# 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. | Utah vs. Butler | FS1 |
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | George Washington vs. Boise State | FS1 |
| 3 | 5:30 p.m. | Nebraska vs. Arizona State | FS1 |
| 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Georgetown vs. Washington State | 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 Second Round MGM Grand Garden Arena April 2 & 3 FS1 Semifinals T-Mobile Arena April 5 FOX Final T-Mobile Arena April 6 FOX  Utah Butler     George Washington Boise State     Nebraska Arizona State     Georgetown Washington State     DePaul Cincinnati     Oregon State UCF     Colorado Villanova     Tulane USC References ↑ "What is the College Basketball Crown: Everything to know about the postseason tournament on FOX". FoxSports.com. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025. ↑ "College Basketball Crown". Retrieved March 12, 2025. ↑ James, Donovan (March 16, 2025). "Indiana basketball declines to play in NIT, College Basketball Crown". hoosierstateofmind.com. Fansided. Retrieved March 17, 2025. ↑ Tachman, Tyler (March 15, 2025). "Iowa Basketball Won't Participate in Postseason Tournament Following Fran McCaffery Departure". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 18, 2025. ↑ "K-State men forgoing postseason after Baylor Big 12 tourney loss". Retrieved March 17, 2025. ↑ Kronenberg, Eli; Pachuta, Audrey (March 13, 2025). "Men's Basketball: Northwestern's season ends with 70-63 loss to No. 18 Wisconsin". Daily Northwestern. Retrieved March 17, 2025. ↑ "Ohio State Declines Invitation to FOX's College Basketball Crown Tournament After Missing Third Straight NCAA Tournament". Retrieved March 17, 2025. ↑ "Penn State will not play in the NIT". Retrieved March 17, 2025. ↑ Polacek, Scott (March 16, 2025). "Rutgers Declines NIT after Missing March Madness As Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper Eye Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 18, 2025. ↑ "News: TCU men's basketball will not be participating in any postseason tournament". Retrieved March 17, 2025. ↑ "West Virginia Declines Postseason Invitations". Retrieved March 17, 2025. ↑ "Fillable Bracket - The Crown" (PDF). FOX Sports. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025. External links College Basketball Crown official website vte2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournamentsConference ACC America East American ASUN Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA CUSA Horizon Ivy MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot SEC Southern Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WAC West Coast Postseason NCAA NIT CBC CBI CIT |||||||