March Madness First Four 2025: Schedule, scores, date, time, location for play in games

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The 2025 Men's NCAA Tournament begins tonight, Tuesday, March 18, with the First Four and runs through Monday, April 7 for the national championship. See below to find out the First Four schedule as well as additional information on how you can watch and live stream tonight's games.

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March Madness First Four 2025 Schedule:​

(All times ET)

Tuesday, March 18 - First Four:

(16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68

(11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68

Wednesday, March 19 - First Four:

(16) American University vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s, 6:40 p.m. on truTV

(11) Texas vs. (11) Xavier, 9:10 p.m. on truTV

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The 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament will be available across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV.

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What is the First Four in the NCAA Tournament?​

The "First Four" refers to the first four single-elimination games that narrow the field of 68 teams down to 64 for the first round of the NCAA tournament. With the exception of 2021, when games were held in Indiana due to the pandemic, the First Four games have always been played at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

What seeds are in the First Four?​

The First Four consists of the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at large teams.

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Where is the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament taking place?​

The 2025 Men's March Madness tournament is taking place in several exciting cities, including Seattle, Lexington, Ky., Providence, R.I., and San Francisco. See below to find out the venues and host cities for each round.

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2025 Men’s March Madness Tournament Sites:​

Round	Location	Venue	Dates	Host
First Four	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena	March 18 - 19	University of Dayton
First/Second	Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena	March 20 -22	University of Kentucky
First/Second	Providence, RI	Amica Mutual Pavilion	March 20 - 22	Providence College
First/Second	Seattle, WA	Climate Pledge Arena	March 21 - 23	University of Washington
First/Second	Wichita, KS	Intrust Bank Arena	March 20 - 22	Wichita State University
First/Second	Cleveland, OH	Rocket Arena	March 21 - 23	Mid-American Conference
First/Second	Denver, CO	Ball Arena	March 20 - 22	Mountain West Conference
First/Second	Milwaukee, WI	Fiserv Forum	March 21 - 23	Marquette University
First/Second	Raleigh, NC	Lenovo Center	March 21 - 23	NC State University
East Regional	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center	March 27 - 29	Seton Hall University
West Regional	San Francisco, CA	Chase Center	March 27 - 29	Pac-12 Conference
South Regional	Atlanta, GA	State Farm Arena	March 28 - 30	Georgia Institute of Technology
Midwest Regional	Indianapolis, IN	Lucas Oil Stadium	March 28 - 30	IU Indianapolis/Horizon League

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