2025 College Basketball Crown

The College Basketball Crown will be held from Monday, March 31 to Sunday, April 6, 2025. The first game will tip off at 3 p.m. ET.

The College Basketball Crown will be played in Las Vegas at two venues: the MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena.

All College Basketball Crown games will be broadcast on FOX and FS1. They will also be streamed on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App.

The College Basketball Crown tournament will feature 16 teams that did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. Two teams from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East conferences will automatically qualify. Additional teams chosen by a committee.

The Crown selection process will take place following Selection Sunday for March Madness, scheduled for Sunday, March 16. Once the NCAA tournament bracket is announced, the Crown will unveil its own 16-team bracket.