Selection Sunday has come and gone, now March Madness begins. The Division I men’s tournament will tip-off its First Four games on Tuesday with the women’s First Four to follow on Wednesday —marking the start of nearly back-to-back matchups amongst the 68-teams seeded for the national championship title.
Games are scheduled across the country, with the top four seeds in each of the four regions hosting first- and second-round games. The men’s national championship will be held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, while the women will head to Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Want to get in on the madness? Here’s how to watch the 2025 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s tournaments.
Where to Watch
Live coverage of all 67 games of the men’s tournament can be found through CBS Sports and Turner Sports across TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV and their digital platforms, as well as March Madness Live, according to the NCAA. The tournament will also be streamed on Max and Paramount+.
Live coverage of all 67 matchups of the women’s tournament can be found across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS. Games will also stream on the ESPN App. ESPN+ will stream the Final Four and national championship game.
Men’s tournament schedule
Here’s the NCAA’s timeline for the men’s tournament, including details on where to find each game. Details for the Second Round, Sweet 16, Elite Eight and Final Four will be known as the tournament progresses.
The national championship game will be April 7 at 8:50 p.m. E.T./5:50 p.m. P.T. on CBS from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Tuesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
(16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68
(11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
(16) American University vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s, 6:40 p.m. E.T./3:40 p.m. P.T. on truTV
(11) Texas vs. (11) Xavier, 9:10 p.m. E.T./6:10 p.m. P.T. on truTV
Thursday, March 20 (First Round/Round of 64)
(8) Louisville vs. (9) Creighton, 12:15 p.m. E.T./9:15 a.m. P.T. on CBS
(4) Purdue vs. (13) High Point, 12:40 p.m. E.T./9:40 a.m. P.T. on truTV
(3) Wisconsin vs. (14) Montana, 1:30 p.m. E.T./10:30 a.m. P.T. on TNT
(1) Houston vs. (16) SIU Edwardsville, 2 p.m. E.T./11 a.m. P.T. on TBS
(1) Auburn vs. (16) Saint Francis/Alabama St., 2:50 p.m. E.T./11:50 a.m. P.T. on CBS
(5) Clemson vs. (12) McNeese, 3:15 p.m. E.T./12:15 p.m. P.T. on truTV
(6) BYU vs. (11) VCU, 4:05 p.m E.T./1:05 p.m. P.T. on TNT
(8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Georgia, 4:35 p.m. E.T./1:35 p.m. P.T. on TBS
(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Wofford, 6:50 p.m. E.T./3:50 p.m. P.T. on TNT
(7) Kansas vs. (10) Arkansas, 7:10 p.m. E.T./4:10 p.m. P.T. on CBS
(4) Texas A&M vs. (13) Yale, 7:25 p.m. E.T./4:25 p.m. P.T. on TBS
(6) Missouri vs. (11) Drake, 7:35 p.m. E.T./4:35 p.m. P.T. on truTV
(7) UCLA vs. (10) Utah State, 9:25 p.m. E.T./6:25 p.m. P.T. on TNT
(2) St. John’s vs. (15) Omaha, 9:45 p.m. E.T./6:45 p.m. P.T. on CBS
(5) Michigan vs. (12) UC San Diego, 10 p.m. E.T./7 p.m. P.T. on TBS
(3) Texas Tech vs. (14) UNC Wilmington, 10:10 p.m. E.T./7:10 p.m. P.T. on truTV
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
(8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor, 12:15 p.m. E.T./9:15 a.m. P.T. on CBS
(2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris, 12:40 p.m. E.T./9:40 a.m. P.T. on truTV
(3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb, 1:30 p.m. E.T./10:30 a.m. P.T. on TNT
(5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State, 2 p.m. E.T./11 a.m. P.T. on TBS
(1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s/American, 2:50 p.m. E.T./11:50 a.m. P.T. on CBS
(7) Saint Mary’s vs. (10) Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m. E.T./12:15 p.m. P.T. on truTV
(6) Ole Miss vs. (11) North Carolina/San Diego State, 4:05 p.m. E.T./1:05 p.m. P.T. on TNT
(4) Maryland vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 4:35 p.m. E.T./1:35 p.m. P.T. on TBS
(1) Florida vs. (16) Norfolk State, 6:50 p.m. E.T./3:50 p.m. P.T. on TNT
(3) Kentucky vs. (14) Troy, 7:10 p.m. E.T./4:10 p.m. P.T. on CBS
(7) Marquette vs. (10) New Mexico, 7:25 p.m. E.T./4:25 p.m. P.T. on TBS
