NCAA Scores 2025: First Four Day 1 Results, Updated Men's Bracket and Schedule

The North Carolina Tar Heels delivered a bit of a statement on Tuesday night with a 95-68 win over the San Diego State Aztecs.

North Carolina was controversially added to the 68-team field as the last at-large team, but at least on Tuesday, it looked like a NCAA tournament-caliber team.

UNC set up a showdown with the Ole Miss Rebels on Friday in Milwaukee. The Tar Heels will try to extend the run of First Four winners to win another game in the tournament.

The Alabama State Hornets won in much more dramatic fashion on Tuesday night in Dayton with a last-second shot to take down the Saint Francis Red Flash, 70-68.

Alabama State has a far more tougher assignment ahead on Thursday in Lexington against the No. 1 overall seed Auburn Tigers.

The updated NCAA tournament schedule and bracket can be found here on NCAA.com.

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Updated Schedule

First Four: March 19

First round: March 20-21

Second round: March 22-23

Sweet 16: March 27-28

Elite Eight: March 29-30

Final Four: April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

Round 1 Schedule

Thursday, March 20

(8) Louisville vs. (9) Creighton, 12:15 p.m. | CBS

4) Purdue vs. (13) High Point, 12:40 p.m. | truTV

(3) Wisconsin vs. (14) Montana, 1:30 p.m. | TNT

(1) Houston vs. (16) SIU Edwardsville, 2 p.m. | TBS

(1) Auburn vs. (16) Alabama St., 2:50 p.m. | CBS

(5) Clemson vs. (12) McNeese, 3:15 p.m. | truTV

(6) BYU vs. (11) VCU, 4:05 p.m. | TNT

(8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Georgia, 4:35 p.m. | TBS

(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Wofford, 6:50 p.m. | TNT

(7) Kansas vs. (10) Arkansas, 7:10 p.m. | CBS

(4) Texas A&M vs. (13) Yale, 7:25 p.m. | TBS

(6) Missouri vs. (11) Drake, 7:35 p.m. | truTV

(7) UCLA vs. (10) Utah State, 9:25 p.m. | TNT

(2) St. John's vs. (15) Omaha, 9:45 p.m. | CBS

(5) Michigan vs. (12) UC San Diego, 10 p.m. | TBS

(3) Texas Tech vs. (14) UNC Wilmington, 10:10 p.m. | truTV

Friday, March 21

(8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor, 12:15 p.m. | CBS

(2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris, 12:40 p.m. | truTV

(3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb, 1:30 p.m. | TNT

(5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State, 2 p.m. | TBS

(1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary's/American, 2:50 p.m. | CBS

(7) Saint Mary's vs. (10) Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m. | truTV

(6) Ole Miss vs. (11) North Carolina, 4:05 p.m. | TNT

(4) Maryland vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 4:35 p.m. | TBS

(1) Florida vs. (16) Norfolk State, 6:50 p.m. | TNT

(3) Kentucky vs. (14) Troy, 7:10 p.m. | CBS

(7) Marquette vs. (10) New Mexico, 7:25 p.m. | TBS

(4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron, 7:35 p.m. | truTV

(8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. | TNT

(6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier/Texas, 9:45 p.m. | TNT

(2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant, 10 p.m. | TBS

(5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty, 10:10 p.m. | truTV

North Carolina Cruises Into Matchup with Ole Miss

North Carolina blew out San Diego State in a game that felt over before halftime.

Carolina's offense came out with a point to prove that it belonged to be in the field of 68 and San Diego State, a traditionally strong defensive team, could not contain the ACC side.

UNC will now face the Ole Miss Rebels on Friday with an extra day off, which is not typical for Tuesday First Four winners.

The added rest plus the confidence gained from Tuesday's win could propel the Tar Heels further into the Big Dance.

Ole Miss went 3-5 in its last eight games in the SEC and did not win more than three games in a row since early January.

Rebels head coach Chris Beard has had past NCAA tournament success with Texas Tech, but he needs his team to turn around its recent form to win this March.

North Carolina is trying to follow in the footsteps of VCU in 2011 and UCLA in 2021 to make deep runs out of the First Four.

At minimum, the Tar Heels will attempt to extend the trend that at least one First Four winner is victorious in one more game. That's been done in every year except one since the First Four was introduced in 2011.

Alabama State Sets Up Clash With Auburn

Alabama State won the battle of 16 seeds with Saint Francis in thrilling fashion.

The Hornets are now on a seven-game winning streak, but most people expect that to end against Auburn on Thursday.

Auburn has lost three of its last four games, but the Tigers should outclass the Hornets and win by double digits.

However, Alabama State is not to be taken lightly. After all, FDU won as a 16 seed out of the First Four just two years ago against Purdue.

An upset is unlikely, but at least Alabama State got to taste victory in a NCAA tournament game, something most 15 or 16 seeds can't come close to.