# 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament will involve 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2024–25 season. The 86th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2025, and will conclude with the championship game on April 7, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Big South champion High Point, Big West champion UC San Diego, Ohio Valley champion SIU Edwardsville, and Summit League champion Omaha will make their tournament debuts. Additionally, ASUN champion Lipscomb will make their second-ever appearance, their first since 2018. NEC champion Saint Francis will make their second-ever appearance as well, their first since 1991.
UC San Diego's qualification came in its first year of eligibility, and are only the fourth school since 1972 to do so, joining Southwestern Louisiana (Louisiana Lafayette) (1972), North Dakota State (2009) and Northern Kentucky (2017).

## Tournament procedure

Out of 355 eligible Division I teams, 68 will participate in the tournament. A total of 31 automatic bids are awarded to each program that win a conference tournament. The remaining 37 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 16. The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.
Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at large-teams) play in the First Four. The winners of these games will advance to the main tournament bracket.
First four out :
| NET | School | Conference | Record |
| 51 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 19–13 |
| 54 | Indiana | Big Ten | 19–13 |
| 41 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 17–15 |
| 44 | Boise State | MWC | 24–10 |

## 2025 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2025 tournament:
First Four
* March 18 and 19
** University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
* March 20 and 22
** Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Providence College)
** Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
** Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas (Host: Wichita State University)
** Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado (Host: Mountain West Conference)
* March 21 and 23
** Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (Host: Mid-American Conference)
** Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Host: Marquette University)
** Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)
** Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)
Regional Semi-Finals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
* March 27 and 29
** East Regional
*** Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey (Host: Seton Hall University)
** West Regional
*** Chase Center, San Francisco, California (Host: Pac-12 Conference)
* March 28 and 30
** South Regional
*** State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)
** Midwest Regional
*** Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Horizon League, IU-Indianapolis)
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four)
* April 5 and 7
** Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Hosts: UTSA, University of the Incarnate Word)
San Antonio will host the Final Four for the fifth time, having previously hosted in 2018.
* ↑ Nine teams are ineligible, all due to being in the process of reclassifying to Division I from a lower division: East Texas A&M, Le Moyne, Lindenwood, Mercyhurst, Queens, St. Thomas, Southern Indiana, Stonehill, and West Georgia.
* ↑ The Pac-12 Conference was inactive as a men's basketball conference this season.

## Qualification and selection of teams

The 68 teams came from 35 states and the District of Columbia.

### Automatic qualifiers

Teams who won their conference championships (31) automatically qualify.
Automatic qualifiers in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament :
| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| America East | Bryant | 2nd | 2022 |
| American | Memphis | 29th | 2023 |
| Atlantic 10 | VCU | 20th | 2023 |
| ACC | Duke | 47th | 2024 |
| ASUN | Lipscomb | 2nd | 2018 |
| Big 12 | Houston | 26th | 2024 |
| Big East | St. John's | 30th | 2019 |
| Big Sky | Montana | 13th | 2019 |
| Big South | High Point | 1st | Never |
| Big Ten | Michigan | 32nd | 2022 |
| Big West | UC San Diego | 1st | Never |
| CAA | UNC Wilmington | 7th | 2017 |
| CUSA | Liberty | 6th | 2021 |
| Horizon | Robert Morris | 9th | 2015 |
| Ivy League | Yale | 8th | 2024 |
| MAAC | Mount St. Mary's | 7th | 2021 |
| MAC | Akron | 7th | 2024 |
| MEAC | Norfolk State | 4th | 2022 |
| Missouri Valley | Drake | 8th | 2024 |
| Mountain West | Colorado State | 13th | 2024 |
| NEC | Saint Francis | 2nd | 1991 |
| Ohio Valley | SIU Edwardsville | 1st | Never |
| Patriot | American | 4th | 2014 |
| SEC | Florida | 23rd | 2024 |
| Southern | Wofford | 6th | 2019 |
| Southland | McNeese | 4th | 2024 |
| SWAC | Alabama State | 5th | 2011 |
| Summit League | Omaha | 1st | Never |
| Sun Belt | Troy | 3rd | 2017 |
| WAC | Grand Canyon | 4th | 2024 |
| WCC | Gonzaga | 27th | 2024 |

