Mar 28, 2025, 02:10 PM ET
The regional semifinals have arrived. On Friday as the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA tournament tips off, four teams will get one step closer to Tampa.
All four No. 1 seeds have advanced this far, and two will take the court Friday as defending champion South Carolina and UCLA, the No. 1 overall seed, seek a spot in the Elite Eight. The Bruins will face Ole Miss, one of three 5-seeds to reach the Sweet 16, in the final game of the night.
We’re tracking every game as the march to the Final Four continues. Here’s your guide — complete with analysis from on-site reporters in Birmingham, Alabama, and Spokane, Washington — to Friday’s games as half of the Elite Eight is set. And be sure to check out ESPN’s ranking of the top 25 players still competing in March Madness.
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Friday’s schedule
(3) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. (2) Duke Blue Devils, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
(4) Maryland Terrapins vs. (1) South Carolina Gamecocks, 5 p.m, ESPN
(3) LSU Tigers vs. (2) NC State Wolfpack, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
(5) Ole Miss Rebels vs. (1) UCLA Bruins, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
