What time is the selection on Sunday for March Madness 2025? How to get live

The biggest day in College basketball is here. The NCAA basketball tournament clips for men and women will be unveiled on Sunday, March 16. Here you will find everything you need to know about the selection on Sunday, including the start time, the March Madness time plan from 2025 and much more.

The selection on Sunday determines the 68 teams who take part in the basketball tournaments of NCAA Division I for men and women. A selection committee, which consists of conference commissioners and sports directors, evaluates teams based on the season performance, the strength of the schedule, the most important victories and the overall statistics to ensure the competitive amount in every region of the bracket.

CBS 'Adam Zucker will organize the men's selection show, which is accompanied by the analysts Clark Kellogg, Jay Wright and Seth Davis. Bubba Cunningham, chairman of the NCAA basketball committee of the NCAA Division I, will also take part in the broadcast for a live interview to leave the clip.

For the Women's Selection Show, Elle Duncan von ESPN will organize the program together with the analysts Andraya Carter, Rebecca Lobo and Carolyn Peck. Reporter Holly Rowe and “Bracketologist” Charlie Creme will also take part in the reporting this evening.

When is the selection Sunday?

On Sunday, March 16, the selection begins on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET with the men's tournament on CBS and Paramount+. The women's tournament clip will be announced at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+.

How to see the selection on Sunday

How to watch the selection of men

The selection of the men's tournament is broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. If you do not have a cable, you can watch Selection Sunday in a live TV streaming service with CBS like DirectV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo and YouTube TV. All four services currently offer free trial versions.

In the meantime, Paramount+ offers two plans: essential and with showtime. The essential plan is 7.99 USD per month with limited advertisements, while Paramount with Showtime is $ 12.99 per month.

How to watch the selection of women

The selection of the NCAA women's tournament is broadcast on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. Cable cutters can also look at live TV streaming services that contain ESPN, including DirectV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo and YouTube TV. All four services currently offer free trial versions.

To register for ESPN+, you can subscribe to the standalone service from $ 11.99 per month. Alternatively, you can bundle ESPN+ with Hulu and Disney+ from $ 16.99 per month.

The NCAA will also stream live report on the selection on Sunday on NCAA March Madness Live, to which the audience can access by registering with your TV provider information.

What is the schedule for March Madness 2025?

The first four of the men's tournament begin on March 18, while the women's tournament begins on March 19. The tournaments will culminate on April 7th (men) and on April 6 (women) with the championship games. Take a look at the 2025 March Madness.

Men -March Madness -time plan for men

• First four: March 18 to March 19th
• First round: March 20th to 21st
• Second round: 22nd to March 23rd
• Sweet 16: March 27th to 28th
• Elite eight: March 29 to 30
• Final Four: April 5th in the alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
• NCAA championship game: April 7th in the alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

Frauenmarsch -Wahnsinnplan for women

• First four: March 19th to 20th
• First round: March 21 to March 22nd
• Second round: March 23 to March 24th
• Sweet 16: 28th to March 29th
• Elite eight: March 30 to March 31st
• Final Four: Friday, April 4th, in the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
• NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6th, in the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida