# 2025 College Basketball Crown

The 2025 College Basketball Crown (CBC) is a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men's college basketball postseason tournament featuring 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The first edition of the tournament is scheduled to begin on March 31 and conclude April 6. The bracket was unveiled by Fox Sports Insider John Fanta on Monday, March 17, 2025, on the FS1 show Breakfast Ball. All games will be played on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, with all first- and second-round games at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and the semifinals and final at T-Mobile Arena. The first- and second-round games will air on FS1 and the semifinal and championship games on FOX.

## Participating teams

Note: Team records are as of the end of the regular season and prior to the beginning of the tournament.
| Team | Conference | Record |
| Arizona State | Big 12 | 13–19 (.406) |
| Boise State | Mountain West | 24–10 (.706) |
| Butler | Big East | 14–19 (.424) |
| Cincinnati | Big 12 | 18–15 (.545) |
| Colorado | Big 12 | 14–20 (.412) |
| DePaul | Big East | 14–19 (.424) |
| George Washington | Atlantic 10 | 21–12 (.636) |
| Georgetown | Big East | 17–15 (.531) |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | 17–14 (.548) |
| Oregon State | WCC | 20–12 (.625) |
| Tulane | American | 19–13 (.594) |
| UCF | Big 12 | 17–16 (.515) |
| USC | Big Ten | 16–17 (.485) |
| Utah | Big 12 | 16–16 (.500) |
| Villanova | Big East | 19–14 (.576) |
| Washington State | WCC | 19–14 (.576) |

### Declined bids

* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas State
* Northwestern
* Ohio State
* Penn State
* Rutgers
* TCU
* West Virginia

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Television |
| First Round – Monday, March 31 |||||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Butler vs. Utah | FS1 |
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | George Washington vs. Boise State | FS1 |
| 3 | 5:30 p.m. | Arizona State vs. Nebraska | FS1 |
| 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Washington State vs. Georgetown | FS1 |
| First Round – Tuesday, April 1 |||||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | DePaul vs. Cincinnati | FS1 |
| 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Oregon State vs. UCF | FS1 |
| 7 | 5:30 p.m. | Colorado vs. Villanova | FS1 |
| 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulane vs. USC | FS1 |
| Second Round – Wednesday, April 2 |||||||
| 9 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. | FS1 |
| 10 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. | FS1 |
| Second Round – Thursday, April 3 |||||||
| 11 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. | FS1 |
| 12 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. | FS1 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, April 5 |||||||
| 13 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. | FOX |
| 14 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. | FOX |
| Final – Sunday, April 6 |||||||
| 15 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. | FOX |
| Game times in Pacific Daylight Savings Time. (#) Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||||

## Bracket

| First Round MGM Grand Garden Arena March 31 & April 1 FS1 | First Round MGM Grand Garden Arena March 31 & April 1 FS1 |
| Utah | Utah |
| Butler | Butler |
| George Washington | George Washington |
| Boise State | Boise State |
| Nebraska | Nebraska |
| Arizona State | Arizona State |
| Georgetown | Georgetown |
| Washington State | Washington State |
| DePaul | DePaul |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| Oregon State | Oregon State |
| UCF | UCF |
| Colorado | Colorado |
| Villanova | Villanova |
| Tulane | Tulane |
| USC | USC |