NCAA March Madness: What time is Selection Sunday? Who has an automatic bid?

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UCLA women's basktball players celebrate after beating USC in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament March 9 in Indianapolis. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press)

March Madness is finally upon us.

And with it comes all the buzzer-beaters, Cinderella stories, bracket-busters and shining moments we can handle, all crammed into a glorious three-week period.

But first things first. We already know a good number of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball teams that will take part in the single-elimination championship tournaments (more on those teams below).

But which other schools will make the cut for each 68-team tournament? Who got snubbed? Who will be the top seeds in each regional? Where will the rest of the teams end up in each bracket? Who has the easiest path to the championship?

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All of that will be answered on March 16, a.k.a. Selection Sunday. Here's everything you need to know.

How can I watch the men's and women's selection shows?​

The NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket will be revealed Sunday at 3 p.m. PDT on CBS and streaming on the NCAA March Madness Live site and Paramount+. The show will be hosted by Adam Zucker with analysis provided by Clark Kellogg, Jay Wright and Seth Davis. They will be joined by NCAA Division I men's basketball committee chair Bubba Cunningham to discuss the selections.

The NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket will be unveiled Sunday at 5 p.m. on ESPN and streaming on the ESPN app.

Read more:UCLA women get revenge, rallying to defeat USC for Big Ten tournament title

Which men's teams have automatic bids so far?​

ASUN — Lipscomb
Big Sky — Montana
Big South — High Point
CAA — North Carolina Wilmington
Horizon League — Robert Morris
Missouri Valley — Drake
Northeast — Saint Francis
Ohio Valley — Southern Indiana University Evansville
Patriot League — American University
Southern — Wofford
Southland — McNeese State
Summit League — Omaha
Sun Belt — Troy
West Coast — Gonzaga

Which women's teams have automatic bids so far?​

American Athletic — South Florida
Atlantic 10 — George Mason
ACC — Duke
Big 12 — Texas Christian
Big East — Connecticut
Big Sky — Montana State
Big Ten — UCLA
Horizon League — Wisconsin Green Bay
Mountain West — San Diego State
Ohio Valley — Tennessee Tech
SEC — South Carolina
Southern — North Carolina Greensboro
Summit League — South Dakota State
Sun Belt — Arkansas State
West Coast — Oregon State

Here is the 2025 NCAA men's tournament schedule​

All times Pacific:
First Four: March 18-19
First round: March 20-21
Second round: March 22-23
Sweet 16: March 27-28
Elite Eight: March 29-30
Final Four: April 5
NCAA championship game: April 7 — 5:50 p.m. (CBS)

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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