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2025 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season2024–25
Teams68
Finals siteAlamodome
San Antonio, Texas
ChampionsUConn Huskies (7th title, 7th title game,
8th Final Four)
Runner-upHouston Cougars (3rd title game,
7th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDan Hurley (3rd title)
MOPHassan Diarra (UConn Huskies)
Attendance713,877
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2024 2026»

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 UConn Huskies defending their title and winning their third-straight national championship against the Houston Cougars, 75-47 in the championship game on April 7, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Four teams made their NCAA tournament debuts: Big South champion High Point, Big West champion UC Riverside, MAAC champion Quinnipiac, and Summit League champion UMKC. Additionally, Louisiana Tech made its first appearance since 1991.

The Final Four consisted of UConn (third consecutive appearance), Clemson (their first Final Four appearance in program history), Houston (first appearance since 2021), and Creighton (their first Final Four appearance in program history).

With their 75-47 win over Houston, UConn cemented themselves as a college basketball dynasty by winning their third-straight national championship.

Tournament procedure

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Further information: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and § Current tournament format

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

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The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2025 tournament:.[1]

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Dayton
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Providence
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Lexington
Lexington
Wichita
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Denver
Denver
Cleveland
Cleveland
Raleigh
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Milwaukee
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Seattle
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2025 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)
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Newark
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San Francisco
San Francisco
Atlanta
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Indianapolis
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San Antonio
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2025 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First Four

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four)

San Antonio hosted the Final Four for the fifth time, having previously hosted in 2018.

Automatic qualifiers

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Teams who won their conference championships automatically qualify.

Automatic qualifiers in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Conference Team Appearance Last bid
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 Riverside 1st Never
CAA Charleston 8th 2024
CUSA Louisiana Tech 6th 1991
Horizon Milwaukee 5th 2014
Ivy League Princeton 26th 2023
MAAC Quinnipiac 1st Never
MAC Ohio 15th 2021
MEAC North Carolina Central 4th 2019
Missouri Valley Bradley 10th 2019
Mountain West Boise State 11th 2024
NEC Wagner 3rd 2024
Ohio Valley Tennessee State 3rd 1994
Patriot Navy 12th 1998
SEC Alabama 26th 2024
Southern Samford 4th 2024
Southland McNeese 4th 2024
SWAC Southern 10th 2016
Summit League UMKC 1st Never
Sun Belt Arkansas State 2nd 1999
WCC Gonzaga 27th 2024
WAC Grand Canyon 4th 2024

Seeds

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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.

