NCAA Tournament officially begins Tuesday and Wednesday with First Four action followed by first- and second-round games on Thursday and Friday as part of a rollercoaster opening week that will see the 68-team field quickly shrink to a Sweet 16 in the span of six days.

Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.

The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 68-team competition that will determine the best college basketball team in the country, begins on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (3/18/24) with the First Four round at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.