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2025 NCAA tournament plan: March Madness Bracket, game dates, places, tips, TV channels

The March Madness Bracket is officially here, College basketball fans. This means that it is now time to get the funny part: to observe as much hardwood action as possible during the NCAA tournament from 2025. CBS Sports is here to give you the details you need the most: when and how to watch every game in the March Madness time plan.

What are you waiting for – an invitation? Take this calendar and write down this data accordingly.

The selection on Sunday simply marked the first day of a three -week sprint with confetti, cut -off networks and a championship trophy. March Madness begins with 68 teams who are still alive in the first four before he drops to 64, then 32 … to the Final Four and ultimately a national champion.

Games are played all over the country from the early afternoon to late evening. To fill your college basketball, you have to be hardworking – and you probably have to find several screens, whether television, laptops or phones.

Brackets are there! Get back into your pools and Join our challenges of our men and women For the chance to win a new Nissan Armada and Final Fourâ“¡ trips!

The data and websites for each NCAA tournament from 2025 are listed on the first four action from Dayton, Ohio, on March 18 and summit on April 5 and 7 with the final Four and NCAA championship game on April 5 and 7 in the alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The way to the Final Four is a long but worthwhile journey. So you can often get involved, since CBS Sports updates this page every time the NCAA tournament plan is set. Games are broadcast via CBS, TNT, TBS and Trutv and available live in March Madness. All games that are broadcast on CBS are also available Paramount+ subscribers.

2025 NCAA tournament plan, data

First four

Tuesday, March 18th
UD Arena (Dayton)

6.40 p.m. (16) Saint Francis against (16) State Alabama
Trutv (see live)
9:10 p.m. (11) North Carolina against (10) State of San Diego Trutv (see live)

Wednesday, March 19th
UD Arena (Dayton)

6.40 p.m. (16) Mount St. Mary's against (16) Americans Trutv (see live)
9:10 p.m. (11) Xavier vs. (11) Texas Trutv (see live)

First round

Thursday, March 20th
Rupp Arena (Lexington), Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence), Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita), Ball Arena (Denver)

12:15 p.m. (9) Creighton vs. (8) Louisville CBS (see live)
12:40 p.m. (13) High Point vs. (4) Purdue Trutv (see live)
1:30 p.m. (14) Montana against (3) Wisconsin Tnt (view live)
14 o'clock (16) Siu Edwardsville against (1) Houston TBS (see live)
2.50 p.m. (16) Saint Francis/Alabama St. against (1) Auburn CBS (see live)
3:15 p.m. (12) McNEese against (5) Clemson Trutv (see live)
4:05 p.m. (11) VCU against (6) byU Tnt (view live)
4:35 p.m. (9) Georgia against (8) Gonzaga TBS (see live)
6.50 p.m. (15) Wofford against (2) Tennessee Tnt (view live)
7:10 p.m. (10) Arkansas against (7) Kansas CBS (see live)
7:25 p.m. (13) Yale against (4) Texas A & M. TBS (see live)
7:35 p.m. (11) Drake against (6) Missouri Trutv (see live)
9:25 p.m. (10) State Utah against (7) UCLA Tnt (view live)
9:45 p.m. (15) Omaha against (2) St. Johns CBS (see live)
10 p.m. (12) UC San Diego against (5) Michigan TBS (see live)
10:10 p.m. (14) Uncw against (3) Texas Tech Trutv (see live)

Friday, March 21st
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)

12:15 p.m. (9) Baylor against (8) State Mississippi CBS (see live)
12:40 p.m. (15) Robert Morris against (2) Alabama Trutv (see live)
1:30 p.m. (14) Lipscomb against (3) State iowa Tnt (view live)
14 o'clock (12) Colorado State against (5) Memphis TBS (see live)
2.50 p.m. (16) Mount St. Mary's/American vs. (1) Duke CBS (see live)
3:15 p.m. (10) Vanderbilt against (7) Saint Mary's Trutv (see live)
4:05 p.m. (11) North Carolina/SDSU against (6) Ole Miss Tnt (view live)
4:35 p.m. (13) Grand Canyon against (4) Maryland TBS (see live)
6.50 p.m. (16) Norfolk State against (1) Florida Tnt (view live)
7:10 p.m. (14) Troy against (3) Kentucky CBS (see live)
7:25 p.m. (10) New Mexico against (7) Marquette TBS (see live)
7:35 p.m. (13) Akron against (4) Arizona Trutv (see live)
9:25 p.m. (9) Oklahoma against (8) Uconn Tnt (view live)
9:45 p.m. (11) Xavier/Texas against (6) Illinois CBS (see live)
10 p.m. (15) Bryant against (2) state Michigan TBS (see live)
10:10 p.m. (12) Liberty against (5) Oregon Trutv (see live)

Second round

Saturday, March 22 – 12:10 p.m. Start (CBS, TBS, TNT, Trutv)
Rupp Arena (Lexington), Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence), Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita), Ball Arena (Denver)

Sunday, March 19 – 12:10 p.m. Start (CBS, TBS, TNT, Trutv)
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 27th – 6:30 p.m. Start (CBS, TBS)
Prudential Center (Newark), Chase Center (San Francisco)

Friday, March 28th – 6:30 p.m. Start (CBS, TBS)
State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

Elite 8

Saturday, March 29 – 6:09 p.m. Start (TBS)
Prudential Center (Newark), Chase Center (San Francisco)

Sunday, March 30th – 2.20pm Start (CBS)
State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

Final Four

Saturday, April 5 – 6:09 p.m. Start (TBS)
Alamodomas (San Antonio)

National championship

Monday, April 7th – 9.20pm (TBS)
Alamodomas (San Antonio)