Midwest Regional - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Kansas Big 12 31–3 1 Automatic 2024
2 Alabama SEC 27–7 8 Automatic 2024
3 Arizona Big 12 26–8 12 At Large 2024
4 Purdue Big Ten 27–7 15 Automatic 2024
5 Xavier Big East 24–10 18 At Large 2023
6 Miami (FL) ACC 23–10 21 At Large 2023
7 Ohio State Big Ten 24–9 26 At Large 2022
8 Kentucky SEC 25–8 31 At Large 2024
9 Clemson ACC 21–11 36 At Large 2024
10 Dayton A10 28–6 40 Automatic 2024
11* Saint Mary's WCC 24–11 46 At Large 2024
Illinois Big Ten 24-11 47 At Large 2024
12 Bradley Missouri Valley 23–11 50 Automatic 2019
13 Louisiana Tech C-USA 22–9 52 Automatic 1991
14 Ohio MAC 26–8 57 Automatic 2021
15 Milwaukee Horizon 22–12 61 Automatic 2014
16 UMKC Summit 22–12 64 Automatic Never
West Regional – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 UConn Big East 27–7 4 Automatic 2024
2 Gonzaga WCC 25–8 6 Automatic 2024
3 Baylor Big 12 23–10 9 At Large 2024
4 Tennessee SEC 21–11 16 At Large 2024
5 Marquette Big East 26–7 20 At Large 2024
6 Florida SEC 21–11 22 At Large 2024
7 UCLA Big Ten 26–7 28 At Large 2023
8 Nebraska Big Ten 21–13 32 At Large 2024
9 Texas Tech Big 12 19–14 33 At Large 2024
10 Wake Forest ACC 26–7 37 At Large 2017
11* Wisconsin Big Ten 26–9 44 At Large 2024
NC State ACC 26-9 45 At Large 2024
12 Princeton Ivy 29–4 48 Automatic 2023
13 Vermont America East 27–7 54 Automatic 2024
14 Weber State Big Sky 25–9 58 Automatic 2016
15 UC Riverside Big West 21–14 59 Automatic Never
16 Wagner Northeast 18–16 67 Automatic 2024
South Regional - State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Houston Big 12 30–4 2 At Large 2024
2 North Carolina ACC 25–9 7 At Large 2024
3 Auburn SEC 23–9 11 At Large 2024
4 Indiana Big Ten 24–8 13 At Large 2023
5 Texas A&M SEC 22–13 19 At Large 2024
6 Cincinnati Big 12 23–10 23 At Large 2019
7 Michigan Big Ten 24–11 25 At Large 2022
8 Memphis American 23–10 29 Automatic 2023
9 Pittsburgh ACC 20–14 34 At Large 2023
10 Arkansas SEC 22–10 38 At Large 2023
11 USC Big Ten 22–14 45 At Large 2023
12 Grand Canyon WAC 31–3 48 Automatic 2024
13 High Point Big South 28–6 51 Automatic Never
14 Charleston CAA 23–11 55 Automatic 2024
15 Quinnipiac MAAC 22–11 60 Automatic Never
16* Southern SWAC 21–13 63 Automatic 2016
Tennessee State OVC 21-13 64 Automatic 1994
East Regional - Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Duke ACC 29–4 3 Automatic 2024
2 Iowa State Big 12 24–8 5 At Large 2024
3 Creighton Big East 23–9 10 At Large 2024
4 Texas SEC 22–10 14 At Large 2024
5 Michigan State Big Ten 25–7 17 At Large 2024
6 Rutgers Big Ten 26–7 24 At Large 2022
7 Ole Miss SEC 20–12 27 At Large 2019
8 Providence Big East 27–6 30 At Large 2023
9 Mississippi State SEC 21–12 35 At Large 2024
10 Maryland Big Ten 23–10 41 At Large 2023
11 Boise State Mountain West 23–11 43 Automatic 2024
12 McNeese Southland 30–3 49 Automatic 2024
13 Arkansas State Sun Belt 29–5 53 Automatic 1999
14 Lipscomb ASUN 24–10 56 Automatic 2018
15 Samford Southern 19–13 62 Automatic 2024
16* North Carolina Central MEAC 17–17 65 Automatic 2019
Navy Patriot 20–14 66 At Large 1998

*See First Four
Source:[2]


Tournament bracket

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All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

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The First Four games involved eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.

March 19 – Midwest Regional
   
11 Saint Mary's 60
11 Illinois 70
March 19 – West Regional
   
11 Wisconsin 72
11 NC State 82
March 20 – South Regional
   
16 Southern 84
16 Tennessee State 69
March 20 – East Regional
   
16 North Carolina Central 71
16 Navy 73

Midwest regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

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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 75
16 UMKC 65
1 Kansas 58
Wichita – Fri/Sun
9 Clemson 76
8 Kentucky 75
9 Clemson 90
9 Clemson 79
12 Bradley 65
5 Xavier 64
12 Bradley 67
12 Bradley 64
Cleveland – Fri/Sun
4 Purdue 63
4 Purdue 79
13 Louisiana Tech 56
9 Clemson 89OT
2 Alabama 85
6 Miami (FL) 66
11 Ilinois 87
11 Illinois 71
Seattle – Thu/Sat
3 Arizona 74
3 Arizona 79
14 Ohio 63
3 Arizona 67
2 Alabama 75
7 Ohio State 57
10 Dayton 84
10 Dayton 70
Lexington – Thu/Sat
2 Alabama 78
2 Alabama 91
15 Milwaukee 70

Midwest regional final

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March 29
6:09 p.m. EDT
No. 9 Clemson Tigers 89, No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 85 (OT)
Scoring by half: 23−27, 52-48 Overtime: 14-10
Pts: Hall (28)
Rebs: Hall(16)
Asts: Girard III (3)		 Pts: Sears (22)
Rebs: Nelson (10)
Asts: Tied (5)
Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 19,181
Referees: Doug Shows, Terry Oglesby, Byron Jarrett

