Check out the master schedule for the NCAA Tournament so you can watch all the March Madness 2025 action
Check out the master schedule for the NCAA Tournament so you can watch all the March Madness 2025 action
Imagine somebody telling you five years ago that St. John’s and Arkansas would face each other in the 2025 NCAA Tournament — and the coach of the Red Storm would be Rick Pitino and the Razorbacks would be John Calipari. It’s a wild turn of events given that, five years ago, Pitino was coaching in Greece while Calipari was set to enroll the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class at Kentucky (and seemed destined to someday retire there).
A lot has changed in the past five years, obviously.
Pitino returned stateside, won two MAAC championships at Iona and then took the job at St. John’s, where guided the Red Storm to a Big East regular-season title and Big East Tournament title this season. Meantime, Calipari was nudged out of Kentucky after last March’s loss to Oakland in the first-round of 2024 NCAA Tournament, and he guided his new school, Arkansas, to an at-large bid in the 2025 NCAA Tournament following an 0-5 start in the SEC.
Those men will coach against each other Saturday.
Exactly five people have ever coached the Kentucky Wildcats to a national championship – and 40% of the men on that list will coach against each other in Providence on Saturday. (Meantime, Kentucky is in Milwaukee and coached by Mark Pope, who once played for Pitino at UK.)
The dates, sites and scores for every 2025 NCAA Tournament game are listed below culminating with the Final Four and NCAA championship game on April 5 and 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The road to the Final 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 Tournament schedule is adjusted. Games will be aired across CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV and available on March Madness Live. All games airing on CBS will also be available to Paramount+ subscribers.
Second round
Saturday, March 22
Rupp Arena (Lexington), Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence), Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita), Ball Arena (Denver)
| Time (ET) | Game | TV / Stream |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | (11) Drake vs. (3) Texas Tech | TNT (watch live) |
| 7:10 p.m. | (9) Creighton vs. (1) Auburn | TBS (watch live) |
| 7:45 p.m. | (6) BYU vs. (3) Wisconsin | CBS (watch live) |
| 8:40 p.m. | (8) Gonzaga vs. (1) Houston | TNT (watch live) |
| 9:40 p.m. | (7) UCLA vs. (2) Tennessee | TBS (watch live) |
Sunday, March 23
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
| Time (ET) | Game | TV / Stream |
|---|---|---|
| 12:10 p.m. | (8) UConn vs. (1) Florida | CBS (watch live) |
| 2:40 p.m. | (9) Baylor vs. (1) Duke | CBS (watch live) |
| 5:15 p.m. | (6) Illinois vs. (3) Kentucky | CBS (watch live) |
| 6:10 p.m. | (7) Saint Mary’s vs. (2) Alabama | TNT (watch live) |
| 7:10 p.m. | (12) Colorado State vs. (4) Maryland | TBS (watch live) |
| 7:45 p.m. | (6) Ole Miss vs. (3) Iowa State | truTV (watch live) |
| 8:40 p.m. | (10) New Mexico vs. (2) Michigan State | TNT (watch live) |
| 9:40 p.m. | (5) Oregon vs. (4) Arizona | TBS (watch live) |
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 27 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Prudential Center (Newark), Chase Center (San Francisco)
Friday, March 28 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 29 — 6:09 p.m. start (TBS)
Prudential Center (Newark), Chase Center (San Francisco)
Sunday, March 30 — 2:20 p.m. start (CBS)
State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
Final Four
Saturday, April 5 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS)
Alamodome (San Antonio)
National Championship
Monday, April 7 — 8:50 p.m. (CBS)
Alamodome (San Antonio)
First Four
Tuesday, March 18
UD Arena (Dayton)
| Game | |
|---|---|
| (16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68 |
Highlights |
| (11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68 | Highlights |
Wednesday, March 19
UD Arena (Dayton)
| Game | |
|---|---|
| (16) Mount St. Mary’s 83, (16) American 72 | Highlights |
| (11) Xavier 86, (11) Texas 80 | Highlights |
First round
Friday, March 21
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
| Time (ET) | Game | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Friday, March 21
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
| Time (ET) | Game | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |