2025 NCAA -printable bracket, tournament plan, choose teams

Get your head in the game! One of the biggest competitions in College sports will soon return.

Known as March Madness as March Madness.

Regardless of whether you are cheering on your favorite team or making a clip for fun, here is what you need to know about March Madness 2025.

March Madness 2025 printable bracket

Download a printable men's holder here.

Download a printable women's holder here.

When does March Madness begin in 2025?

The men's NCAA tournament begins on Tuesday, March 18, with the first four. The NCAA tournament of women begins a day later on Wednesday, March 19, also with the first four.

Here is the full schedule of the men:

Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 16.
First four: March 18 to March 19.
First round: March 20 to 21.
Second round: 22nd to March 23rd.
Sweet 16: March 27th to 28th.
Elite eight: March 29 to 20.
Final Four: April 5.
NCAA championship game: April 7th.

Here is the schedule of women:

Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 16.
First four: March 19th to 20th.
First round: March 21 to March 22nd.
Second round: March 23 to March 24.
Sweet 16: 28th to March 29th.
Elite eight: March 30 to March 31.
Final Four: April 4th.
NCAA championship game: April 6th.

When is the selection on Sunday?

According to the NCAA, the selection on Sunday for the men's and women's bracket is March 16.

When is the selection Sunday?

The 68 teams that take part in the Basketball tournament of the NCAA men will be announced at 6 p.m. The announcement for the NCAA women -basketball tournament will take place at 8 p.m. and at 8 p.m.

Which channel is a selection Sunday?

Selection on Sunday for the men's tournament is broadcast on CBS. The announcement of the women's tournament is broadcast on ESPN.

When is the March Madness clip of the men unveiled?

The men's March Madness Bracket will be unveiled on Sunday, March 16.

When is the March Madness clip unveiled for women?

The March Madness Bracket for women will also be announced on Sunday, March 16.

When do March Madness clips open?

The brackets open on the selection Sunday, which is March 16 of this year.

When do March Madness loosen together?

Fans usually have to submit their March Madness clamps before the first round of the first round on Thursday, March 20th. The first round for the women's tournament taps on Friday, March 21st.

How to fill out a March Madness clip

You can download, print and fill out your bracket by hand, or you can virtually submit your bracket via the official Bracket Challenge from NCAA.com. Just choose who you will win through the championship games for every game.

According to the website of the Sports Liebungskemium, you will find some tips for a successful bracket here:

Give your best to win about 50 games.
Disorders are inevitable.
Do not argue about the early rounds and choose these rounds in the first round.
See your last eight and then the last four picks.

Remember your goal is to collect as many points as possible. If you set a clip on ESPN for the tournament challenge, but are not sure who to choose, there are some options for the AutoFill clip. You can have automatically selected the higher seeds in every matchup, have selected a random winner for each game or generate a bracket with the basketball -power index.

You can also start a bracket and have a computer filled out the rest, either having random selections or the Smart Bracket system use to select.

Has anyone ever had a perfect March Madness clip?

Nobody has ever submitted a perfect clip for the NCAA March Madness tournament according to the NCAA website.

The longest verifiable strip of the correct picks in a NCAA tournament clip was 49. This strip occurred in 2019 when a man from Ohio correctly predicted the tournament in the sweet 16.

Contribution: Jalen Williams, The Detroit Free Press.