NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced
(Kansas City, Mo.) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 64-team field and pairings for the 2025 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship. The tournament will begin with the 2025 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy, on March 14 at 16 host sites throughout the country.
(Kansas City, Mo.) - [First/Second Round Schedule | Bracket Reveal | Official Bracket] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 64-team field and pairings for the 2025 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship. The tournament will begin with the 2025 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy, on March 14 at 16 host sites throughout the country.
The 16 winners from each site will advance to the 2025 NAIA National Championship Final Site in Kansas City, Mo., which tips off on March 20 and concludes on March 25th when the 87th NAIA Men's Basketball National Champion is crowned at Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City.
The field consists of 34 automatic qualifiers – given to conference regular season champions, regular season runners-up, tournament champions, or tournament runners-up, depending on the league. The number of teams in each league determines the number of automatic bids in each conference. Leagues with 10 or more schools receive two automatic berths, while conferences with less than 10 institutions receive one.
At-large teams were determined by the NAIA Men's Basketball National Selection Committee (NSC). The NSC consists of one representative from each geographic area, a representative from the National Administrative Council, the past president of the NAIA-Men's Basketball Coaches Association, and four at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.
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