The NCAA Tournament gets underway proper today, as first-round games begin after the four play-in games earlier in the week. Ole Miss makes it to the dance for the first time in six years under Chris Beard.
UConn look to defend their title and also three-peat. However, they are the No. 8 seed, with only one champions coming from that seed. We will likely have a new winner on the trophy in 2025, with Duke, Florida, and Auburn looking strong.
The first round gets underway just after midday, and expect some shocks in the tournament's first round. It's not called March Madness for nothing.
2025 NCAA tournament first-round schedule
Thursday, March 20 (First Round/Round of 64)
All game times showed in EST
- (8) Louisville vs. (9) Creighton, 12:15 p.m. | CBS
- (4) Purdue vs. (13) High Point, 12:40 p.m. | truTV
- (3) Wisconsin vs. (14) Montana, 1:30 p.m. | TNT
- (1) Houston vs. (16) SIU Edwardsville, 2 p.m. | TBS
- (1) Auburn vs. (16) Alabama State, 2:50 p.m. | CBS
- (5) Clemson vs. (12) McNeese, 3:15 p.m. | truTV
- (6) BYU vs. (11) VCU, 4:05 p.m. | TNT
- (8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Georgia, 4:35 p.m. | TBS
- (2) Tennessee vs. (15) Wofford, 6:50 p.m. | TNT
- (7) Kansas vs. (10) Arkansas, 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (4) Texas A&M vs. (13) Yale, 7:25 p.m. | TBS
- (6) Missouri vs. (11) Drake, 7:35 p.m. | truTV
- (7) UCLA vs. (10) Utah State, 9:25 p.m. | TNT
- (2) St. John's vs. (15) Omaha, 9:45 p.m. | CBS
- (5) Michigan vs. (12) UC San Diego, 10 p.m. | TBS
- (3) Texas Tech vs. (14) UNC Wilmington, 10:10 p.m. | truTV
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor, 12:15 p.m. | CBS
- (2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris, 12:40 p.m. | truTV
- (3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb, 1:30 p.m. | TNT
- (5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State, 2 p.m. | TBS
- (1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary's/American, 2:50 p.m. | CBS
- (7) Saint Mary's vs. (10) Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m. | truTV
- (6) Ole Miss vs. (11) North Carolina, 4:05 p.m. | TNT
- (4) Maryland vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 4:35 p.m. | TBS
- (1) Florida vs. (16) Norfolk State, 6:50 p.m. | TNT
- (3) Kentucky vs. (14) Troy, 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (7) Marquette vs. (10) New Mexico, 7:25 p.m. | TBS
- (4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron, 7:35 p.m. | truTV
- (8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. | TNT
- (6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier/Texas, 9:45 p.m. | TNT
- (2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant, 10 p.m. | TBS
- (5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty, 10:10 p.m. | truTV