When does March Madness 2025 begin? NCAA tournament data, locations – NBC Connecticut

The calendar is short of March, which means that College basketball is just around the corner.

The NCAA tournaments for men and women from 2025 are only a few a few a few ways before knocking. Over 130 combined men and women's groups have the chance to go dancing and to fight College basketball -Ruhm.

Last year, the Uconn Huskies in March Madness made a historical repetition on the men's side and the South Carolina Gamecocks attracted the national title of women with a perfect season. So what teams will be the last to reduce the networks in 2025?

From the selection on Sunday to the national championship, everything you need to know about the March Madness time plan is:

When is the selection on Sunday for March Madness 2025?

The NCAA tournament holders for men and women will be unveiled on Sunday, March 16. The men's holder will be published first, from 6 p.m. ET on CBS, followed by the women's bracket from 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

How many teams do March make madness?

Both NCAA tournaments have 68-team fields.

How many automatic, large offers are there in March Madness?

Each NCAA tournament has 32 automatic offers that are awarded to conference tournaments and 36 AT large offers.

When does March Madness 2025 begin?

The men's tournament first begins with the first four from March 18 to 19. The first four women run from March 19 to 20.

What is the schedule for March Madness 2025?

Here you will find a full view of the NCAA tournament plans that have led to the last four:

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

Ladies

• 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

What are the locations of March Madness 2025?

The Host sites for the women's tournament are not yet fully set. This is because the top 16 seeds in the tournament serve as hosts for games in the first four, in the first round and in the second round. There are two host sites for Sweet 16 and Elite Eight Games: Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama and Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.

Here are the men's host sides from the first four to elite 8:

First four

First and second rounds

• Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
• Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island
• Climate promise arena in Seattle
• Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas
• Raketen arena in Cleveland
• Ballarena in Denver
• Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee
• Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina

Sweet 16 and elite eight

• East Regional: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
• West Regional: Chase Center in San Francisco
• South Regional: State Farm Arena in Atlanta
• Midwest Regional: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis

When and where are the last four 2025?

The final four of women will be played on Friday, April 4th in the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, will host the men's Final Four on Saturday, April 5.

Tampa will host women's final four in the record for the last time. In the end in 2019, San Antonio organized four former men Final Fours, most recently in 2018.

When is the NCAA basketball championship 2025?

The National Champion of women will be crowned in the Amalie Arena on Sunday, April 6, before the College Hoops season on April 7 ends in the alamodome with the men's national title.