# 2025 NAIA men's basketball tournament

The 2025 NAIA men's basketball tournament is a tournament currently being held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its member programs in the United States and Canada, culminating the 2024–25 NAIA men's basketball season.
The tournament finals will be played at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, from March 20–25, 2025.

## Qualification

The tournament will feature sixty-four teams in a simple single-elimination format. The first two preliminary rounds will be played on regional campus sites on March 14–15, and all subsequent rounds will be played from March 20–25 at the predetermined final tournament site in Kansas City.

## Tournament bracket
### Cramer quadrant

| First round March 14 | First round March 14 | First round March 14 | Second round March 15 | Second round March 15 | Second round March 15 | Round of 16 March 20–21 | Round of 16 March 20–21 | | Quarterfinals March 22 |
| 1 | Arizona Christian | 72 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Westcliff | 54 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Westcliff | 54 | 1 | Arizona Christian | 83 | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Oregon Tech | 52 | | | | |
| 8 | Indiana Tech | 78 | 9 | Oregon Tech | 52 | | | | |
| 9 | Oregon Tech | 87 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oregon Tech | 87 | | | | 1 | Arizona Christian | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Cumberlands | | |
| 5 | Mobile | 99** | | | | | | 4 | Cumberlands |
| 12 | IU Northwest | 91 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | IU Northwest | 91 | 5 | Mobile | 77 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cumberlands | 93 | | | | |
| 4 | Cumberlands | 85 | 4 | Cumberlands | 93 | | | | |
| 13 | Milligan | 71 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dalton State | 67 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | 74 | 11 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | 89 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Ave Maria | 81 | | | | |
| 3 | Ave Maria | 88* | 3 | Ave Maria | 81 | | | | |
| 14 | Xavier (LA) | 84 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Xavier (LA) | 84 | | | | 11 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Grace | | |
| 7 | Pikeville | 82* | | | | | | 2 | Grace |
| 10 | St. Francis (IL) | 79 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. Francis (IL) | 79 | 2 | Grace | 75 | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Pikeville | 67 | | | | |
| 2 | Grace | 121 | 7 | Pikeville | 67 | | | | |
| 15 | Carolina | 69 | | | | | | | |

### Duer quadrant

| First round March 14 | First round March 14 | First round March 14 | Second round March 15 | Second round March 15 | Second round March 15 | Round of 16 March 20–21 | Round of 16 March 20–21 | | Quarterfinals March 22 |
| 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 69 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | IU Southeast | 57 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | IU Southeast | 57 | 1 | Freed-Hardeman | 71 | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Spring Arbor | 69 | | | | |
| 8 | Cornerstone | 81 | 9 | Spring Arbor | 69 | | | | |
| 9 | Spring Arbor | 83 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Spring Arbor | 83 | | | | 1 | Freed-Hardeman | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Life | | |
| 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 96 | | | | | | 4 | Life |
| 12 | Madonna | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Madonna | 77 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 74 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Life | 88 | | | | |
| 4 | Life | 93 | 4 | Life | 88 | | | | |
| 13 | Johnson | 82 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Montana Tech | 81 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Southern Oregon | 82 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Southern Oregon | 82 | 3 | The Master's | 71 | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Southern Oregon | 76 | | | | |
| 3 | The Master's | 69 | 11 | Southern Oregon | 76 | | | | |
| 14 | Dakota Wesleyan | 65 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Dakota Wesleyan | 65 | | | | 11 | Southern Oregon | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Keiser | | |
| 7 | Keiser | 90 | | | | | | 7 | Keiser |
| 10 | Faulkner | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Faulkner | 75 | 7 | Keiser | 78 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | William Woods | 72 | | | | |
| 2 | William Woods | 110 | 2 | William Woods | 72 | | | | |
| 15 | Dillard | 62 | | | | | | | |

### Liston quadrant

| First round March 14 | First round March 14 | First round March 14 | Second round March 15 | Second round March 15 | Second round March 15 | Round of 16 March 20–21 | Round of 16 March 20–21 | | Quarterfinals March 22 |
| 1 | LSU–Alexandria | 83 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Stillman | 76 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Stillman | 76 | 1 | LSU–Alexandria | 77 | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Nelson | 65 | | | | |
| 8 | Nelson | 85 | 8 | Nelson | 65 | | | | |
| 9 | Middle Georgia State | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Middle Georgia State | 74 | | | | 1 | LSU–Alexandria | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Bethel (IN) | | |
| 5 | Morningside | 86 | | | | | | 4 | Bethel (IN) |
| 12 | Hope International | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Hope International | 77 | 4 | Bethel (IN) | 93 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Morningside | 84 | | | | |
| 4 | Bethel (IN) | 83 | 5 | Morningside | 84 | | | | |
| 13 | Peru State | 69 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Concordia (NE) | 79 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Bethel (KS) | 76 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Bethel (KS) | 76 | 6 | Concordia (NE) | 65 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Baker | 80 | | | | |
| 3 | Baker | 72 | 3 | Baker | 80 | | | | |
| 14 | Texas Wesleyan | 58 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Texas Wesleyan | 58 | | | | 3 | Baker | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 80 | | | | | | 7 | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| 10 | Mid-America Christian | 69 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mid-America Christian | 69 | 2 | Dordt | 73 | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 75 | | | | |
| 2 | Dordt | 90 | 7 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 75 | | | | |
| 15 | Dickinson State | 58 | | | | | | | |

### Naismith quadrant

| First round March 14–15 | First round March 14–15 | First round March 14–15 | Second round March 15–16 | Second round March 15–16 | Second round March 15–16 | Round of 16 March 20–21 | Round of 16 March 20–21 | | Quarterfinals March 22 |
| 1 | Idaho | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | UC Merced | 46 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | UC Merced | 46 | 1 | Idaho | 75 | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Friends | 65 | | | | |
| 8 | Friends | 63 | 8 | Friends | 65 | | | | |
| 9 | Florida Memorial | 60 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Florida Memorial | 60 | | | | 1 | Idaho | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Langston | | |
| 5 | Central Baptist | 97 | | | | | | 4 | Langston |
| 12 | William Carey (MS) | 82 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | William Carey (MS) | 82 | 5 | Central Baptist | 76 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Langston | 80* | | | | |
| 4 | Langston | 64 | 4 | Langston | 80* | | | | |
| 13 | Saint Mary | 51 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Northwestern (IA) | 99 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Graceland | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Graceland | 75 | 6 | Northwestern (IA) | 80 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Huntington (IN) | 65 | | | | |
| 3 | Huntington (IN) | 77 | 3 | Huntington (IN) | 65 | | | | |
| 14 | Lourdes | 51 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Lourdes | 51 | | | | 6 | Northwestern (IA) | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown (KY) | | |
| 7 | Lewis–Clark State | 73 | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown (KY) |
| 10 | Saint Francis (IN) | 81 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Saint Francis (IN) | 81 | 2 | Georgetown (KY) | 83 | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Saint Francis (IN) | 64 | | | | |
| 2 | Georgetown (KY) | 92 | 10 | Saint Francis (IN) | 64 | | | | |
| 15 | LSU–Shreveport | 78 | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime