# 2025 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2025 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Starch Madness", was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 8–12, 2025, at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 50th edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1976. The winner, Montana, received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

The ten teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system for identical conference records. The top six teams received a first-round bye.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Northern Colorado | 15–3 | 2–0 vs. Idaho State |
| 2 | Montana | 15–3 | 1–1 vs. Idaho State |
| 3 | Portland State | 11–7 | |
| 4 | Idaho State | 10–8 | |
| 5 | Montana State | 9–9 | |
| 6 | Idaho | 8–10 | 1–1 vs. Northern Colorado |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 8–10 | 0–2 vs. Northern Colorado |
| 8 | Eastern Washington | 6–12 | |
| 9 | Weber State | 5–13 | |
| 10 | Sacramento State | 3–15 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Saturday, March 8 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:30 pm | No. 9 Weber State vs. No. 10 Sacramento State | 83–70 | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Northern Arizona vs. No. 8 Eastern Washington | 66–53 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 9 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 Northern Colorado vs. No. 9 Weber State | 76–52 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Montana vs. No. 7 Northern Arizona | 74–65 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 10 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 5:30 pm | No. 4 Idaho State vs. No. 5 Montana State | 60–80 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Portland State vs. No. 6 Idaho | 70–80 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 11 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Northern Colorado vs. No. 5 Montana State | 72–45 | ESPNU |
| 4 | 8 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Montana vs. No. 6 Idaho | 78–55 | ESPN2 |
| Championship game – Wednesday, March 12 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 9:30 pm | No. 1 Northern Colorado vs. No. 2 Montana | 83–91 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in MST for the first round and MDT from the quarterfinals onward. Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 8 ESPN+ | First round March 8 ESPN+ | First round March 8 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 9 & 10 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 9 & 10 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 9 & 10 ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11 ESPNU / ESPN2 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11 ESPNU / ESPN2 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11 ESPNU / ESPN2 | Championship Wednesday, March 12 ESPN2 | Championship Wednesday, March 12 ESPN2 | Championship Wednesday, March 12 ESPN2 |
| | | | 1 | Northern Colorado | 76 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Weber State | 83 | 9 | Weber State | 52 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Sacramento State | 70 | | | | 1 | Northern Colorado | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Montana State | 45 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Idaho State | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Montana State | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Northern Colorado | 83 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Montana | 91 |
| | | | 2 | Montana | 74 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 66 | 7 | Northern Arizona | 65 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Eastern Washington | 53 | | | | 2 | Montana | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Idaho | 55 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Portland State | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Idaho | 80 | | | | | | |