The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 4, 2024. The regular season will end on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 18 and ending with championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio on April 7.
Rule changes [ edit ] TBD
Season headlines [ edit ] Milestones and records [ edit ] TBD
Conference membership changes [ edit ] A total of 23 schools joined new conferences for the 2024–25 season. Of these, 20 moved within Division I, two began reclassification from NCAA Division II , and Chicago State ended its two-year stint as an all-sports independent to join the Northeast Conference.
The 2024–25 will be the last season in their respective conferences for five Division I schools.
New arenas [ edit ] Arena of new D-I team [ edit ] West Georgia will transition from Division II to Division I and play at the Coliseum in Carrollton, Georgia , where they have played since 2009. They will be ineligible for any postseason play in 2025. Seasonal outlook [ edit ] The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls
Pre-season polls [ edit ] AP Ranking Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Final polls [ edit ] AP Ranking Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Top 10 matchups [ edit ] Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.
Regular season [ edit ] Postseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Early season tournaments [ edit ] Names Dates Location Teams Champion Runner-up 3rd-place winner Asheville Championship November 2024 Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC ) 4 TBD Legends Classic November 21−22 2024 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY ) 4 TBD Charleston Classic November 2024 TD Arena (Charleston, SC ) 4 TBD Myrtle Beach Invitational November 2024 HTC Center (Conway, SC ) 8 TBD Bahamas Championship November 2024 Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas ) 4 TBD Continental Tire Main Event November 2024 T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV ) 4 TBD Paradise Jam tournament November 2024 Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI ) 8 TBD Hall of Fame Tip Off November 2024 Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT ) 4 TBD Empire Classic November 2024 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) 4 TBD Jacksonville Classic November 2024 Flagler Gymnasium (St. Augustine, FL ) 8 TBD Cayman Islands Classic November 2024 John Gray Gymnasium (George Town, CYM ) 8 TBD Sunshine Slam November 2024 Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL ) 8 TBD Fort Myers Tip-Off November 2024 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (Fort Myers, FL ) 8 TBD Gulf Coast Showcase November 2024 Hertz Arena (Estero, FL ) 8 TBD Maui Invitational November 25–27, 2024 Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI ) 8 TBD SoCal Challenge November 2024 The Pavilion at JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, CA ) 8 TBD Cancun Challenge November 2024 Hard Rock Hotel – Riviera Maya (Cancún, Mexico ) 8 TBD Acrisure Classic November 2024 Acrisure Arena (Palm Springs, CA ) 4 TBD Hall of Fame Classic November 2024 T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO ) 4 TBD Arizona Tip-Off November 2024 Desert Diamond Arena (Glendale, AZ ) 8 TBD NIT Season Tip-Off November 2024 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) 4 TBD Rady Children's Invitational November 2024 LionTree Arena (San Diego, CA ) 4 TBD Vegas Showdown November 2024 Michelob Ultra Arena (Paradise, NV ) 4 TBD ESPN Events Invitational November 2024 State Farm Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL ) 8 TBD Emerald Coast Classic November 2024 The Arena at NFSC (Niceville, FL ) 4 TBD Acrisure Invitational November 2024 Acrisure Arena (Palm Springs, CA) 8 TBD Nassau Championship November 2024 Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas) 8 TBD Big 5 Classic November & December 2024 Wells Fargo Center (final rounds) (Philadelphia, PA ) 6 TBD Sun Bowl Invitational December 2024 Don Haskins Center (El Paso, TX ) 4 TBD Diamond Head Classic December 2024 Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI ) 8 TBD
Head-to-head conference challenges [ edit ] Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
Conference winners and tournaments [ edit ] Each of the 31 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament . The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament .
Conference Regular season first place Conference player of the year Conference coach of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue (city) Tournament winner America East Conference 2025 America East men's basketball tournament Campus sites American Athletic Conference 2025 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX ) Atlantic Sun Conference 2025 ASUN men's basketball tournament Campus sites Atlantic 10 Conference 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY ) Atlantic Coast Conference 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC ) Big 12 Conference 2025 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO ) Big East Conference 2025 Big East Conference men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden (New York, NY ) Big Sky Conference 2025 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID ) Big South Conference 2025 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Qubein Center (High Point, NC ) Big Ten Conference 2025 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament United Center (Chicago, IL ) Big West Conference 2025 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, NV ) Coastal Athletic Association 2025 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, DC ) Conference USA 2025 Conference USA men's basketball tournament Propst Arena (Huntsville, AL ) Horizon League 2025 Horizon League men's basketball tournament Quarterfinals: Campus sitesSemifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN ) Ivy League 2025 Ivy League men's basketball tournament Levien Gymnasium (New York, NY) Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2025 MAAC men's basketball tournament Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ ) Mid-American Conference 2025 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH ) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2025 MEAC men's basketball tournament Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA ) Missouri Valley Conference 2025 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO ) Mountain West Conference 2025 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament Thomas and Mack Center (Paradise, NV ) Northeast Conference 2025 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Campus sites Ohio Valley Conference 2025 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Ford Center (Evansville, IN ) Patriot League 2025 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Campus sites Southeastern Conference 2025 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN ) Southern Conference 2025 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC ) Southland Conference 2025 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament The Legacy Center (Lake Charles, LA ) Southwestern Athletic Conference 2025 SWAC men's basketball tournament Bartow Arena (Birmingham, AL ) Summit League 2025 Summit League men's basketball tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD ) Sun Belt Conference 2025 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL ) West Coast Conference 2025 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) Western Athletic Conference 2025 WAC men's basketball tournament
Tournament upsets [ edit ] Per the NCAA, an upset occurs when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team.
Upsets in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Round West Midwest South East Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4 National Championship
Conference standings [ edit ] Award winners [ edit ] 2025 Consensus All-Americans [ edit ] Coaching changes [ edit ] Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.
Team Former Interim New Reason
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Hall Of Fame Coach John Calipari To Lead Razorback Basketball" . arkansasrazorbacks.com . April 10, 2024. ^ "SFA Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25" (Press release). Southland Conference. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024 . ^ Neddenreip, Kyle (April 1, 2024). " 'A no-brainer.' New IU Indy basketball coach Paul Corsaro will 'start in our backyard.' " . Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 7, 2024 . ^ Ryans, Joshua (November 8, 2023). "Convocation Center Will Soon Be Home For Men's And Women's Basketball Teams" . TheGeorgeanne.com . Retrieved November 8, 2023 . ^ "Neighborhood Group Court For Environmental Review Of New St. Thomas Arena" . MPRNews.org . November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023 .{{cite web }}
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