March Madness bracket 2025: Updated Sweet 16, Elite Eight schedule, TV channels, times
The bad news about the first two rounds of the 2025 NCAA tournament? There weren't a ton of the patented upsets that we all love.
The good news? We're in for an amazing second weekend with loaded matchups across the board.
Of the 16 teams remaining, 15 of them are inside the top 25 of the Kenpom rankings. The only team outside the top 25 is Arkansas at 36, and with John Calipari in his first year in Fayetteville, who can really call that a surprise?
Locally, both Michigan and Michigan State took care of business in the first and second rounds, beating UC San Diego and Texas A&M and Bryant and New Mexico respectively. Now, both teams will head to Atlanta for tough Sweet 16 matchups in the South region, with the Spartans facing Ole Miss first on Friday and then the Wolverines taking the floor after for a matchup with No. 1 overall seed Auburn.
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Pretty quickly after MSU beat New Mexico in a hard fought game where nothing came easy, the schedule was released for the Sweet 16 with times and TV channels. As for the Final Four and national championship game, we know the dates, times and channels, but not the teams. The Elite Eight schedule will be released at the end of this week.
Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, including the schedule, scores (once finalized) and TV channels:
2025 NCAA tournament schedule, scores
All times Eastern
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 27
- (2) Alabama vs. (6) BYU, 7:09 p.m. | CBS
- (1) Florida vs. (4) Maryland, 7:39 p.m. | TBS
- (1) Duke vs. (4) Arizona, 9:39 p.m. | CBS
- (3) Texas Tech vs. (10) Arkansas, 10:09 p.m. | TBS
Friday, March 28
- (2) Michigan State vs. (6) Ole Miss, 7:09 p.m. | CBS
- (2) Tennessee vs. (3) Kentucky, 7:39 p.m. | TBS
- (1) Auburn vs. (5) Michigan, 9:39 p.m. | CBS
- (1) Houston vs. (4) Purdue, 10:09 p.m. | TBS
Elite Eight
This section will be updated
Saturday, March 29
- (2) Alabama OR (6) BYU vs. (1) Duke OR (4) Arizona
- (1) Florida OR (4) Maryland vs. (3) Texas Tech OR (10) Arkansas
Sunday, March 30
- (2) Michigan State OR (6) Ole Miss vs. (1) Auburn vs. (5) Michigan
- (2) Tennessee OR (3) Kentucky vs. (1) Houston vs. (4) Purdue
Final Four
Saturday, April 5
- 6:09 p.m. on CBS (Available on Fubo with free trial)
- 8:49 p.m. on CBS (Available on Fubo with free trial)
NCAA tournament national championship game
Monday, April 7
- TBD vs. TBD | 8:50 p.m. | CBS (Available on Fubo with free trial)
How to watch, stream March Madness games
The remainder of the 2025 NCAA Tournament will air on either TBS or CBS. The two networks will split the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds before TBS airs the Final Four and national championship game. Streaming options include the NCAA March Madness Live app or Sling TV, which carries select March Madness games.
- Sweet 16: CBS | TBS (Sling TV) | Fubo
- Elite Eight: CBS | TBS (Sling TV) | Fubo
- Final Four: CBS | Fubo
- National championship: CBS | Fubo
NCAA Tournament sites 2025
Sweet 16, Elite Eight
- South regional: State Farm Arena (Atlanta)
- East regional: Prudential Center (Newark, New Jersey)
- Midwest Regional: Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
- West Regional: Chase Center (San Francisco)
Final Four, national championship
- Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)
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