### Seeds

The tournament seeds and regions are determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets are released on March 16.
East Regional – Prudential Center, Newark, NJ :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Overall Seed | Berth type | Last bid |
| 1 | Duke | ACC | 31–3 | 2 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 25–8 | 6 | At Large | 2024 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 26–9 | 12 | At Large | 2024 |
| 4 | Arizona | Big 12 | 22–12 | 16 | At Large | 2024 |
| 5 | Oregon | Big Ten | 24–9 | 19 | At Large | 2024 |
| 6 | BYU | Big 12 | 24–9 | 21 | At Large | 2024 |
| 7 | Saint Mary's | WCC | 28–5 | 27 | At Large | 2024 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | SEC | 21–12 | 32 | At Large | 2024 |
| 9 | Baylor | Big 12 | 19–14 | 35 | At Large | 2024 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 20–12 | 39 | At Large | 2017 |
| 11 | VCU | Atlantic 10 | 28–6 | 45 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 12 | Liberty | C-USA | 28–6 | 50 | Automatic | 2021 |
| 13 | Akron | MAC | 28–6 | 53 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 14 | Montana | Big Sky | 25–9 | 58 | Automatic | 2019 |
| 15 | Robert Morris | Horizon | 26–8 | 59 | Automatic | 2015 |
| 16* | American | Patriot | 22–12 | 65 | Automatic | 2014 |
| 16* | Mount St. Mary's | MAAC | 22–12 | 66 | Automatic | 2021 |
West Regional – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Overall Seed | Berth type | Last bid |
| 1 | Florida | SEC | 30–4 | 4 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 2 | St. John's | Big East | 30–4 | 8 | Automatic | 2019 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 25–8 | 9 | At Large | 2024 |
| 4 | Maryland | Big Ten | 25–8 | 15 | At Large | 2023 |
| 5 | Memphis | American | 29–5 | 20 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 6 | Missouri | SEC | 22–11 | 23 | At Large | 2023 |
| 7 | Kansas | Big 12 | 21–12 | 28 | At Large | 2024 |
| 8 | UConn | Big East | 23–10 | 31 | At Large | 2024 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | SEC | 20–13 | 36 | At Large | 2021 |
| 10 | Arkansas | SEC | 20–13 | 37 | At Large | 2023 |
| 11 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 30–3 | 44 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 12 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 25–9 | 48 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 13 | Grand Canyon | WAC | 26–7 | 54 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 14 | UNC Wilmington | CAA | 27–7 | 57 | Automatic | 2017 |
| 15 | Omaha | Summit | 22–12 | 61 | Automatic | Never |
| 16 | Norfolk State | MEAC | 24–10 | 63 | Automatic | 2022 |
South Regional – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Overall Seed | Berth type | Last bid |
| 1 | Auburn | SEC | 28–5 | 1 | At Large | 2024 |
| 2 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 27–6 | 7 | At Large | 2024 |
| 3 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 24–9 | 10 | At Large | 2024 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | SEC | 22–10 | 13 | At Large | 2024 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 25–9 | 17 | Automatic | 2022 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | SEC | 22–11 | 24 | At Large | 2019 |
| 7 | Marquette | Big East | 23–10 | 26 | At Large | 2024 |
| 8 | Louisville | ACC | 27–7 | 29 | At Large | 2019 |
| 9 | Creighton | Big East | 24–10 | 33 | At Large | 2024 |
| 10 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 26–7 | 38 | At Large | 2024 |
| 11* | San Diego State | Mountain West | 21–9 | 43 | At Large | 2024 |
| 11* | North Carolina | ACC | 22–13 | 46 | At Large | 2024 |
| 12 | UC San Diego | Big West | 30–4 | 47 | Automatic | Never |
| 13 | Yale | Ivy | 22–7 | 51 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 14 | Lipscomb | ASUN | 25–9 | 55 | Automatic | 2018 |
| 15 | Bryant | America East | 23–11 | 62 | Automatic | 2022 |
| 16* | Alabama State | SWAC | 19–15 | 67 | Automatic | 2011 |
| 16* | Saint Francis | NEC | 16–17 | 68 | Automatic | 1991 |
Midwest Regional – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Overall Seed | Berth type | Last bid |
| 1 | Houston | Big 12 | 30–4 | 3 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 27–7 | 5 | At Large | 2024 |
| 3 | Kentucky | SEC | 22–11 | 11 | At Large | 2024 |
| 4 | Purdue | Big Ten | 22–11 | 14 | At Large | 2024 |
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 27–6 | 18 | At Large | 2024 |
| 6 | Illinois | Big Ten | 21–12 | 22 | At Large | 2024 |
| 7 | UCLA | Big Ten | 22–10 | 25 | At Large | 2023 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 25–8 | 30 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 20–12 | 34 | At Large | 2015 |
| 10 | Utah State | Mountain West | 26–7 | 40 | At Large | 2024 |
| 11* | Texas | SEC | 19–15 | 41 | At Large | 2024 |
| 11* | Xavier | Big East | 21–11 | 42 | At Large | 2023 |
| 12 | McNeese | Southland | 27–6 | 49 | Automatic | 2024 |
| 13 | High Point | Big South | 29–5 | 52 | Automatic | Never |
| 14 | Troy | Sun Belt | 23–10 | 56 | Automatic | 2017 |
| 15 | Wofford | Southern | 19–15 | 60 | Automatic | 2019 |
| 16 | SIU Edwardsville | Ohio Valley | 22–11 | 64 | Automatic | Never |
*See First Four Source:

