Men’s NCAA tournament 2025: Scores, schedule, bracket for March Madness

Update: Day 1 is in the books, and Day 2 is underway. We have our first 12-over-5 upset with McNeese knocking off Clemson, and already the second full day of action looks to be exciting with some thrilling endings shaping up.

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The Madness has arrived.

Tuesday night the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament kicks into gear, with two of the First Four games coming from Dayton, Ohio. In the first game No. 16 St. Francis (PA) will square off with No. 16 Alabama State, with a trip to Kentucky to take on the top overall seed Auburn on the line. In the second game, No. 11 North Carolina — a surprising inclusion in the tournament — takes on No. 11 San Diego State with the winner facing No. 6 Mississippi.

Wednesday night brings the First Four to a close. In the first game No. 16 American tangles with No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s, with the winners taking on Duke. The second game Wednesday night features No. 11 Xavier against No. 11 Texas, and the winner gets No. 6 Illinois.

We’ll be keeping track of the results and upcoming schedule for every game in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. All times are Eastern. First, here’s the bracket:

You can find our expert bracket predictions from Ricky O’Donnell here. Also read our expert list of the top-50 players in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. Here’s the full March Madness schedule.

Schedule for the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament

First Four

Tuesday, March 18

No. 16 Alabama State 70, No. 16 St. Francis (PA) 68
No. 11 North Carolina 95, No. 11 San Diego State 68

Wednesday, March 19

No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 83, No. 16 American University 72
No. 11 Xavier 86, No. 11 Texas 80

Day 1 scores and schedule: Thursday, March 20

East Region

No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
No. 11 VCU 80, No. 6 BYU 71

South Region

No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65

Midwest Region

No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
No. 1 Houston 78. No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40
No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47

West Region

No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
No. 6 Missouri 67, No. 11 Drake 57
No. 2 St. John’s 83, No. 15 Omaha 53
No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72

Day 2 scores and schedule: Friday, March 21

East Region

No. 9 Baylor 75, No. 8 Mississippi State 72
No. 2 Alabama 90, No. 15 Robert Morris 81
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s, 2:50 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 10 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 Saint Mary’s, 3:15 p.m. ET, truTV
No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 Arizona, 7:35 p.m. ET, truTV
No. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Oregon, 10:10 p.m. ET, truTV

South Region

No. 14 Lipscomb vs. No. 3 Iowa State, 1:30 p.m. ET, TNT
No. 6 Mississippi vs. No. 11 North Carolina, 4:05 p.m. ET, TNT
No. 10 New Mexico vs. No. 7 Marquette, 7:25 p.m. ET, TBS
No. 15 Bryant vs. No. 2 Michigan State, 10:00 p.m. ET, TBS

Midwest Region

No. 14 Troy vs. No. 3 Kentucky, 7:10 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 6 Illinois vs. No. 11 Xavier, 9:45 p.m. ET, CBS

West Region

No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Memphis, 2:00 p.m. ET, TBS
No. 13 Grand Canyon vs. No. 4 Maryland, 4:35 p.m. ET, TBS
No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Florida, 6:50 p.m. ET, TNT
No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 Connecticut, 9:25 p.m. ET, TNT

Day 3 scores and schedule: Saturday, March 22

Midwest Region

No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 4 Purdue, 12:10 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 1 Houston, 8;40 p.m. ET, TNT
No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 2 Tennessee, 9:40 p.m. ET, TBS/truTV

West Region

No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 2 St. John’s, 2:40 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 11 Drake vs. No. 3 Texas Tech, 6:10 p.m. ET, TNT

South Region

No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 4 Texas A&M, 5:15 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 1 Auburn, 7:10 p.m. ET, TBS/truTV

East Region

No. 6 BYU vs. No. 3 Wisconsin, 7:45 p.m. ET, CBS