All four No. 1 seeds are moving on to the second week of the 2025 NCAA Event, which is making some interesting history as 68 Squads have been whittled down to 16 for the regional semifinals. For the Primary time in March Madness history, one conference is responsible for seven members of the Pleasant 16; that would be the SEC, which is continuing the dominance it flexed throughout the regular season.
Furthermore, the entire Pleasant 16 is only Achieved up of Squads from four power Meetings (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC). This marks the Primary time since the Pitch expanded in 1975 that fewer than seven leagues will have Squads competing in the second week of the NCAA Event.
Whether the SEC will continue marching on and making more history remains to be seen, but what is now known are the tipoff times, locations and network assignments for the eight Matches Securing place Thursday and Friday that will ultimately determine the Best Eight.
The dates, sites and scores for every 2025 NCAA Event game are listed below culminating with the Closing Four and NCAA Bracket game on April 5 and 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The road to the Closing Four is a long but worthwhile journey, so be sure to check in often as CBS Sports will update this page every time the NCAA Event schedule is adjusted. Matches will be aired across CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV and Obtainable on March Madness Live. All Matches airing on CBS will also be Obtainable to Paramount+ subscribers.
2025 NCAA Event schedule, dates
Pleasant 16
Thursday, March 27
East Region — Prudential Middle (Newark), West Region — Chase Middle (San Francisco)
| 7:09 p.m. | (6) BYU vs. (2) Alabama | CBS (Observe live) |
| 7:39 p.m. | (4) Maryland vs. (1) Florida | TBS (Observe live) |
| 9:39 p.m. | (4) Arizona vs. (1) Duke | CBS (Observe live) |
| 10:09 p.m. | (10) Arkansas vs. (3) Texas Tech | TBS (Observe live) |
Friday, March 28
South Region — State Farm Coliseum (Atlanta), Midwest Region — Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
| 7:09 p.m. | (6) Ole Miss vs. (2) Michigan State | CBS (Observe live) |
| 7:39 p.m. | (3) Kentucky vs. (2) Tennessee | TBS (Observe live) |
| 9:39 p.m. | (5) Michigan vs. (1) Auburn | CBS (Observe live) |
| 10:09 p.m. | (4) Purdue vs. (1) Houston | TBS (Observe live) |
Best Eight
Saturday, March 29 — 6:09 p.m. Begin (TBS)
East Region — Prudential Middle (Newark), West Region — Chase Middle (San Francisco)
Sunday, March 30 — 2:20 p.m. Begin (CBS)
South Region — State Farm Coliseum (Atlanta), Midwest Region — Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
Closing Four
Saturday, April 5 — 6:09 p.m. Begin (CBS)
Alamodome (San Antonio)
National Bracket
Monday, April 7 — 8:50 p.m. (CBS)
Alamodome (San Antonio)
Primary Four
Tuesday, March 18
UD Coliseum (Dayton)
| (16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68 |
Highlights |
| (11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68 | Highlights |
Wednesday, March 19
UD Coliseum (Dayton)
Primary Stage
Friday, March 21
Climate Pledge Coliseum (Seattle), Universe launcher Coliseum (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Middle (Raleigh)
| 12:15 p.m. | (9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72 | Highlights |
| 12:40 p.m. | (2) Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 80 | Highlights |
| 1:30 p.m. | (3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55 | Highlights |
| 2 p.m. | (12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70 | Highlights |
| 2:50 p.m. | (1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 49 | Highlights |
| 3:15 p.m. | (7) Saint Mary’s 59, (10) Vanderbilt 56 | Highlights |
| 4:05 p.m. | (6) Ole Miss 71, (11) North Carolina 64 | Highlights |
| 4:35 p.m. | (4) Maryland 81, (13) Grand Canyon 49 | Highlights |
| 6:50 p.m. | (1) Florida 95, (16) Norfolk State 69 | Highlights |
| 7:10 p.m. | (3) Kentucky 76, (14) Troy 59 | Highlights |
| 7:25 p.m. | (10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66 | Highlights |
| 7:35 p.m. | (4) Arizona 93, (13) Akron 65 | Highlights |
| 9:25 p.m. | (8) UConn 67, (9) Oklahoma 59 | Highlights |
| 9:45 p.m. | (6) Illinois 86, (11) Xavier 73 | Highlights |
| 10 p.m. | (2) Michigan State 87, (15) Bryant 62 | Highlights |
| 10:10 p.m. | (5) Oregon 81, (12) Liberty 52 | Highlights |
Second Stage
Saturday, March 22
Rupp Coliseum (Lexington), Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence), Intrust Bank Coliseum (Wichita), Ball Coliseum (Denver)
| 12:10 p.m. | (4) Purdue 76, (12) McNeese 72 | Highlights |
| 12:40 p.m. | (10) Arkansas 75, (2) St. John’s 66 | Highlights |
| 5:15 p.m. | (5) Michigan 91, (4) Texas A&M 79 | Highlights |
| 6:10 p.m. | (3) Texas Tech 77, (11) Drake 64 | Highlights |
| 7:10 p.m. | (1) Auburn 82, (9) Creighton 70 | Highlights |
| 7:45 p.m. | (6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89 | Highlights |
| 8:40 p.m. | (1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76 | Highlights |
| 9:40 p.m. | (2) Tennessee 67, (7) UCLA 58 | Highlights |
Sunday, March 23
Climate Pledge Coliseum (Seattle), Universe launcher Coliseum (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Middle (Raleigh)
| 12:10 p.m. | (1) Florida 77, (8) UConn 75 | Highlights |
| 2:40 p.m. | (1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66 | Highlights |
| 5:15 p.m. | (3) Kentucky 84, (6) Illinois 75 | Highlights |
| 6:10 p.m. | (2) Alabama 80, (7) Saint Mary’s 66 | Highlights |
| 7:10 p.m. | (4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71 | Highlights |
| 7:45 p.m. | (6) Ole Miss 91, (3) Iowa State 78 | Highlights |
| 8:40 p.m. | (2) Michigan State 71, (10) New Mexico 63 | Highlights |
| 9:40 p.m. | (4) Arizona 87, (4) Oregon 83 | Highlights |
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