2025 March Madness schedule: How to watch NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16 tipoff times, TV channels, recap

The first two games of the Elite Eight are set as the 2025 NCAA Tournament continues its journey from 68 teams to next weekend's Final Four. While the Sweet 16 will be finished Friday, we know two of Saturday's matchups in the regional finals. 

It'll be No. 1 seed Florida facing No. 3 seed Texas Tech in the West Regional Final in San Francisco followed by a highly-anticipated matchup in the East Regional featuring No. 1 seed Duke vs. No. 2 seed Alabama in Newark, New Jersey. 

2025 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates

Friday, March 28

South Region -- State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Midwest Region -- Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

Elite Eight

Saturday, March 29

East Region -- Prudential Center (Newark), West Region -- Chase Center (San Francisco)

Sunday, March 30 -- 1:20 p.m. start (CBS)

South Region -- State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Midwest Region -- Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

Recap

Texas Tech stuns Arkansas to advance 

FINAL: (3) Texas Tech 85, (10) Arkansas 83

With 10:23 remaining in regulation, No. 10 seed Arkansas stretched its lead to 16 points and looked well on its way to a win over No. 3 seed Texas Tech. 

Then, the Red Raiders flipped the switch. 

Forward Darrion Williams knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game with 9.7 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime, and his team held on for a stunning 85-83 win.

Williams hit a floater with seven seconds left in overtime, which went on to be the game-winner. The win marks the largest second-half comeback in Sweet 16 history.

Alabama's historic night

Alabama set an NCAA Tournament record with 25 made 3-pointers. But that wasn't the only historic mark the No. 2 seed Crimson Tide established in their 113-88 victory over No. 6 seed BYU. Among the others was Mark Sears and Aden Holloway becoming the first pair of teammates to each make six 3-pointers in the same NCAA Tournament game.

Sears finished a whopping 10 of 16 from deep and came within one 3-pointer of tying the NCAA Tournament record of 11 that was established in 1990 by Loyola Marymount's Jeff Fryer. Alabama attempted 51 of its 66 shots from beyond the arc. That also set a new NCAA Tournament record for the highest percentage of a team's attempts to come from 3-point range. 

Alabama's 113 points were the second-most ever scored in a Sweet 16 game behind only the 114 scored by Arizona in its 1976 win over UNLV.

Florida advances with win over Maryland

FINAL: (1) Florida 87, (4) Maryland 71

Florida is advancing in the NCAA Tournament after a statement 87-71 win over No. 4 seed Maryland. The Gators will face No. 3 seed Texas or No. 10 seed Arkansas on Saturday with a trip to the Final Four in San Antonio on the line. This will be Florida's first Elite Eight appearance since 2017.

Florida led just 40-38 at halftime but outscored Maryland by 14 in the final 20 minutes. Star big man Alex Condon was hurt midway through the first half with what looked like an apparent ankle injury but returned with 13 minutes left in regulation.

Six different Florida players scored at least 10 points. Guard Will Richard scored 15 points, while All-American Walter Clayton Jr. added 13. 

One of the biggest storylines coming into the week was the job status of Kevin Willard at Maryland. Willard is widely rumored to be a candidate for the vacant job at Villanova and refused to answer questions about the topic on Wednesday at media day. With Maryland's season officially over, answers to that question should come sooner rather than later.

Duke ices game with FTs, advances to Elite 8

 (1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93

It's amazing that the Duke-Arizona finish happened concurrently with an epic comeback by Texas Tech to tie its game against Arizona with 9.7 seconds left and send them to overtime in San Francisco (great time to have multiple screens). Arizona kept putting the ball through the net, but Duke held the dramatics to a minimum by making its free throws and ended up with a somewhat comfortable 100-93 win. Duke marches on to the Elite Eight for the second straight year and will play Alabama. Some quick and dirty stats from CBS Sports research on that matchup. 

1. 1st ever meeting in NCAA tournament
2. Duke: 8-1 all-time vs Alabama (lone loss: 1929)
3. ALA: Back-to-back Elite 8 appearances for 1st time in school history
4. ALA: Made Final Four last season for 1st time in school history
5. Duke: 25th Elite 8 appearance (3rd-most all-time)
6. Duke: seeking 18th Final Final appearance (would be T-2nd-most all-time)
7. Duke: 1st Final Final appearance since 2022
8. Jon Scheyer: 2nd HC in past 50 years to reach multiple Elite 8s in 1st 3 D-I seasons (Bill Guthridge)

Final Four

Saturday, April 5 -- 5:09 p.m. start (CBS)

Alamodome (San Antonio)

National Championship

Monday, April 7 -- 7:50 p.m. (CBS)

Alamodome (San Antonio)