## Tournament bracket

All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

### First Four – Dayton, Ohio

The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.
| March 18 – South Regional | March 18 – South Regional | March 18 – South Regional |
| 16 | Saint Francis | 68 |
| 16 | Alabama State | 70 |
| March 18 – South Regional | March 18 – South Regional | March 18 – South Regional |
| 11 | North Carolina | 95 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 68 |
| March 19 – East Regional | March 19 – East Regional | March 19 – East Regional |
| 16 | American | 6:40 p.m. |
| 16 | Mount St. Mary's | truTV |
| March 19 – Midwest Regional | March 19 – Midwest Regional | March 19 – Midwest Regional |
| 11 | Texas | 9:10 p.m. |
| 11 | Xavier | truTV |

### South regional – Atlanta, Georgia

| First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | First round Round of 64 March 20–21 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2:50 p.m. |
| 16 | Alabama State | CBS |
| Lexington – Thu/Sat | Lexington – Thu/Sat | Lexington – Thu/Sat |
| 8 | Louisville | 12:15 p.m. |
| 9 | Creighton | CBS |
| 5 | Michigan | 10:00 p.m. |
| 12 | UC San Diego | TBS |
| Denver – Thu/Sat | Denver – Thu/Sat | Denver – Thu/Sat |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 7:25 p.m. |
| 13 | Yale | TBS |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 4:05 p.m. |
| 11 | North Carolina | TNT |
| Milwaukee – Fri/Sun | Milwaukee – Fri/Sun | Milwaukee – Fri/Sun |
| 3 | Iowa State | 1:30 p.m. |
| 14 | Lipscomb | TNT |
| 7 | Marquette | 7:25 p.m. |
| 10 | New Mexico | TBS |
| Cleveland – Fri/Sun | Cleveland – Fri/Sun | Cleveland – Fri/Sun |
| 2 | Michigan State | 10:00 p.m. |
| 15 | Bryant | TBS |

