The First Four has been around since 2011 and features the last four automatic qualifiers and last four at-large bids playing to whittle the field from 68 to 64. This year will see two 16-seed vs. 16-seed matchups and two 11-seed vs. 11-seed matchups, but don’t write these games off because they involve double-digit seeds.

See below for the men’s 2025 NCAA Tournament schedule, which started with Selection Sunday on March 16 and ends with the NCAA Championship Game on April 7. (16) Alabama State vs. (16) Saint Francis, 6:40 p.m.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (3/18/25) with the First Four round at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.