(4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron, 7:35 p.m. E.T./4:35 p.m. P.T. on truTV
(8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. E.T./6:25 p.m. P.T. on TNT
(6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier/Texas, 9:45 p.m. E.T./6:45 p.m. P.T. on TNT
(2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant, 10 p.m. E.T./7 p.m. P.T. on TBS
(5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty, 10:10 p.m. E.T./7:10 p.m. P.T. on truTV
Women’s tournament schedule
Here’s the NCAA’s timeline for the women’s tournament. Details for the Second Round, Sweet 16, Elite Eight and Final Four will be known as the tournament progresses. The national championship game will be April 6 at 3 p.m. E.T./12 p.m. P.T. on ABC from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four)
(11) Iowa State vs. (11) Princeton, 7 p.m. E.T./4 p.m. P.T. on ESPNU
(16) UC San Diego vs. (16) Southern U., 9 p.m. E.T./9 p.m. P.T. on ESPNU
Thursday, March 20 (First Four)
(11) Columbia vs. (11) Washington 7 p.m. E.T./4 p.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(16) High Point vs. (16) William & Mary, 9 p.m. E.T./6 p.m. P.T. on ESPNU
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
(6) Michigan vs. (11) Iowa State/Princeton, 11:30 a.m. E.T./8:30 a.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(4) Kentucky vs. (13) Liberty, 12 p.m. E.T./9 a.m. P.T. on ESPN
(8) Utah vs. (9) Indiana, 1:30 p.m. E.T./10:30 a.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(3) Notre Dame vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin, 2 p.m. E.T./11 a.m. P.T. on ESPN
(5) Kansas State vs. (12) Fairfield, 2:30 p.m. E.T./11:30 a.m. P.T. on ESPNews
(4) Baylor vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 3:30 p.m. E.T./12:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPNU
(2) TCU vs. (15) FDU, 3:30 p.m. E.T./12:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(1) South Carolina vs. (16) Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. E.T./1 p.m. P.T. on ESPN
(7) Vanderbilt vs. (10) Oregon, 5:30 p.m. E.T./2:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPNews
(4) Ohio State vs. (13) Montana State, 5:30 p.m. E.T./2:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(5) Ole Miss vs. (12) Ball State, 6 p.m. E.T./3 p.m. P.T. on ESPNU
(7) Louisville vs. (10) Nebraska, 6 p.m. E.T./3 p.m. P.T. on ESPN
(8) Richmond vs. (9) Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. E.T./4:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPNews
(2) Duke vs. (15) Lehigh, 8 p.m. E.T./5 p.m. P.T. on ESPNU
(5) Tennessee vs. (12) South Florida, 8 p.m. E.T./5 p.m. P.T. on ESPN
(1) UCLA vs. (16) UC San Diego/Southern U., 10 p.m. E.T./7 p.m. P.T. on ESPN
Saturday, March 22 (First Round/Round of 64)
(6) Iowa vs. (11) Murray State, 12 p.m. E.T./9 a.m. P.T. on ESPN
(2) UConn vs. (15) Arkansas State, 1 p.m. E.T./10 a.m. P.T. on ABC
(5) Alabama vs. (12) Green Bay, 1:30 p.m. E.T./10:30 a.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(2) NC State vs. (15) Vermont, 2 p.m. E.T./11 a.m. P.T. on ESPN
(6) West Virginia vs. (11) Columbia/Washington, 2 p.m. E.T./11 a.m. P.T. on ESPNews
(3) Oklahoma vs. (14) FGCU, 2:30 p.m. E.T./11:30 a.m. P.T. on ESPNU
(1) Southern California vs. (16) UNC Greensboro, 3 p.m. E.T./12 p.m. P.T. on ABC
(7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) South Dakota State, 3:30 p.m. E.T./12:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(4) Maryland vs. (13) Norfolk State, 4 p.m. E.T./1 p.m. P.T. on ESPN
(3) North Carolina vs. (14) Oregon State, 4:30 p.m. E.T./1:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPNU
(7) Michigan State vs. (10) Harvard, 4:30 p.m. E.T./1:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPNews
(8) California vs. (9) Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. E.T./2:30 p.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(8) Illinois vs. (9) Creighton, 7:15 p.m. E.T./4:15 p.m. P.T. on ESPNews
(6) Florida State vs. (11) George Mason, 7:45 p.m. E.T./4:45 p.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(1) Texas vs. (16) High Point/William & Mary, 9:45 p.m. E.T./6:45 p.m. P.T. on ESPN2
(3) LSU vs. (14) San Diego State, 10:15 p.m. E.T./7:15 p.m. P.T. on ESPN
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