2025 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament |
| Teams | 68 |
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| Finals site | Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas |
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| Champions | Florida Gators (3rd title, 4th title game,
6th Final Four) |
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| Runner-up | Houston Cougars (3rd title game,
7th Final Four) |
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| Semifinalists | |
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| Winning coach | Todd Golden (1st title) |
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The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination college basketball tournament. There were 68 teams in it. The tournament is for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball. The winner of it was the national champion for the 2024–25 college basketball season. The tournament started on March 18, 2025. It will end on April 7. The championship game finished with the Florida Gators winning by two points (65-63) over the Houston Cougars. This is the first time since 2008 that all one seeds have made the Final 4.
Tournament bracket
South Regional - Atlanta, Georgia
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Auburn
| 83
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|
| 16
| Alabama State
| 63
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| | 1
| Auburn
| 82
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| Lexington, KY
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| | | 9
| Creighton
| 70
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| 8
| Louisville
| 75
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| |
| 9
| Creighton
| 89
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| | 1
| Auburn
| 78
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|
| |
| | | 5
| Michigan
| 65
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| 5
| Michigan
| 68
| | |
| |
| 12
| UC San Diego
| 65
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| | 4
| Texas A&M
| 79
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| Denver, CO
| |
| | | 5
| Michigan
| 91
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| 4
| Texas A&M
| 80
| |
| |
| 13
| Yale
| 71
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| | 1
| Auburn
| 70
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Michigan State
| 64
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| 6
| Ole Miss
| 71
| | | |
| |
| 11
| North Carolina
| 64
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| | 6
| Ole Miss
| 91
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| Milwaukee, WI
| |
| | | 3
| Iowa State
| 78
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| 3
| Iowa State
| 82
| |
| |
| 14
| Lipscomb
| 55
| |
| | 6
| Ole Miss
| 70
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|
| |
| | | 2
| Michigan State
| 73
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| 7
| Marquette
| 66
| | |
| |
| 10
| New Mexico
| 75
| |
| | 10
| New Mexico
| 63
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| Cleveland, OH
| |
| | | 2
| Michigan State
| 71
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| 2
| Michigan State
| 87
| |
| |
| 15
| Bryant
| 62
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West Regional - San Francisco, California
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Florida
| 95
| | | | |
|
| 16
| Norfolk State
| 69
| |
| | 1
| Florida
| 77
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| Raleigh, NC
| |
| | | 8
| UConn
| 75
| |
| 8
| UConn
| 67
| |
| |
| 9
| Oklahoma
| 59
| |
| | 1
| Florida
| 87
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|
| |
| | | 4
| Maryland
| 71
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| 5
| Memphis
| 70
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| |
| 12
| Colorado State
| 78
| |
| | 4
| Maryland
| 72
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| Seattle, WA
| |
| | | 12
| Colorado State
| 71
| |
| 4
| Maryland
| 81
| |
| |
| 13
| Grand Canyon
| 49
| |
| | 1
| Florida
| 84
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| Texas Tech
| 79
| |
| 6
| Missouri
| 57
| | | |
| |
| 11
| Drake
| 67
| |
| | 11
| Drake
| 64
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| Wichita, KS
| |
| | | 3
| Texas Tech
| 77
| |
| 3
| Texas Tech
| 82
| |
| |
| 14
| UNC Wilmington
| 72
| |
| | 3
| Texas Tech
| 85
| |
|
| |
| | | 10
| Arkansas
| 83
| |
| 7
| Kansas
| 72
| | |
| |
| 10
| Arkansas
| 79
| |
| | 10
| Arkansas
| 75
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| Providence, RI
| |
| | | 2
| St. John's
| 66
| |
| 2
| St. John's
| 83
| |
| |
| 15
| Omaha
| 53
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East Regional - Newark, New Jersey
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Duke
| 93
| | | | |
|
| 16
| Mount St. Mary's
| 49
| |
| | 1
| Duke
| 89
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| Raleigh, NC
| |
| | | 9
| Baylor
| 66
| |
| 8
| Mississippi State
| 72
| |
| |
| 9
| Baylor
| 75
| |
| | 1
| Duke
| 100
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Arizona
| 93
| |
| 5
| Oregon
| 81
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| |
| 12
| Liberty
| 52
| |
| | 4
| Arizona
| 87
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| Seattle, WA
| |
| | | 5
| Oregon
| 83
| |
| 4
| Arizona
| 93
| |
| |
| 13
| Akron
| 65
| |
| | 1
| Duke
| 85
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Alabama
| 65
| |
| 6
| BYU
| 80
| | | |
| |
| 11
| VCU
| 71
| |
| | 6
| BYU
| 91
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| Denver, CO
| |
| | | 3
| Wisconsin
| 89
| |
| 3
| Wisconsin
| 85
| |
| |
| 14
| Montana
| 66
| |
| | 6
| BYU
| 88
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Alabama
| 113
| |
| 7
| St. Mary's
| 59
| | |
| |
| 10
| Vanderbilt
| 56
| |
| | 7
| St. Mary's
| 66
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| Cleveland, OH
| |
| | | 2
| Alabama
| 80
| |
| 2
| Alabama
| 90
| |
| |
| 15
| Robert Morris
| 81
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Midwest Regional - Indianapolis, Indiana
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Houston
| 78
| | | | |
|
| 16
| SIU Edwardsville
| 49
| |
| | 1
| Houston
| 81
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| Wichita, KS
| |
| | | 8
| Gonzaga
| 76
| |
| 8
| Gonzaga
| 89
| |
| |
| 9
| Georgia
| 68
| |
| | 1
| Houston
| 62
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Purdue
| 60
| |
| 5
| Clemson
| 67
| | |
| |
| 12
| McNeese
| 69
| |
| | 4
| Purdue
| 76
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| Providence, RI
| |
| | | 12
| McNeese
| 62
| |
| 4
| Purdue
| 75
| |
| |
| 13
| High Point
| 63
| |
| | 1
| Houston
| 69
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Tennessee
| 50
| |
| 6
| Illinois
| 86
| | | |
| |
| 11
| Xavier
| 73
| |
| | 6
| Illinois
| 75
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| Milwaukee, WI
| |
| | | 3
| Kentucky
| 84
| |
| 3
| Kentucky
| 76
| |
| |
| 14
| Troy
| 57
| |
| | 3
| Kentucky
| 65
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Tennessee
| 78
| |
| 7
| UCLA
| 72
| | |
| |
| 10
| Utah State
| 47
| |
| | 7
| UCLA
| 58
| |
| Cleveland, OH
| |
| | | 2
| Tennessee
| 67
| |
| 2
| Tennessee
| 77
| |
| |
| 15
| Wofford
| 62
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Final Four
| Final Four
| | | National Championship
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| 1S
| Auburn
| 73
| | |
|
| 1W
| Florida
| 79
| |
| | 1W
| Florida
| 65
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| San Antonio, TX
| |
| | | 1MW
| Houston
| 63
| |
| 1W
| Duke
| 67
| |
| |
| 1MW
| Houston
| 70
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