March Madness coverage begins with Selection Sunday on March 16 at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. The NCAA tournament begins with the First Four on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. March Madness will be broadcast across four cable networks: CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. It will also be streamed on Paramount+.

Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in a First Four game at Dayton.

The First Four is officially in the books. No. 11 seed Xavier stunned No. 11 seed Texas with an 86-80 comeback win to cap two incredible days of basketball from Dayton, Ohio. The Musketeers will face No.

The Saint Francis Red Flash got stung by the Alabama State Hornets in the closing seconds to open the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night. The Hornets kicked things off in the First Four with some madness in the final 3.4 seconds of the second half, taking a 70-68 win in improbable fashion in Dayton, Ohio.

Auburn basketball earned a win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday by taking out Alabama State, 83-63 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The top-seeded Tigers got the win despite struggling offensively.