March Madness First Four 2025: schedule, games, date, time, place to play in games

The NCAA tournament for men 2025 begins tonight, Tuesday, March 18, with the first four and runs for the national championship until Monday, April 7th. In below you will find the first four schedules and additional information about how you can watch and stream the games tonight.

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March Madness First Four 2025 schedule:

(All times et)

Tuesday, March 18 – first four:

(16) State of Alabama against (16) Saint Francis, 6.40 p.m. on Trutv

(11) San Diego State vs. (11) North Carolina, 9:10 p.m. on Trutv

Wednesday, March 19 – first four:

(16) American University against (16) Mount St. Mary's, 6.40 p.m. on Trutv

(11) Texas vs. (11) Xavier, 9:10 p.m. on Trutv

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How can I see the NCAA men's basketball tournament 2025?

The NCAA men's basketball tournament 2025 will be available for CBS, TBS, TNT and Trutv.

What are the first four in the NCAA tournament?

The “First Four” refers to the first four single elimination games, which limit the field of 68 teams to 64 for the first round of the NCAA tournament. With the exception of 2021, when the games took place due to the pandemic in Indiana, the first four games were always played at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

Which seeds are in the first four?

The first four consist of the four the lowest automatic qualifications and the four the lowest seeds in large teams.

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Where does the NCAA men's basketball tournament 2025 take place?

The March Madness tournament 2025 takes place in several exciting cities, including Seattle, Lexington, Ky., Providence, Ri and San Francisco. See below you will find the venues and cities for every round.

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2025 men for men March Madness tournaments:

Round	Location	Venue	Data	host
First four	Dayton, Ohio	UD arena	March 19 – 19 March 19th	University of Dayton
First/second	Lexington, Ky	Rupp Arena	March 20 -22. March	University of Kentucky
First/second	Providence, RI	Amica Mutual Pavilion	March 20-22	Providence College
First/second	Seattle, WA	Climate promise arena	March 21 – 23rd	University of Washington
First/second	Wichita, KS	Intrust Bank Arena	March 20-22	Wichita State University
First/second	Cleveland, Oh	Rocket arena	March 21 – 23rd	Mid American Conference
First/second	Denver, co	Ball arena	March 20-22	Berg West Conference
First/second	Milwaukee, Wi	Fiserv forum	March 21 – 23rd	Marquette University
First/second	Raleigh, NC	Lenovo Center	March 21 – 23rd	NC State University
East Regional	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center	March 27 – 29	Seton Hall University
West regional	San Francisco, approx.	Chase Center	March 27 – 29	PAC-12 conference
South Regional	Atlanta, GA	State Farm Arena	March 28 to March 30th	Georgia Institute of Technology
Midwest Regional	Indianapolis, in	Lucas Oil Stadium	March 28 to March 30th	IU Indianapolis/Horizon League