Will Florida get to the Closing Four for the Primary time since the 2014 NCAA Bracket? Or will it be Texas Tech in the national semifinals for the second time in school history? Will Duke get to the Closing Four for the Primary time under Jon Scheyer? Or will it be Alabama for the second straight year?
The answers will be delivered Saturday.
Duke-Alabama is the main event.
That will be the Closing in the East Region in Newark. And, based on what we saw Thursday, it could be a classic given how both Clubs’ stars — Duke’s Cooper Flagg and Alabama’s Mark Sears — are coming off of Unbelievable Displays.
Flagg Obtained 30 points, seven assists, six Retrievals, three Stops and a steal in Duke’s 100-93 Secure over Arizona while Sears finished with 34 points, eight assists, three Retrievals and three Takeaways in Alabama’s 113-88 Secure over BYU. On Saturday, they’ll meet with the winner advancing to the 2025 Closing Four. Tip is scheduled for 8:49 pm ET on TBS.
The dates, sites and scores for every 2025 NCAA Bracket 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 Bracket schedule is adjusted. Contests will be aired across CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV and Reachable on March Madness Live. All Contests airing on CBS will also be Reachable to Paramount+ subscribers.
2025 NCAA Bracket schedule, dates
Best Eight
Saturday, March 29
East Region — Prudential Middle (Newark), West Region — Chase Middle (San Francisco)
| 6:09 p.m. | (3) Texas Tech vs. (1) Florida || West | TBS/truTV (Observe live) |
| 8:49 p.m. | (2) Alabama vs. (1) Duke || East | TBS/truTV (Observe live) |
Sunday, March 30 — 2:20 p.m. Begin (CBS)
South Region — State Farm Coliseum (Atlanta), Midwest Region — Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
| 2:20 p.m. | (1) Houston vs. (2) Tennessee || Midwest | CBS (Observe live) |
| 5:05 p.m. | (1) Auburn vs. (2) Michigan State || South | CBS (Observe live) |
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), Missile 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), Missile 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 |
Pleasant 16
Thursday, March 27
East Region — Prudential Middle (Newark), West Region — Chase Middle (San Francisco)
| 7:09 p.m. | (2) Alabama 113, (6) BYU 88 | Highlights |
| 7:39 p.m. | (1) Florida 87, (4) Maryland 71 | Highlights |
| 9:39 p.m. | (1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93 | Highlights |
| 10:09 p.m. | (3) Texas Tech 85, (10) Arkansas 83, OT | Highlights |
Friday, March 28
South Region — State Farm Coliseum (Atlanta), Midwest Region — Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
| 7:09 p.m. | (2) Michigan State 73, (6) Ole Miss 70 | Highlights |
| 7:39 p.m. | (2) Tennessee 78, (3) Kentucky 65 | Highlights |
| 9:39 p.m. | (1) Auburn 78, (5) Michigan 65 | Highlights |
| 10:09 p.m. | (1) Houston 62, (4) Purdue 60 | Highlights |
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