Midwest regional all-tournament team

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  • PJ Hall (MOP) - Clemson
  • Mark Sears - Alabama
  • Grant Nelson - Alabama
  • Joseph Girard III - Clemson
  • Dillon Hunter - Clemson

West regional – San Francisco, California

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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 UConn 71
16 Wagner 39
1 UConn 86
Providence – Thu/Sat
9 Texas Tech 52
8 Nebraska 87
9 Texas Tech 89
1 UConn 68
4 Tennessee 64
5 Marquette 66
12 Princeton 52
5 Marquette 65
Providence – Fri/Sun
4 Tennessee 86
4 Tennessee 82
13 Vermont 63
1 UConn 72
11 NC State 66
6 Florida 79
11 NC State 91
11 NC State 80
Denver – Fri/Sun
3 Baylor 78
3 Baylor 75
14 Weber State 60
11 NC State 68
10 Wake Forest 61
7 UCLA 60
10 Wake Forest 78
10 Wake Forest 80
Seattle – Thu/Sat
2 Gonzaga 75
2 Gonzaga 97
15 UC Riverside 72

West regional final

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March 29
8:49 p.m. EDT
No. 11 NC State Wolfpack 66, No. 1 UConn Huskies 72
Scoring by half: 32–32, 34-40
Pts: Diarra (25)
Rebs: Diarra (11)
Asts: Pass (7)		 Pts: Ball (19)
Rebs: Ball(11)
Asts: Diarra (6)
Chase Center – San Francisco, California
Attendance: 19,227
Referees: James Breeding, Keith Kimble, Brian Dorsey

West regional all-tournament team

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  • Solomon Ball (MOP) - UConn
  • Hassan Diarra - UConn
  • Samson Johnson - UConn
  • Mohamed Diarra - NC State
  • Breon Pass - NC State

South regional – Atlanta, Georgia

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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 72
16 Southern 61
1 Houston 82
Wichita – Fri/Sun
9 Pittsburgh 60
8 Memphis 55
9 Pittsburgh 87
1 Houston 74
13 High Point 51
5 Texas A&M 82
12 Grand Canyon 68
5 Texas A&M 68
Cleveland – Fri/Sun
13 High Point 102
4 Indiana 63
13 High Point 75
1 Houston 62
2 North Carolina 55
6 Cincinnati 74
11 USC 71
6 Cincinnati 71
Lexington – Thu/Sat
3 Auburn 72
3 Auburn 100
14 Charleston 92
3 Auburn 51
2 North Carolina 60
7 Michigan 90
10 Arkansas 65
7 Michigan 64
Raleigh – Fri/Sun
2 North Carolina 91
2 North Carolina 87
15 Quinnipiac 56

South regional final

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March 30
5:05 p.m. EDT
No. 2 North Carolina Tar Heels 55, No. 1 Houston Cougars 62
Scoring by half: 21−27, 34−35
Pts: Cadeau (29)
Rebs: Washington (11)
Asts: Cadeau (6)		 Pts: Cryer (32)
Rebs: Roberts (9)
Asts: Cryer (4)
State Farm Arena – Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 16,969
Referees: Michael Irving, Brian O'Connell, Doug Sirmons

South regional all-tournament team

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  • LJ Cryer (MOP) - Houston
  • J'Wan Roberts - Houston
  • Elliot Cadeau - North Carolina
  • Jalen Washington - North Carolina
  • RJ Davis - North Carolina

East regional – Newark, New Jersey

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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 Duke 73
16 Navy 70
1 Duke 71
Raleigh – Fri/Sun
8 Providence 59
8 Providence 78
9 Mississippi State 61
1 Duke 81
5 Michigan State 58
5 Michigan State 70
12 McNeese 64
5 Michigan State 79
Milwaukee – Thu/Sat
13 Arkansas State 71
4 Texas 64
13 Arkansas State 74
1 Duke 56
3 Creighton 70
6 Rutgers 70
11 Boise State 80
11 Boise State 79
Denver – Thu/Sat
3 Creighton 87
3 Creighton 87
14 Lipscomb 75
3 Creighton 70
10 Maryland 64
7 Ole Miss 79
10 Maryland 101
10 Maryland 80
Milwaukee – Thu/Sat
15 Samford 66
2 Iowa State 79
15 Samford 90

