NCAA Tournament 2025 Bracket: Full reveal of every Round 1 matchup

NCAA Tournament 2025 is upon us! The bracket was revealed for this year’s March Madness during the Selection Sunday show on CBS following the Big Ten title bout between Michigan and Wisconsin.

A record number of SEC teams made the field, shattering the previous mark of 11 from the Big East back in 2011.

Can the SEC get 10+ teams through to Round 2? Can the best league from the regular season get most of its teams to the Sweet 16?

Upsets abound in March, but the SEC was historically great this year. After Florida won the SEC Tournament title over Tennessee on Sunday afternoon, many will pick the Gators to go all the way.

What will happen starting next week? Picking a perfect bracket is more difficult than winning the lottery. But for those filling out a bracket this year, here’s a look at every Round 1 game:

First Four Matchups (Dayton)

• No. 16 Alabama State vs. No. 16 Saint Francis (PA)
• No. 11 San Diego State vs. No. 11 North Carolina
• No. 16 American vs. No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s
• No. 11 Texas vs. No. 11 Xavier

South Regional (Atlanta)

• No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 16 Alabama State/Saint Francis (PA) — Lexington, KY
• No. 8 Louisville vs. No. 9 Creighton — Lexington, KY
• No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 12 UC San Diego — Denver, CO
• No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Yale — Denver, CO
• No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 San Diego State/North Carolina — Milwaukee, WI
• No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Lipscomb — Milwaukee, WI
• No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 New Mexico — Cleveland, OH
• No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Bryant — Cleveland, OH

East Regional (Newark)

• No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 American/Mount St. Mary’s — Raleigh, NC
• No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Baylor — Raleigh, NC
• No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 Liberty — Seattle, WA
• No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Akron — Seattle, WA
• No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 VCU — Denver, CO
• No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Montana — Denver, CO
• No. 7 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt — Cleveland, OH
• No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 Robert Morris — Cleveland, OH

Midwest Regional (Indianapolis)

• No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 SIU Edwardsville — Wichita, KS
• No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Georgia — Wichita, KS
• No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 McNeese — Providence, RI
• No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 High Point — Providence, RI
• No. 6 Illinois vs. No. 11 Texas/Xavier — Milwaukee, WI
• No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Troy — Milwaukee, WI
• No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 10 Utah State — Lexington, KY
• No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Wofford — Lexington, KY

West Regional (San Francisco)

• No. 1 Florida vs. No. 16 Norfolk State — Raleigh, NC
• No. 8 UConn vs. No. 9 Oklahoma — Raleigh, NC
• No. 5 Memphis vs. No. 12 Colorado State — Seattle, WA
• No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon — Seattle, WA
• No. 6 Mizzou vs. No. 11 Drake — Wichita, KS
• No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 UNC Wilmington — Wichita, KS
• No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Arkansas — Providence, RI
• No. 2 St. John’s vs. No. 15 Omaha — Providence, RI

First Four action for the NCAA Tournament tips off in Dayton on Tuesday. Enjoy the games, y’all!

Adam Spencer

Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.