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| Season | 2024–25 | ||||
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| Teams | 68 | ||||
| Finals site | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas | ||||
| Champions | San Francisco Dons (3rd title, 3rd title game, 4th Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Tennessee Volunteers (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Chris Gerlufson (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Ryan Beasley (San Francisco Dons) | ||||
| Attendance | 713,877 | ||||
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The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2024–25 season. The 86th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2025, and concluded with the San Francisco Dons pulling off one of the greatest Cinderella runs in tournament history, going from the First Four all the way to defeating the Tennessee Volunteers 74-67 in the championship game on April 7, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
During the first round, Toledo became the third 16-seeded team to defeat a 1-seed, upsetting Kansas 74-66. Big South champion High Point and MAAC champion Quinnipiac made their Division I NCAA tournament debuts. Additionally, Toledo made its first appearance since 1980, Hofstra made its first appearance since 2001, and Central Connecticut made its first appearance since 2007.
The Final Four consisted of Duke (first appearance since 2022 and first under Jon Scheyer's head coaching tenure), Tennessee (their first Final Four appearance in program history), San Francisco (first appearance since 1957), and Florida (first appearance since 2014).
With No. 11 seed San Francisco winning the national championship, they not only won their first national title since 1956, but also became the first 11-seed to advance past the Final Four and became the lowest-seeded team to ever win a national championship.
Tournament procedure
[edit]A total of 68 teams entered the 2025 tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids were awarded to each program that win a conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids were issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.
Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at large-teams) played in the First Four. The winners of these games advanced to the main tournament bracket.
2025 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues
[edit]The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2025 tournament:.[1]
First Four
- March 18 and 19
First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
- March 20 and 22
- March 21 and 23
Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 27 and 29
- East Regional
- West Regional
- March 28 and 30
- South Regional
- Midwest Regional
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four)
- April 5 and 7
San Antonio hosted the Final Four for the fifth time, having previously hosted in 2018.
Automatic qualifiers
[edit]Teams who won their conference championships automatically qualify.
| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
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| America East | Vermont | 11th | 2024 |
| American | Memphis | 29th | 2023 |
| Atlantic 10 | Dayton | 20th | 2024 |
| ACC | Duke | 47th | 2024 |
| ASUN | Lipscomb | 2nd | 2018 |
| Big 12 | Kansas | 53rd | 2024 |
| Big East | UConn | 37th | 2024 |
| Big Sky | Weber State | 17th | 2016 |
| Big South | High Point | 1st | Never |
| Big Ten | Purdue | 34th | 2023 |
| Big West | UC Irvine | 3rd | 2019 |
| CAA | Hofstra | 4th | 2001 |
| CUSA | Western Kentucky | 27th | 2024 |
| Horizon | Oakland | 5th | 2024 |
| Ivy League | Princeton | 26th | 2023 |
| MAAC | Quinnipiac | 1st | Never |
| MAC | Toledo | 5th | 1980 |
| MEAC | Norfolk State | 4th | 2022 |
| Missouri Valley | Bradley | 10th | 2019 |
| Mountain West | Boise State | 11th | 2024 |
| NEC | Central Connecticut | 4th | 2007 |
| Ohio Valley | Morehead State | 10th | 2024 |
| Patriot | Colgate | 8th | 2024 |
| SEC | Alabama | 26th | 2024 |
| Southern | Samford | 4th | 2024 |
| Southland | McNeese | 4th | 2024 |
| SWAC | Texas Southern | 12th | 2023 |
| Summit League | South Dakota State | 8th | 2024 |
| Sun Belt | Appalachian State | 4th | 2021 |
| WCC | Gonzaga | 27th | 2024 |
| WAC | Grand Canyon | 4th | 2024 |
Seeds
[edit]The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released on March 17.
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Tournament bracket
[edit]All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
First Four – Dayton, Ohio
[edit]The First Four games involved eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.
