Let the video games start. After a busy convention match week, it’s time to search out out who will play within the NCAA Division I males’s basketball match. In different phrases, it’s time for March Insanity. Earlier than the primary basket is scored, the bracket have to be finalized on the 2025 NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship choice present. Welcome to Choice Sunday.
68 groups will take part within the biggest basketball match on the earth. 31 groups have routinely certified by profitable their convention match. The Choice committee will decide the opposite 37 groups or at-large choices. Power of schedule, high quality wins, and unhealthy losses are among the standards the committee makes use of to find out the at-large bids. As soon as the bracket is ready, sit again, chill out, and watch some hoops.
Learn how to observe 2025 Choice Sunday.
Watch 2025 Choice Sunday: Date and time
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Choice Sunday will air at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The printed will air stay on CBS. Obtain the CBS app or stream CBS.com in your cellular gadget or desktop. You will want to sign up with a TV supplier for full entry.
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Sure, you possibly can! Choice Sunday shall be accessible to stream on Paramount+. There is a catch. Only Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers can stream Selection Sunday when it airs on Sunday night. Paramount+ with Showtime costs $13 per month or $120 per year.
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2025 NCAA Tournament Dates

The 2025 NCAA Tournament begins with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. Four games — two on Tuesday and two on Wednesday — will be played, with the winners advancing to the round of 64. Then, the first round will be played on March 20 and 21, with the second round happening on March 22 and 23. This tournament is single elimination. Win and advance, or lose and go home. The final four teams will play in San Antonio the first weekend in April. View the tournament dates below.
NCAA Tournament Dates
- Selection Sunday: March 16
- First Four: March 18-19
- First round: March 20-21
- Second round: March 22-23
- Sweet 16: March 27-28
- Elite Eight: March 29-30
- Final Four: April 5
- NCAA Championship: April 7