The March Madness tip times for the first round of the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament are set.
The tournament begins Tuesday with the first of four First Four games in Dayton, Ohio. The first round gets underway on Thursday with 16 games and then 16 games on Friday. Below are the start times for each of the First Four games and all 32 first-round games. All times are Eastern.
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- 6:40 p.m.: No. 16 St. Francis vs. No. 16 Alabama State
- 9:10 p.m.: No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 11 San Diego State
- 6:40 p.m.: No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 16 American
- 9:10 p.m.: No. 11 Xavier vs. No. 11 Texas
- 12:15 p.m.: No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 8 Louisville (CBS)
- 12:40 p.m.: No. 13 High Point vs. No. 4 Purdue (TruTV)
- 1:30 p.m.: No. 14 Montana vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (TNT)
- 2 p.m.: No. 16 SIU Edwardsville vs. No. 1 Houston (TBS)
- 2:50 p.m.: No. 16 St. Francis or Alabama State vs. No. 1 Auburn (CBS)
- 3:15 p.m.: No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Clemson (TruTV)
- 4:05 p.m.: No. 11 VCU vs. No. 6 BYU (TNT)
- 4:35 p.m.: No. 9 Georgia vs. No. 8 Gonzaga (TBS)
- 6:50 p.m.: No. 15 Wofford vs. No. 2 Tennessee (TNT)
- 7:10 p.m.: No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 7 Kansas (CBS)
- 7:25 p.m.: No. 13 Yale vs. No. 4 Texas A&M (TBS)
- 7:35 p.m.: No. 11 Drake vs. No. 6 Missouri (TruTV)
- 9:25 p.m.: No. 10 Utah State vs. No. 7 UCLA (TNT)
- 9:45 p.m.: No. 15 Omaha vs. No. 2 St. John’s (CBS)
- 10 p.m.: No. 12 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 Michigan (TBS)
- 10:10 p.m.: No. 14 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 3 Texas Tech (TruTV)
- 12:15 p.m.: No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (CBS)
- 12:40 p.m.: No. 15 Robert Morris vs. No. Alabama (TruTV)
- 1:30 p.m.: No. 14 Lipscomb vs. No. 3 Iowa State (TNT)
- 2 p.m.: No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Memphis (TBS)
- 2:50 p.m.: No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s or American vs. No. 1 Duke (CBS)
- 3:15 p.m.: No. 10 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 St. Mary’s (TruTV)
- 4:05 p.m.: No. 11 North Carolina or San Diego State vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (TNT)
- 4:35 p.m.: No. 13 Grand Canyon vs. No. 4 Maryland (TBS)
- 6:50 p.m.: No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Florida (TNT)
- 7:10 p.m.: No. 14 Troy vs. No. 3 Kentucky (CBS)
- 7:25 p.m.: No. 10 New Mexico vs. No. 7 Marquette (TBS)
- 7:35 p.m.: No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 Arizona (TruTV)
- 9:25 p.m.: No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 UConn (TNT)
- 9:45 p.m.: No. 11 Texas or Xavier vs. No. 6 Illinois (CBS)
- 10 p.m.: No. 15 Bryant vs. No. 2 Michigan State (TBS)
- 10:10 p.m.: No. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Oregon (TruTV)