Two tickets to the 2025 Final Four were punched Saturday. Two more will be punched Sunday. And how do you feel about the lack of so-called Cinderellas now?
That was among the storylines after the first two rounds of this NCAA Tournament — how the only double-digit seed that made the Sweet 16 was an Arkansas team coached by John Calipari. But do you know what’s great about the better teams mostly winning? The byproduct is that this three-week event that starts with 68 schools ends up with Elite Eight matchups like the ones on tap Sunday, Elite Eight matchups featuring No. 1 seeds vs. No. 2 seeds that have a chance to be instant classics.
The dates, sites and scores for every 2025 NCAA Tournament game are listed below culminating with the Final Four and NCAA championship game on April 5 and 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The road to the Final Four is a long but worthwhile journey, so be sure to check in often as CBS Sports will update this page every time the NCAA Tournament schedule is adjusted. Games will be aired across CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV and available on March Madness Live. All games airing on CBS will also be available to Paramount+ subscribers.
2025 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates
Final Four
Saturday, April 5
Alamodome (San Antonio)
| 6:09 p.m. | (1) Auburn vs. (1) Florida | CBS |
| 8:49 p.m. | (1) Houston vs. (1) Duke | CBS |
National Championship
Monday, April 7
Alamodome (San Antonio)
| 8:50 p.m. | Semifinal winners | CBS |
First Four
Tuesday, March 18
UD Arena (Dayton)
| (16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68 |
Highlights |
| (11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68 | Highlights |
Wednesday, March 19
UD Arena (Dayton)
First round
Friday, March 21
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
| 12:15 p.m. | (9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72 | Highlights |
| 12:40 p.m. | (2) Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 80 | Highlights |
| 1:30 p.m. | (3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55 | Highlights |
| 2 p.m. | (12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70 | Highlights |
| 2:50 p.m. | (1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 49 | Highlights |
| 3:15 p.m. | (7) Saint Mary’s 59, (10) Vanderbilt 56 | Highlights |
| 4:05 p.m. | (6) Ole Miss 71, (11) North Carolina 64 | Highlights |
| 4:35 p.m. | (4) Maryland 81, (13) Grand Canyon 49 | Highlights |
| 6:50 p.m. | (1) Florida 95, (16) Norfolk State 69 | Highlights |
| 7:10 p.m. | (3) Kentucky 76, (14) Troy 59 | Highlights |
| 7:25 p.m. | (10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66 | Highlights |
| 7:35 p.m. | (4) Arizona 93, (13) Akron 65 | Highlights |
| 9:25 p.m. | (8) UConn 67, (9) Oklahoma 59 | Highlights |
| 9:45 p.m. | (6) Illinois 86, (11) Xavier 73 | Highlights |
| 10 p.m. | (2) Michigan State 87, (15) Bryant 62 | Highlights |
| 10:10 p.m. | (5) Oregon 81, (12) Liberty 52 | Highlights |
Second round
Saturday, March 22
Rupp Arena (Lexington), Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence), Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita), Ball Arena (Denver)
| 12:10 p.m. | (4) Purdue 76, (12) McNeese 72 | Highlights |
| 12:40 p.m. | (10) Arkansas 75, (2) St. John’s 66 | Highlights |
| 5:15 p.m. | (5) Michigan 91, (4) Texas A&M 79 | Highlights |
| 6:10 p.m. | (3) Texas Tech 77, (11) Drake 64 | Highlights |
| 7:10 p.m. | (1) Auburn 82, (9) Creighton 70 | Highlights |
| 7:45 p.m. | (6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89 | Highlights |
| 8:40 p.m. | (1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76 | Highlights |
| 9:40 p.m. | (2) Tennessee 67, (7) UCLA 58 | Highlights |
Sunday, March 23
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
| 12:10 p.m. | (1) Florida 77, (8) UConn 75 | Highlights |
| 2:40 p.m. | (1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66 | Highlights |
| 5:15 p.m. | (3) Kentucky 84, (6) Illinois 75 | Highlights |
| 6:10 p.m. | (2) Alabama 80, (7) Saint Mary’s 66 | Highlights |
| 7:10 p.m. | (4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71 | Highlights |
| 7:45 p.m. | (6) Ole Miss 91, (3) Iowa State 78 | Highlights |
| 8:40 p.m. | (2) Michigan State 71, (10) New Mexico 63 | Highlights |
| 9:40 p.m. | (4) Arizona 87, (4) Oregon 83 | Highlights |
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 27
East Region — Prudential Center (Newark), West Region — Chase Center (San Francisco)
| 7:09 p.m. | (2) Alabama 113, (6) BYU 88 | Highlights |
| 7:39 p.m. | (1) Florida 87, (4) Maryland 71 | Highlights |
| 9:39 p.m. | (1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93 | Highlights |
| 10:09 p.m. | (3) Texas Tech 85, (10) Arkansas 83, OT | Highlights |
Friday, March 28
South Region — State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Midwest Region — Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
| 7:09 p.m. | (2) Michigan State 73, (6) Ole Miss 70 |
Highlights |
| 7:39 p.m. | (2) Tennessee 78, (3) Kentucky 65 | Highlights |
| 9:39 p.m. | (1) Auburn 78, (5) Michigan 65 | Highlights |
| 10:09 p.m. | (1) Houston 62, (4) Purdue 60 | Highlights |
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 29
East Region — Prudential Center (Newark), West Region — Chase Center (San Francisco)
| 6:09 p.m. | (1) Florida 84, (3) Texas Tech 79 | Highlights |
| 8:49 p.m. | (1) Duke 85, (2) Alabama 65 | Highlights |
Sunday, March 30
South Region — State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Midwest Region — Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
| 2:20 p.m. | (1) Houston 69, (2) Tennessee 50 | Highlights |
| 5:05 p.m. | (1) Auburn 70, (2) Michigan State 64 | Highlights |
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