Of the 68 teams that will compete in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, 31 of those qualified automatically through conference tournaments. All eligible teams that win their conference tournaments receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
SIUE clinched the first automatic qualification into the 2025 NCAA tournament, winning the OVC championship 69-48 over Southeast Missouri State. It’s the Cougars’ first March Madness appearance.
Below, find a table listing all 31 DI men’s basketball conferences, tournament dates, locations and a link to bracket information. The other 37 spots in the NCAA tournament will be filled up by at-large teams as chosen by the selection committee. Find all 31 automatic qualifiers below.
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2025 NCAA conference tournament schedules, brackets, scores, automatic bids
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE Automatic Bid LOCATION America East
(Bracket) Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 11 a.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Bryant Higher seed hosts American Athletic
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 3:15 p.m. March 16 on ESPN
Memphis Fort Worth, Texas Atlantic 10
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 1 p.m. March 16 on CBS
VCU Washington, D.C. ACC
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 15
Duke Charlotte, N.C. ASUN
(Bracket) First Round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 9 on ESPN2
Lipscomb Hosted at campus sites Big 12
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 6 p.m. March 15 on ESPN
Houston Kansas City, Mo. Big East
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 6:30 p.m. March 15 on FOX
St. John’s New York City Big Sky
(Bracket) First Round: March 8 Second Round: March 9 Third Round: March 10 Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 12 on ESPN2
Montana Boise, Idaho Big South
(Bracket) First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 12 p.m. March 9 on ESPN2
High Point Johnson City, Tenn. Big Ten
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 16 on CBS
Michigan Indianapolis, Ind. Big West
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 9:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2
UC San Diego Henderson, Nev. CAA
(Bracket) First Round: March 7 Second Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10
Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on CBSSN
UNC Wilmington Washington, D.C. Conference USA
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 15 on CBSSN
Liberty Huntsville, Ala. Horizon League
(Bracket) First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 10
Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on ESPN
Robert Morris Higher seed hosts first two rounds, Indianapolis for last two rounds Ivy League
(Bracket) Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 12 p.m. March 16 on ESPN2 Yale Providence, R.I. MAAC
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 15 on ESPNU
Mount St. Mary’s Atlantic City, N.J. MAC
(Bracket) Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 7:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Akron Cleveland, Ohio MEAC
(Bracket) Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 1 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. Missouri Valley
(Bracket) First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 2:10 p.m. March 9 on CBS
Drake St. Louis, Mo. Mountain West
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 6 p.m. March 15 on CBS
Colorado State Las Vegas Northeast
(Bracket) Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2
Saint Francis Higher seed hosts Ohio Valley
(Bracket) First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7
Championship: 9 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2
SIUE Evansville, Ind. Patriot League
(Bracket) First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 9
Championship: 7 p.m. March 12 on CBSSN
American University Higher seed hosts SEC
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 1 p.m. March 16 on ESPN
Florida Nashville, Tenn. Southern
(Bracket) First Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9
Championship: 7 p.m. March 10 on ESPN
Wofford Asheville, N.C. Southland
(Bracket) First Round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 5 p.m. March 12 on ESPN2
McNeese Lake Charles, La. SWAC
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 9:30 p.m. March 15 on ESPNU
Alabama State Atlanta Summit League
(Bracket) First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 and 7 Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 9 p.m. March 9 on CBSSN
Omaha
Sioux Falls, S.D. Sun Belt
(Bracket) First Round: March 4 Second Round: March 5 Third Round: March 6 Fourth Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9
Championship: 7 p.m. March 10 on ESPN2
Troy Pensacola, Fla. West Coast
(Bracket) First Round: March 6 Second Round: March 7 Third Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10
Championship: 9 p.m. March 11 on ESPN
Gonzaga Las Vegas WAC
(Bracket) Opening Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 11:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Grand Canyon Las Vegas This year’s bracket will be revealed at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 16 on CBS.
Selection Sunday for 2025 March Madness was Sunday, March 16, when the 68-team fields for the men’s and women’s NCAA DI basketball tournaments were announced.
Tip times and announce teams set for NCAA Tournament First Four and first round coverage .
Here is the official, printable 2025 NCAA bracket for the March Madness men’s tournament, along with the schedule, scores and how to watch information for games.
