When does the March Madness bracket come out today? Where is the Final Four in 2025?
College basketball is ready to take center stage with March Madness right around the corner. The 68-team NCAA Tournament field will be revealed Sunday, March 16, and will culminate with the national championship game on April 7 in San Antonio.
Here's what you should know about the tournament:
What is the NCAA Tournament? What is March Madness?
The 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament will include 68 teams with games starting Tuesday, March 18, in Dayton, Ohio, and concluding with the national championship game Monday, April 7, at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The participating teams are revealed Sunday, March 16. Champions of 31 conference tournaments and 37 at-large teams make the March Madness bracket.
NCAA Tournament schedule; March Madness key dates in 2025
- Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 on CBS
- First Four: Tuesday-Wednesday, March 18-19
- First round: Thursday-Friday, March 20-21
- Second round: Saturday-Sunday, March 22-23
- Sweet 16: Thursday-Friday, March 27-28
- Elite Eight: Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30
- Final Four: Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
- NCAA championship game: Monday, April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
When is Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament? What time does the March Madness bracket come out tonight?
NCAA Tournament selections are revealed starting at 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16, on CBS and Paramount+.
Adam Zucker will host the show, with analysts Clark Kellogg, Jay Wright and Seth Davis. Selection committee chair Bubba Cunningham will join the show after the bracket is revealed to discuss it.
How many automatic bids are there for the NCAA Tournament? How do teams get into March Madness?
31 conference tournament champions get automatic bids (with tournament champ, if available):
- America East (Bryant)
- American (3:15 p.m. Sunday, March 16)
- Atlantic 10 (A-10, 1 p.m. Sunday, March 16)
- Atlantic Coast (ACC, Duke)
- Atlantic Sun (A-Sun, Lipscomb)
- Big 12 (Houston)
- Big East (St. John's)
- Big Sky (Montana)
- Big South (High Point)
- Big Ten (3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 16)
- Big West (9:40 p.m. Saturday, March 15)
- Coastal (formerly Colonial, UNC-Wilmington)
- Conference USA (8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15)
- Horizon (Robert Morris)
- Ivy (12 p.m. Sunday, March 16)
- Metro Atlantic (MAAC, Mount St. Mary's)
- Mid-American (MAC, Akron)
- Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC, Norfolk State)
- Missouri Valley (MVC, Drake)
- Mountain West (Colorado State)
- Northeast (St. Francis)
- Ohio Valley (OVC, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville)
- Patriot (American)
- Southeastern (SEC, 1 p.m. Sunday, March 16)
- Southern (SoCon, Wofford)
- Southland (McNeese)
- Southwestern Athletic (SWAC, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15)
- Summit (Omaha)
- Sun Belt (Troy)
- West Coast (WCC, Gonzaga)
- Western Athletic (WAC, 11:40 p.m. Saturday, March 15)
What channel is March Madness on? Where can I watch the NCAA Tournament?
Games will be on CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV.
Watch the games with a free Fubo trial
How can I stream March Madness games?
Paramount+, YouTube TV, Sling, Hulu + Live TV.
Where will March Madness be in 2025?
2025 March Madness First Four dates, location
All games are at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday-Wednesday, March 18-19.
2025 March Madness first- and second-round dates, locations
March Madness games Thursday, March 20, and Saturday, March 22
- Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
- Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island
- Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas
- Ball Arena in Denver
March Madness games Friday, March 21, and Sunday March 23
- Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle
- Rocket Arena in Cleveland
- Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee
- Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina
2025 March Madness Sweet 16 and Elite 8 dates, locations
March Madness games Thursday, March 27, and Saturday, March 29
East Regional: Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
West Regional: Chase Center in San Francisco
March Madness games Friday, March 28, and Sunday, March 30; When is the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis?
South Regional: State Farm Arena in Atlanta
Midwest Regional: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
Future Final Four dates, locations; where is March Madness Final Four next year?
April 4-6, 2026: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
April 3-5, 2027: Ford Field in Detroit
April 1-3, 2028: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
March 31-April 2, 2029: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
April 6-8, 2030: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
Who won the March Madness final?
Connecticut has won the past two national championships. The last team to win three straight was UCLA, which won seven in a row from 1967-73.
Why is it called March Madness?
"March Madness" related to basketball debuted in 1939 in Illinois. The phrase became popular in the 1980s during NCAA Tournament TV broadcasts. The NCAA has since trademarked the phrase and use it to promote the tournament.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: March Madness 2025, NCAA Tournament schedule, Final Four location
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