March Madness 2025: How to Watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 68-team bracket is set, so it's time to make your picks for the Final Four and national championship with a handful of upsets along the way. The NCAA men's college basketball tournament tips off Tuesday with the first two play-in games, but the madness doesn't really get going until Thursday with the first full day of first-round games. Here's everything you need to know to watch or stream March Madness, from the First Four games starting on Tuesday to the Final Four and national championship in April. After injuring his ankle in the ACC tournament, Cooper Flagg is set to play for the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA tournament. Lance King/Getty Images When does March Madness start? With 68 teams invited to the Big Dance, the NCAA holds four play-in games to get the field down to 64, after which point the math works out to have four regional tournaments of 16 teams each. The winners of the four regional tournaments then advance to the Final Four, held this year at the Alamodom ... Read full article.