For the 16 teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament, winning two games is all that’s left from making a trip to San Antonio for the Final Four.
All four No. 1 seeds remain, and the SEC’s fingerprints are all over the Sweet 16 with seven teams left in the field. The Big Ten and the Big 12 have four teams each, and Duke is left holding up the banner in the ACC.
Here’s what to know about the Sweet 16:
Who is in the Sweet 16?
Here’s who’ll be playing to punch their ticket to the Elite Eight starting Thursday:
- (1) Duke
- (1) Florida
- (1) Houston
- (1) Auburn
- (2) Michigan State
- (2) Alabama
- (2) Tennessee
- (3) Texas Tech
- (3) Kentucky
- (4) Purdue
- (4) Arizona
- (4) Maryland
- (5) Michigan
- (6) Ole Miss
- (6) BYU
- (10) Arkansas
Sweet 16 bracket
Here’s who will tip off starting March 27:
Thursday, March 27:
- (2) Alabama vs. (6) BYU
- (1) Florida vs. (4) Maryland
- (1) Duke vs. (4) Arizona
- (3) Texas Tech vs. (10) Arkansas
Friday, March 28
- (2) Michigan State vs. (6) Ole Miss
- (2) Tennessee vs. (3) Kentucky
- (1) Auburn vs. (5) Michigan
- (1) Houston vs. (4) Purdue
As for the Elite Eight matchups, here’s how they would break down:
- (1) Auburn OR (5) Michigan vs. (6) Ole Miss OR (2) Michigan State (South final)
- (1) Duke OR vs. (4) Arizona vs. (2) Alabama OR vs. (6) BYU (East final)
- (1) Florida OR vs. (4) Maryland vs. (3) Texas Tech OR vs. (10) Arkansas (West final)
- (1) Houston OR (4) Purdue vs. (2) Tennessee OR vs. (3) Kentucky (Midwest final)
Sweet 16 teams by conference
The SEC leads the way with a record seven teams in the Sweet 16. The Big 10 and the Big 12 each have four teams and the ACC’s lone representative left in the tournament is Duke.
Here’s a quick rundown of the remaining quads in the 2025 NCAA Tournament and which conference they represent:
- (1) Duke: ACC
- (1) Florida: SEC
- (1) Houston: Big 12
- (1) Auburn: SEC
- (2) Michigan State: Big Ten
- (2) Alabama: SEC
- (2) Tennessee: SEC
- (3) Texas Tech: Big 12
- (3) Kentucky: SEC
- (4) Purdue: Big Ten
- (4) Arizona: Big 12
- (4) Maryland: Big Ten
- (5) Michigan: Big Ten
- (6) Ole Miss: SEC
- (6) BYU: Big 12
- (10) Arkansas: SEC
Here’s how you can catch the Sweet 16 starting Thursday night (all times Eastern):
Thursday, March 27
- (2) Alabama vs. (6) BYU, 7:09 p.m. | CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
- (1) Florida vs. (4) Maryland, 7:39 p.m. | TBS/truTV (stream with Sling TV)
- (1) Duke vs. (4) Arizona, 9:39 p.m. | CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
- (3) Texas Tech vs. (10) Arkansas, 10:09 p.m. | TBS/truTV (stream with Sling TV)
Friday, March 28
- (2) Michigan State vs. (6) Ole Miss, 7:09 p.m. | CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
- (2) Tennessee vs. (3) Kentucky, 7:39 p.m. | TBS/truTV (stream with Sling TV)
- (1) Auburn vs. (5) Michigan, 9:39 p.m. | CBS (stream with free trial from FUBO)
- (1) Houston vs. (4) Purdue, 10:09 p.m. | TBS/truTV (stream with Sling TV)
