March Madness has finally begun. The field of 68 was determined by the selection committee on Sunday, and while some of its choices invited controversy, the show must go on.
The bracket was then whittled down to 64 teams after the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday with Alabama State, North Carolina, Mount St. Mary’s and Xavier advancing to the first round.
The opening day of the first round was packed with upsets, including No. 12 McNeese beating No. 5 Clemson. No. 11 Drake also took down sixth-seeded Missouri,
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Four different networks are carrying March Madness games in 2025. During the first round of the tournament, TruTV, CBS, TNT and TBS will carry various games. TruTV is channel 246 on DirecTV. It’s listed as channel 242 on Dish. It varies on other providers.
Game times and TV networks have not been announced for the second round, Sweet 16 or Elite Eight at this time. Both Final Four games and the national championship will air on CBS.
March Madness begins March 18 with the First Four and ends April 7 with the national championship. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Once the final 64 teams are set, the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament can begin. Below is a full schedule of each tournament game, including start times and TV networks for each matchup. All times are Eastern.
- No. 16 Alabama State 70, No. 16 St. Francis 68
- No. 11 North Carolina 95, No. 11 San Diego State 68
- No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 83, No. 16 American 72
- No. 11 Xavier 86, No. 11 Texas 80
- No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
- No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
- No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
- No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40
- No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
- No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
- No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
- No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
- No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
- No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
- No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
- No. 11 Drake 67, No. 6 Missouri 57
- No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47
- No. 2 St. John’s 83, No. 15 Omaha 53
- No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65
- No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72
- 12:15 p.m.: No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (CBS)
- 12:40 p.m.: No. 15 Robert Morris vs. No. 2 Alabama (TruTV)
- 1:30 p.m.: No. 14 Lipscomb vs. No. 3 Iowa State (TNT)
- 2 p.m.: No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Memphis (TBS)
- 2:50 p.m.: No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 1 Duke (CBS)
- 3:15 p.m.: No. 10 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 St. Mary’s (TruTV)
- 4:05 p.m.: No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (TNT)
- 4:35 p.m.: No. 13 Grand Canyon vs. No. 4 Maryland (TBS)
- 6:50 p.m.: No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Florida (TNT)
- 7:10 p.m.: No. 14 Troy vs. No. 3 Kentucky (CBS)
- 7:25 p.m.: No. 10 New Mexico vs. No. 7 Marquette (TBS)
- 7:35 p.m.: No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 Arizona (TruTV)
- 9:25 p.m.: No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 UConn (TNT)
- 9:45 p.m.: No. 11 Xavier vs. No. 6 Illinois (TNT)
- 10 p.m.: No. 15 Bryant vs. No. 2 Michigan State (TBS)
- 10:10 p.m.: No. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Oregon (TruTV)
- 12:10 p.m.: No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 4 Purdue (CBS)
- 2:40 p.m.: No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 2 St. John’s (CBS)
- 5:15 p.m.: No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 4 Texas A&M (CBS)
- 6:10 p.m.: No. 11 Drake vs. No. 3 Texas Tech (TNT)
- 7:10 p.m.: No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 1 Auburn (TBS/TruTV)
- 7:45 p.m.: No. 6 BYU vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (CBS)
- 8:40 p.m.: No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 1 Houston (TNT)
- 9:40 p.m.: No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 2 Tennessee (TBS/TruTV)
- Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
- Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
- Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
- Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
- Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
- 6:09 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
- 8:49 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
- 8:50 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
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