The greatest two days in American sports continued Friday as the 2025 NCAA Tournament resumed its first round with wall-to-wall action including 16 games spanning noon until late into the evening. What started as a 68-team bracket is already down to 48 teams. It will be further truncated to 32 teams at end of play Friday, and then 16 teams by the time Sunday night concludes as the chase to the national championship continues at a frenetic pace.
No. 1 seeds Duke and Florida, the most-selected teams in NCAA brackets, are both in action Friday with the Blue Devils playing Mount St. Mary’s at 2:50 p.m. ET live on CBS before the Gators square off with Norfolk State at 6:50 p.m. on TNT. While Duke and Florida are heavily favored, there may be some upset specials on the horizon as the day progresses.
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.
2025 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates
First round
Friday, March 21
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
12:15 p.m.(9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72
Highlights12:40 p.m.(2) Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 80
Highlights1:30 p.m.(3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55
Highlights2 p.m.(12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70
Highlights2:50 p.m.(1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 49Highlights3:15 p.m.(7) Saint Mary’s 59, (10) Vanderbilt 56 Highlights4:05 p.m.(6) Ole Miss 71, (11)…..