#### South regional final

* TBD
* March 30 TBD
* State Farm Arena – Atlanta, Georgia

#### South regional all-tournament team
### West regional – San Francisco, California

| First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | First round Round of 64 March 20–21 |
| 1 | Florida | 6:50 p.m. |
| 16 | Norfolk State | TNT |
| Raleigh – Fri/Sun | Raleigh – Fri/Sun | Raleigh – Fri/Sun |
| 8 | UConn | 9:25 p.m. |
| 9 | Oklahoma | TNT |
| 5 | Memphis | 2:00 p.m. |
| 12 | Colorado State | TBS |
| Seattle – Fri/Sun | Seattle – Fri/Sun | Seattle – Fri/Sun |
| 4 | Maryland | 4:35 p.m. |
| 13 | Grand Canyon | TBS |
| 6 | Missouri | 7:35 p.m. |
| 11 | Drake | truTV |
| Wichita – Thu/Sat | Wichita – Thu/Sat | Wichita – Thu/Sat |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 10:10 p.m. |
| 14 | UNC Wilmington | truTV |
| 7 | Kansas | 7:10 p.m. |
| 10 | Arkansas | CBS |
| Providence – Thu/Sat | Providence – Thu/Sat | Providence – Thu/Sat |
| 2 | St. John's | 9:45 p.m. |
| 15 | Omaha | CBS |

#### West regional final

* TBD
* March 29 TBD
* Chase Center – San Francisco, California

#### West regional all-tournament team
### East regional – Newark, New Jersey

| First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | First round Round of 64 March 20–21 |
| 1 | Duke | 2:50 p.m. |
| 16 | American/Mount St. Mary's | CBS |
| Raleigh – Fri/Sun | Raleigh – Fri/Sun | Raleigh – Fri/Sun |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 12:15 p.m. |
| 9 | Baylor | CBS |
| 5 | Oregon | 10:10 p.m. |
| 12 | Liberty | truTV |
| Seattle – Fri/Sun | Seattle – Fri/Sun | Seattle – Fri/Sun |
| 4 | Arizona | 7:35 p.m. |
| 13 | Akron | truTV |
| 6 | BYU | 4:05 p.m. |
| 11 | VCU | TNT |
| Denver – Thu/Sat | Denver – Thu/Sat | Denver – Thu/Sat |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 1:30 p.m. |
| 14 | Montana | TNT |
| 7 | Saint Mary's | 3:15 p.m. |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | truTV |
| Cleveland – Fri/Sun | Cleveland – Fri/Sun | Cleveland – Fri/Sun |
| 2 | Alabama | 12:40 p.m. |
| 15 | Robert Morris | truTV |

#### East regional final

* TBD
* March 29 TBD
* Prudential Center – Newark, New Jersey

#### East regional all-tournament team
### Midwest regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

| First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | First round Round of 64 March 20–21 | First round Round of 64 March 20–21 |
| 1 | Houston | 2:00 p.m. |
| 16 | SIU Edwardsville | TBS |
| Wichita – Thu/Sat | Wichita – Thu/Sat | Wichita – Thu/Sat |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 4:35 p.m. |
| 9 | Georgia | TBS |
| 5 | Clemson | 3:15 p.m. |
| 12 | McNeese | truTV |
| Providence – Thu/Sat | Providence – Thu/Sat | Providence – Thu/Sat |
| 4 | Purdue | 12:40 p.m. |
| 13 | High Point | truTV |
| 6 | Illinois | 9:45 p.m. |
| 11 | Texas/Xavier | CBS |
| Milwaukee – Fri/Sun | Milwaukee – Fri/Sun | Milwaukee – Fri/Sun |
| 3 | Kentucky | 7:10 p.m. |
| 14 | Troy | CBS |
| 7 | UCLA | 9:25 p.m. |
| 10 | Utah State | TNT |
| Lexington – Thu/Sat | Lexington – Thu/Sat | Lexington – Thu/Sat |
| 2 | Tennessee | 6:50 p.m. |
| 15 | Wofford | TNT |

#### Midwest regional final

* TBD
* March 30 TBD
* Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, Indiana

#### Midwest regional all-tournament team
### Final Four - San Antonio, Texas

| National Semifinals Final Four Saturday, April 5 | National Semifinals Final Four Saturday, April 5 | National Championship Game Monday, April 7 |
| S | | |
| W | CBS | |
| | | CBS |
| E | | CBS |
| MW | CBS | |