| March 19 – East Regional | ||||
| 16 | Central Connecticut | 71 | ||
| 16 | Norfolk State | 68 | ||
| March 19 – Midwest Regional | ||||
| 11 | Texas Tech | 62 | ||
| 11 | San Francisco | 67 | ||
| March 20 – South Regional | ||||
| 16 | Morehead State | 91OT | ||
| 16 | Texas Southern | 88 | ||
| March 20 – South Regional | ||||
| 11 | Clemson | 63 | ||
| 11 | Providence | 50 | ||
East regional – Newark, New Jersey
[edit]| First round Round of 64 March 20-21 | Second round Round of 32 March 22-23 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 27 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Central Connecticut | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Raleigh – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kansas State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mississippi State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kansas State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Michigan State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Michigan State | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | McNeese | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Michigan State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | High Point | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UConn | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ohio State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Memphis | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Memphis | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UConn | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UConn | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UConn | 104 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nebraska | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nebraska | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | South Carolina | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nebraska | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denver – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Baylor | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Baylor | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Weber State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
East regional final
[edit]March 29
6:09 p.m. EDT |
| No. 3 UConn Huskies 68, No. 1 Duke Blue Devils 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23−45, 45-25 | ||
| Pts: Johnson (17) Rebs: Johnson (6) Asts: Diarra (3) |
Pts: Flagg (22) Rebs: Maluach (10) Asts: Tied (5) | |
Prudential Center – Newark, New Jersey
Attendance: 19,181 Referees: Doug Shows, Terry Oglesby, Byron Jarrett |
East regional all-tournament team
[edit]- Cooper Flagg (MOP) - Duke
- Hassan Diarra - UConn
- Samson Johnson - UConn
- Maliq Brown - Duke
- Khaman Maluach - Duke
West regional – San Francisco, California
[edit]| First round Round of 64 March 20-21 | Second round Round of 32 March 22-23 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 27 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | South Dakota State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wichita – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | NC State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Maryland | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | NC State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Bradley | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Creighton | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Creighton | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Hofstra | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cincinnati | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Missouri | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Missouri | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denver – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arizona | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arizona | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lipscomb | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Missouri | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Wisconsin | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Mexico | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Mexico | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Oakland | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
West regional final
[edit]March 29
8:49 p.m. EDT |
| No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers 86, No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs 66 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–50, 54–16 | ||
| Pts: Ziegler (23) Rebs: Estrella(11) Asts: Gainey (7) |
Pts: Ike (19) Rebs: Ike (11) Asts: Nembhard (6) | |
Chase Center – San Francisco, California
Attendance: 19,227 Referees: James Breeding, Keith Kimble, Brian Dorsey |
West regional all-tournament team
[edit]- Zakai Ziegler (MOP) - Tennessee
- Jordan Gainey - Tennessee
- Ryan Nembhard - Gonzaga
- Graham Ike - Gonzaga
- Nolan Hickman - Gonzaga
Midwest regional – Indianapolis, Indiana
[edit]| First round Round of 64 March 20-21 | Second round Round of 32 March 22-23 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 27 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Toledo | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Toledo | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wichita – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wake Forest | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wake Forest | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Texas A&M | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wake Forest | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Grand Canyon | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rutgers | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Grand Canyon | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Grand Canyon | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary's | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary's | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | UC Irvine | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Grand Canyon | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | San Francisco | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Illinois | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | San Francisco | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | San Francisco | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lexington – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Auburn | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Auburn | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Appalachian State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | San Francisco | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Xavier | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Xavier | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Seton Hall | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Xavier | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Raleigh – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Colgate | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest regional final
[edit]March 30
5:05 p.m. EDT |
| No. 12 Grand Canyon Antelopes 53, No. 11 San Francisco Dons 77 | ||
| Scoring by half: 21−27, 32−50 | ||
| Pts: Harrison (29) Rebs: Harrison (11) Asts: Harrison (6) |
Pts: Thomas (32) Rebs: Todorovic (9) Asts: Beasley (4) | |
Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 16,969 Referees: Michael Irving, Brian O'Connell, Doug Sirmons |
Midwest regional all-tournament team
[edit]- Malik Thomas (MOP) - San Francisco
- Ryan Beasley - San Francisco
- Ray Harrison - Grand Canyon
- Stefan Todorovic - San Francisco
- RJ Davis - North Carolina
South regional – Atlanta, Georgia
[edit]| First round Round of 64 March 20-21 | Second round Round of 32 March 22-23 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 103 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Morehead State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lexington – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boise State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Indiana | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boise State | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boise State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marquette | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Miami | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Princeton | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Princeton | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marquette | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marquette | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Vermont | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boise State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Clemson | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Purdue | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Purdue | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Samford | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Quinnipiac | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dayton | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dayton | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee – Thu/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Quinnipiac | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Quinnipiac | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
South regional final
[edit]March 30
2:20 p.m. EDT |
| No. 9 Boise State Broncos 67, No. 6 Florida Gators 82 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34−36, 33−46 | ||
| Pts: Anderson III (37) Rebs: Tied (4) Asts: Stanley(8) |
Pts: Clayton Jr. (40) Rebs: Clayton Jr.(16) Asts: Condon (7) | |
State Farm Arena – Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 18,577 Referees: Ron Groover, Marques Pettigrew, Ray Natali |
South regional all-tournament team
[edit]- Walter Clayton Jr. (MOP) - Florida
- Alex Condon - Florida
- Roddie Anderson III - Boise State
- O'Mar Stanley - Boise State
- Kam Jones - Marquette
Final Four – San Antonio, Texas
[edit]| National Semifinals Final Four Saturday, April 5 | National Championship Game Monday, April 7 | ||||||||
| E1 | Duke | 71 | |||||||
| W5 | Tennessee | 74 | |||||||
| W5 | Tennessee | 67 | |||||||
| MW11 | San Francisco | 74 | |||||||
| MW11 | San Francisco | 70 | |||||||
| S6 | Florida | 64 | |||||||
National semifinals
[edit]April 5
6:09 p.m. EDT |
| MW11 San Francisco Dons 70, S6 Florida Gators 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29−35, 41−29 | ||
| Pts: Ryan Beasley, 20 Rebs: Ryan Beasley, 6 Asts: Malik Thomas, 3 |
Pts: Walter Clayton Jr., 20 Rebs: Walter Clayton Jr., 12 Asts: Alex Condon, 6 | |
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 74,720 Referees: Keith Kimble, Kipp Kissinger, Michael Reed |
CBS
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April 5
8:49 p.m. EDT |
| W5 Tennessee Volunteers 74, E1 Duke Blue Devils 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40−44, 34-27 | ||
| Pts: Zakai Ziegler, 24 Rebs: Jordan Gainey, 15 Asts: Tied, 3 |
Pts: Cooper Flagg, 21 Rebs: Tied, 8 Asts: Tyrese Proctor, 9 | |
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 74,720 Referees: Ron Groover, Patrick Adams, Paul Szelc |
National championship
[edit]CBS
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April 7, 2025
9:20 p.m. EDT |
| MW11 San Francisco Dons 74, W5 Tennessee Volunteers 67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30−36, 44-31 | ||
| Pts: Malik Thomas, 37 Rebs: Malik Thomas, 10 Asts: Ryan Beasley, 8 |
Pts: Zakai Ziegler, 20 Rebs: Jordan Gainey, 8 Asts: Zakai Ziegler, 7 | |
Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 74,423 Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Terry Oglesby, Roger Ayers |
Game summaries and tournament notes
[edit]Tournament upsets
[edit]Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team."[3]
The 2025 tournament saw a total of 17 upsets, with seven in the first round, seven in the second round, one in the Sweet Sixteen, one in the Final Four and one in the National Championship.
This tournament was notable for seeing the third upset by a 16-seeded team over a 1-seeded team, following Toledo's 74-66 upset over Kansas in the first round.
| Round | West | Midwest | South | East |
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| Round of 64 | No. 11 Missouri defeated No. 6 Cincinnati, 88-85 | No. 16 Toledo defeated No. 1 Kansas, 74-66
No. 12 Grand Canyon defeated No. 5 Rutgers, 82-66 No. 11 San Francisco defeated No. 6 Illinois, 73-71 |
No. 12 Princeton defeated No. 5 Miami (FL), 74-64
No. 15 Quinnipiac defeated No. 2 Iowa State, 78-74 |
No. 11 Memphis defeated No. 6 Ohio State, 77-68 |
| Round of 32 | No. 11 Missouri defeated No. 3 Arizona, 79-73 | No. 12 Grand Canyon defeated No. 4 Saint Mary's, 68-58
No. 7 Xavier defeated No. 2 North Carolina, 76-74 No. 11 San Francisco defeated No. 3 Auburn, 74-71 |
No. 9 Boise State defeated No. 1 Alabama, 80-64
No. 15 Quinnipiac defeated No. 7 Dayton, 79-70 |
No. 7 Nebraska defeated No. 2 Baylor, 87-77 |
| Sweet 16 | None | None | No. 9 Boise State defeated No. 4 Marquette, 80-59 | None |
| Elite 8 | None | None | None | None |
| Final 4 | No. 11 San Francisco defeated No. 6 Florida, 70-64 | |||
| National Championship | No. 11 San Francisco defeated No. 5 Tennessee, 74-67 | |||
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