March Madness bracket release date: Selection Sunday start time, how to watch, more
The 2025 men's NCAA Tournament begins on Tuesday, March 18 in Dayton, Ohio at UD Arena with the First Four. The Final Four will occur on Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, with the national championship game on Monday, April 7.
When is Selection Sunday? Here's when March Madness teams, brackets are announced
Selection Sunday for both the men's and women's bracket is slated for March 16, according to the NCAA. The announcement comes two days before the start of the men's tournament and three days before the women's. First Four games will be held at the University of Dayton's arena in Dayton, Ohio.
Bubble Watch 2025: Conference locks for men's March Madness
Teams with Lock status have at least a 95% chance to make the tournament, according to the BPI forecast. (Yes, this means that 5% of the time, a team marked as a lock will miss the tourney. We set the threshold there as a nod to the traditional standard for significance testing.)
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