SEC

Sweet 16/Elite Eight
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
March 28 – 31
University of South Florida/Tampa Bay Sports Commission

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