Selection Sunday 2025: Men's and women's holders reveal the date, time, schedule, how NCAA March Madness works

After weeks of anticipation and speculation, bracket filling can finally begin today, as the 68-team fields for the NCAA men and women basketball tournaments are unveiled.

“Selection Sunday” will reveal which teams the March Madness tournaments (and which “Bubble” tournaments have been disappointed), which will develop in the course of four regionals to determine the last four national semi -finals.

The alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is the moderator of this year's men Final Four, which will take place from April 5th to 7th.

The Final Four 2025 can be found from April 4th to April 6th in the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Here you will find the details on how you can see the reporting “Selection Sunday” tonight.

When does the selection start on Sunday?

The men's holder will be unveiled this evening from 6 p.m. The publication of the women's holder begins at 8:00 p.m. (ET).

How do I look at the selection on Sunday for the men's tournament?

CBS sports will have the announcement of the first rounds In the “2025 NCAA -Herren -Basketball championship selection Show”, which is unveiled by region with reactions by the qualified teams region.

The show, which is also streamed on NCAA March Madness Live and Paramount Plus, is hosted by Adam Zucker with the analysts Clark Kellogg, Jay Wright and Seth Davis.

How do I look at the selection on Sunday for the women's tournament?

The women's holder is unveiled live on ESPN with the “NCAA women's selection special”.

How are the fields for the NCAA tournaments set?

The teams are selected by a mixture of 31 automatic qualifications (by winning their post-season conference tournaments) and 37 AT large offers (selected by the NCAA committee).

There are four regions of teams that sage from 1 to 16 (which are also determined by the committee).

When do the NCAA tournaments from March Madness begin?

Both the men's and the women's tournament offer the first four games among eight teams who try to get into the main 64 team clip.

The first four of the men take place in Dayton, Ohio, from March 18 to 19. The games in the first round in the 64 team bracket begin on March 20.

The first four women take place at neutral locations from March 19 to 20 (on the home places for the top seeds that play the hosts of the first round). The games in the first round in the 64 team bracket begin on March 21st.