#### National semifinals

* CBS
* April 5 TBD
* Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas
* CBS
* April 5 TBD
* Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas

#### National championship

* CBS
* April 7 TBD
* Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas

#### Final Four all-tournament team
## Record by conference

Overview of conference performance in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament :
| Conference | Bids | Record | Win % | FF | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
| Southeastern | 14* | 0–0 | – | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Big Ten | 8 | 0–0 | – | – | 8 | | | | | | |
| Big 12 | 7 | 0–0 | – | – | 7 | | | | | | |
| Big East | 5 | 0–0 | – | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Atlantic Coast | 4 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mountain West | 4 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| West Coast | 2 | 0–0 | – | – | 2 | | | | | | |
| America East | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| American | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| ASUN | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Big Sky | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Big South | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Big West | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| CAA | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| CUSA | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Horizon | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ivy League | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| MAAC | 1 | 0–0 | – | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MAC | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| MEAC | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Patriot | 1 | 0–0 | – | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Southern | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Southland | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Summit | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| SWAC | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| WAC | 1 | 0–0 | – | – | 1 | | | | | | |
| Northeast | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
*Tournament record

## Game summaries and tournament notes
### Tournament upsets

Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team."
Upsets in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament :
* Round
* Round of 64
* Round of 32
* Sweet 16
* Elite 8
* Final 4
* National Championship

## Media coverage
### Television

CBS Sports and TNT Sports have US television rights to the tournament. As part of a cycle that began in 2016, CBS will televise the 2025 Final Four and the national championship game.
This will be the first NCAA tournament since the death of Greg Gumbel, who served as the studio host from 1998 through 2023, and missed the 2024 tournament due to family health issues. Gumbel died from cancer on December 27, 2024.

#### Linear channels

* Selection Show – CBS
* First Four – TruTV
* First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
* Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16) and Finals (Elite 8) – CBS, TBS, and TruTV
* National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – CBS

#### Streaming

* Max (only TBS, TNT, and truTV games)
* Paramount+ (only CBS games)

#### Studio hosts

* Ernie Johnson (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
* Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta) – First Four, first, second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
* Adam Zucker (New York City) – First and second rounds
* Jamie Erdahl – First and second rounds (game breaks)

#### Studio analysts

* Charles Barkley (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
* Seth Davis (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
* Clark Kellogg (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
* Candace Parker (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four
* Jalen Rose (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four and Final Four
* Kenny Smith (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
* Gene Steratore (New York City and San Antonio) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
* Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – Second round
* Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game

#### Broadcast assignments

* Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson – First and second rounds at Raleigh, North Carolina; Regional; Final Four and National Championship at San Antonio, Texas
* Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce – First and second rounds at Lexington, Kentucky; Regional
* Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Stan Van Gundy/Lauren Shehadi – First and second rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Regional
* Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Evan Washburn – First and second rounds at Providence, Rhode Island; Regional
* Brad Nessler/Brendan Haywood/Dana Jacobson – First and second rounds at Denver, Colorado
* Spero Dedes/Jim Spanarkel/Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; First and second rounds at Cleveland, Ohio
* Lisa Byington/Robbie Hummel/Jalen Rose/Andy Katz – First and second rounds at Seattle, Washington
* Tom McCarthy/Debbie Antonelli/Steve Smith/AJ Ross – First and second rounds at Wichita, Kansas

### Radio

Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

### Internet

Video
Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means:
* NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games available for free on digital media players; access to all other games requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
* Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
* Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
* Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
* CBS website and app (only CBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication)
* Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription)
For the app this year, a multiview which showed all games airing simultaneously was available for the second straight year.
In addition, the March Madness app will offer Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to NFL RedZone on the first weekend of the tournament (first and second rounds).
Audio
Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means:
* NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
* Westwood One Sports website
* TuneIn (website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription)
* Varsity Network app
* Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates
The March Madness app also supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app.