Let the Madness begin: NCAA women's and men's brackets, stories, other postseason tournaments

First two rounds, at home sites (see bracket)
Sweet 16/Elite Eight: Birmingham, Spokane, March 28-31
Final Four: Amalie Arena, Tampa, April 4/April 6
Women
National Invitation Tournament
Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament
March Madness: How to win your NCAA women’s tournament pool and a look at what history tells us
March Madness: UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas are No. 1 seeds in women’s NCAA Tournament
San Antonio, Erikstrup lead Grand Canyon to 30th straight win and first trip to NCAA Tournament
San Antonio, Erikstrup lead Grand Canyon to 30th straight win and first trip to NCAA Tournament
UCLA women take top overall seed for first time in history after Big Ten title run
Odds, lines: Gamecocks open as a slight favorite over Connecticut
First Four: March 18-19, Dayton
First Round: March 20-21 in Lexington, Providence, Seattle, Wichita, Cleveland, Denver, Milwaukee, Raleigh
Second round: March 22-23, same as above
Sweet 16: March 27-28; Elite Eight: March 29-30, in Newark, San Francisco, Atlanta, Indianapolis
Final Four: Alamodome, April 5/April 7
Men
National Invitation Tournament
College Basketball Invitational
March Madness: How to win your NCAA men’s tournament pool and a look at what history tells us
March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the 2025 NCAA Tournament
March Madness bracket anything but sleepy as Auburn, Tar Heels picks highlight wild Selection Sunday
West Region will feature 3 Hall of Fame coaches, another with consecutive national titles
Auburn is the No. 1 seed in the South Region; Tigers seek redress after first-round ouster last year
Clemson alum Will Wade says he’ll be ‘all McNeese’ when ball goes up for NCAA opener against Tigers
Florida gets No. 1 seed in West Region, will open March Madness against Norfolk State
Duke gets No. 1 regional seed for March Madness, headlines East with Alabama, Wisconsin, Arizona
Caleb Love has seen plenty of Duke. And there’s the potential for 1 more NCAA meeting
Houston a top seed for 3rd straight year, looks to make deeper run after 2 Sweet 16 losses in a row
Selection Sunday: Every conference tourney champ, automatic bids and printable bracke