Here are the teams coming to Milwaukee for the NCAA Tournament

Games will be played at Fiserv Forum on March 21 and 23.

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Updated: 8:47 PM CDT Mar 16, 2025

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Conference tournaments have concluded, which means the 2025 NCAA Tournament is just around the corner. Once again, games will be played at Fiserv Forum in this year’s tournament.The Wisconsin Badgers missed their shot to play at Fiserv Forum this year after losing to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament championship on March 16.Here are the teams coming to Milwaukee this year.It will be a homecoming for members of Iowa State. The Cyclones’ head coach, T.J. Otzelberger, was born in Milwaukee. Forward Milan Momcilovic is also from Pewaukee.March 21 – First round matchupsNo. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Lipscomb – 12:30 p.m.No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 winner of San Diego St. and North Carolina – 3:05 p.m.No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Troy – 6:10 p.m.No. 6 Illinois vs No. 11 winner of Texas and Xavier – 8:45 p.m. There will also be second round games played at Fiserv Forum on March 23 from the winners of the matchups listed above.Here are the possible matchups for March 23 (Game times for these matchups are TBD)Winner of the Ole Miss matchup will face the winner of Iowa St./LipscombWinner of Illinois matchup faces winner of Kentucky/Troy

MILWAUKEE —

Conference tournaments have concluded, which means the 2025 NCAA Tournament is just around the corner. Once again, games will be played at Fiserv Forum in this year’s tournament.

The Wisconsin Badgers missed their shot to play at Fiserv Forum this year after losing to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament championship on March 16.

Here are the teams coming to Milwaukee this year.

It will be a homecoming for members of Iowa State. The Cyclones’ head coach, T.J. Otzelberger, was born in Milwaukee. Forward Milan Momcilovic is also from Pewaukee.

March 21 – First round matchupsNo. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Lipscomb – 12:30 p.m.No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 winner of San Diego St. and North Carolina – 3:05 p.m.No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Troy – 6:10 p.m.No. 6 Illinois vs No. 11 winner of Texas and Xavier – 8:45 p.m.

There will also be second round games played at Fiserv Forum on March 23 from the winners of the matchups listed above.

Here are the possible matchups for March 23 (Game times for these matchups are TBD)Winner of the Ole Miss matchup will face the winner of Iowa St./LipscombWinner of Illinois matchup faces winner of Kentucky/Troy