NCAA Selection Sunday 2025: Start time, date and TV schedule

Feb 5, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; A rack of basketballs with the March Madness logo before that start of the UCLA Bruins - Ohio State Buckeyes game at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images
Feb 5, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; A rack of basketballs with the March Madness logo before that start of the UCLA Bruins - Ohio State Buckeyes game at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images | Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images

March has finally arrived, and we are one day out from learning the bracket for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Selection Sunday is tomorrow, March 16, and both the men's and women's brackets will be revealed tomorrow night.

The March Madness bracket is created by the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament committee. The 12 members put together a bracket made up of the 31 conference champions, who earned autobids by winning their conference tournament, and the 37 best at-large teams.

Selection Sunday is the day when the March Madness brackets are officially revealed, detailing all 68 teams split into multiple regions and rounds around the country.

The tournament begins two days after the bracket is revealed with the First Four games, which will be played in Dayton, Ohio, in the men's tournament and at host schools in the women's tournament.

When is Selection Sunday?

Date: Sunday, March 16

Men's bracket reveal:
Time: 5:00 p.m. central
TV: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+ | Fubo

Women's bracket reveal:
Time: 7:00 p.m. central
TV: ESPN
Streaming: Fubo

March Madness Schedule

Men's tournament schedule:

  • March 16: Selection Sunday
  • March 18-19: First Four
  • March 20-21: First Round
  • March 22-23: Second Round
  • March 27-28: Sweet 16
  • March 29-30: Elite Eight
  • April 5: Final Four
  • April 7: NCAA Men's Tournament Championship game - Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Women's tournament schedule:

  • March 16: Selection Sunday
  • March 19-20: First Four
  • March 21-22: First Round
  • March 23-24: Second Round
  • March 28-29: Sweet 16
  • March 20-31: Elite Eight
  • April 4: Final Four
  • April 6: NCAA Women's Tournament Championship game - Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida