What we know about the 2025 men’s Elite Eight so far: Teams, bracket and schedule

It’s the final stop on the road to the Final Four.

The Elite Eight in the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament will feature four regional finals, with trips to San Antonio for the Final Four up for grabs. The regional championship matchups will take shape via the Sweet 16, which wraps up on Friday.

Half of the Elite Eight berths were awarded on Thursday as No. 1 Duke, No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Texas Tech advanced. They were then joined on Friday by No. 2 Michigan State, which outlasted No. 6 Ole Miss, and No. 2 Tennessee, which took down SEC rival No. 3 Kentucky.

So, which teams will round out the Elite Eight field? And when will the games be played? Here’s what we know about the March Madness regional finals:

Six of the Elite Eight spots are filled:

  • No. 1 Duke
  • No. 1 Florida
  • No. 2 Alabama
  • No. 2 Michigan State
  • No. 2 Tennessee
  • No. 3 Texas Tech

Two of the regional final matchups are locked in:

South Region

  • Winner of No. 1 Auburn-No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 2 Michigan State

West Region

  • No. 1 Florida vs. No. 3 Texas Tech

East Region

  • No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Alabama

Midwest Region

  • Winner of No. 1 Houston-No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 2 Tennessee

The Elite Eight will be played over Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30.

The East and West Regional finals are slated for Saturday, followed by the Midwest and South Regional finals on Sunday. Here are the schedule details we know so far:

Saturday, March 29

Sunday, March 30

  • No. 2 Michigan State vs. winner of No. 1 Auburn-No. 5 Michigan (South Region): Time TBD, TV channel TBD
  • No. 2 Tennessee vs. Winner of No. 1 Houston-No. 4 Purdue (Midwest Region): Time TBD, TV channel TBD

The Sweet 16 sites will also host Elite Eight games:

  • East Region: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
  • West Region: Chase Center in San Francisco
  • South Region State Farm Arena in Atlanta
  • Midwest Region: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis

The Final Four will be played at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio has been the site of the Final Four four previous times, most recently in 2018.

The Final Four will pit the South Regional champion up against the West Regional champ, with the East and Midwest Regional champs making up the other matchup. Both games will be played on Saturday, April 5.

The national title game will then follow on Monday, April 7 at the Alamodome.

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