March Madness bracket 2025: NCAA tournament first round schedule

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The 68-team NCAA tournament field is set, and we're ready to begin March Madness.

The No. 1 seeds are Duke, Auburn, Houston and Florida.

Here are all the match-ups in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

2025 NCAA tournament schedule​

First Four, Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton

• 11-seed San Diego State vs. 11-seed North Carolina, Time TBD on truTV
• 11-seed Texas vs. 11-seed Xavier, Time TBD on truTV
• 16-seed American vs. 16-seed Mount St. Mary's, Time TBD on truTV
• 16-seed Alabama State vs. 16-seed St. Francis (PA), Time TBD on truTV

South Region

• 1-seed Auburn (28-5) vs. 16-seed Alabama State/St. Francis (PA) winner, Thursday in Lexington
• 8-seed Louisville (27-7) vs. 9-seed Creighton (24-10), Thursday in Lexington
• 5-seed Michigan (25-9) vs. 12-seed UC San Diego (30-4), Thursday in Denver
• 4-seed Texas A&M (22-10) vs. 13-seed Yale (22-7), Thursday in Denver
• 6-seed Ole Miss (22-11) vs. 11-seed San Diego State/UNC winner, Friday in Milwaukee
• 3-seed Iowa State (24-9) vs. 14-seed Lipscomb (25-9), Friday in Milwaukee
• 7-seed Marquette (23-10) vs. 10-seed New Mexico (26-7), Friday in Cleveland
• 2-seed Michigan State (27-6) vs. 15-seed Bryant (23-11), Friday in Cleveland

East Region

• 1-seed Duke (31-3) vs. 16-seed American/Mount St. Mary's winner, Friday in Raleigh
• 8-seed Mississippi State (21-12) vs. 9-seed Baylor (19-14), Friday in Raleigh
• 5-seed Oregon (24-9) vs. 12-seed Liberty (28-6), Friday in Seattle
• 4-seed Arizona (22-12) vs. 13-seed Akron (28-6), Friday in Seattle
• 6-seed BYU (24-9) vs. 11-seed VCU (28-6), Thursday in Denver
• 3-seed Wisconsin (26-9) vs. 14-seed Montana (25-9), Thursday in Denver
• 7-seed Saint Mary's (28-5) vs. 10-seed Vanderbilt (20-12), Friday in Cleveland
• 2-seed Alabama (25-8) vs. 15-seed Robert Morris (26-8), Friday in Cleveland

Midwest Region

• 1-seed Houston (30-4) vs. 16-seed SIU Edwardsville (22-11), Thursday in Wichita
• 8-seed Gonzaga (25-8) vs. 9-seed Georgia (20-12), Thursday in Wichita
• 5-seed Clemson (27-6) vs. 12-seed McNeese (27-6), Thursday in Providence
• 4-seed Purdue (22-11) vs. 13-seed High Point (29-5), Thursday in Providence
• 6-seed Illinois (21-12) vs. 11-seed Texas/Xavier winner, Friday in Milwaukee
• 3-seed Kentucky (22-11) vs. 14-seed Troy (23-10), Friday in Milwaukee
• 7-seed UCLA (22-10) vs. 10-seed Utah State (26-7), Thursday in Lexington
• 2-seed Tennessee (27-7) vs. 15-seed Wofford (19-15), Thursday in Lexington

West Region

• 1-seed Florida (30-4) vs. 16-seed Norfolk St. (24-10), Friday in Raleigh
• 8-seed UConn (20-13) vs. 9-seed Oklahoma (20-13), Friday in Raleigh
• 4-seed Maryland (25-8) vs. 13-seed Grand Canyon (26-7), Friday in Seattle
• 5-seed Memphis (29-5) vs. 12-seed Colorado State (25-9), Friday in Seattle
• 6-seed Missouri (22-11) vs. 11-seed Drake (30-3), Thursday in Wichita
• 3-seed Texas Tech (25-8) vs. 14-seed UNCW (27-7), Thursday in Wichita
• 7-seed Kansas (21-12) vs. 10-seed Arkansas (20-13), Thursday in Providence
• 2-seed St. John's (30-4) vs. 15-seed Omaha (22-12), Thursday in Providence

2025 NCAA tournament printable bracket​

• Print your NCAA tournament bracket here (PDF)

You also can see, print and fill out your bracket at brackets.usatoday.com.

March Madness 2025 men's schedule​

• First Four: March 18 and March 19
• Round of 64: March 20 and March 21
• Round of 32: March 22 and March 23
• Sweet 16: March 27 and March 28
• Elite Eight: March 29 and March 30
• Final Four: April 5
• National championship: April 7

Marlowe Alter and USA TODAY Network contributed.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: March Madness bracket 2025: NCAA first round schedule

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