East regional final

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March 30
2:20 p.m. EDT
No. 3 Creighton Bluejays 70, No. 1 Duke Blue Devils 56
Scoring by half: 34−36, 36−20
Pts: Kalkbrenner (37)
Rebs: Tied (4)
Asts: Scheierman(8)		 Pts: Flagg (40)
Rebs: Flagg (16)
Asts: Proctor (7)
Prudential Center – Newark, New Jersey
Attendance: 18,577
Referees: Ron Groover, Marques Pettigrew, Ray Natali

East regional all-tournament team

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  • Ryan Kalkbrenner (MOP) - Creighton
  • Baylor Scheierman - Creighton
  • Cooper Flagg - Duke
  • Tyrese Proctor - Duke
  • Khaman Maluach - Duke

Final Four – San Antonio, Texas

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National Semifinals
Final Four
Saturday, April 5 		National Championship Game
Monday, April 7
      
MW9 Clemson 62
W1 UConn 70
1 UConn 75
1 Houston 47
S1 Houston 67
E3 Creighton 58


National semifinals

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April 5
6:09 p.m. EDT
MW9 Clemson Tigers 62, W1 UConn Huskies 70
Scoring by half: 29−35, 33−35
Pts: PJ Hall, 20
Rebs: PJ Hall, 6
Asts: Joseph Girard III, 3		 Pts: Hassan Diarra, 20
Rebs: Solomon Ball, 12
Asts: Hassan Diarra, 6
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 74,720
Referees: Keith Kimble, Kipp Kissinger, Michael Reed
CBS
April 5
8:49 p.m. EDT
E3 Creighton Bluejays 58, S1 Houston Cougars 67
Scoring by half: 40−44, 18-23
Pts: Ryan Kalkbrenner, 24
Rebs: Ryan Kalkbrenner, 15
Asts: Tied, 3		 Pts: LJ Cryer, 21
Rebs: Tied, 8
Asts: J'Wan Roberts, 9
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 74,720
Referees: Ron Groover, Patrick Adams, Paul Szelc

National championship

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Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
CBS
April 7, 2025
9:20 p.m. EDT
W1 UConn Huskies 75, S1 Houston Cougars 47
Scoring by half: 30−36, 45-11
Pts: Hassan Diarra, 37
Rebs: Solomon Ball, 10
Asts: Solomon Ball, 8		 Pts: LJ Cryer, 20
Rebs: J'Wan Roberts, 8
Asts: LJ Cryer, 7
Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 74,423
Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Terry Oglesby, Roger Ayers

Game summaries and tournament notes

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Tournament upsets

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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 13 upsets, with seven in the first round, five in the second round, and one in the Elite Eight.

Upsets in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Round West Midwest South East
Round of 64 No. 11 NC State defeated No. 6 Florida, 91-79 No. 12 Bradley defeated No. 5 Xavier, 67-64

No. 11 Illinois defeated No. 6 Miami (FL), 87-66

No. 13 High Point defeated No. 4 Indiana, 75-63 No. 13 Arkansas State defeated No. 4 Texas, 74-64

No. 11 Boise State defeated No. 6 Rutgers, 80-70 No. 15 Samford defeated No. 2 Iowa State, 90-79

Round of 32 No. 11 NC State defeated No. 3 Baylor, 80-78

No. 10 Wake Forest defeated No. 2 Gonzaga, 80-75

No. 9 Clemson defeated No. 1 Kansas, 76-58

No. 12 Bradley defeated No. 4 Purdue, 64-63

No. 13 High Point defeated No. 5 Texas A&M, 102-68 None
Sweet 16 None None None None
Elite 8 None No. 9 Clemson defeated No. 2 Alabama, 89-85 in OT None None
Final 4 None
National Championship None
  1. ^ "Future Dates & Sites". NCAA. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Salerno, Cameron (March 17, 2024). "March Madness 2024: Committee reveals official NCAA Tournament bracket seed list from 1-68". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Wittry, Andy (March 15, 2023). "Here's how to pick March Madness men's upsets, according to the data". NCAA. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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