CLEVELAND — Although March Madness is officially over, it's never too early to start preparing for next year.
Cleveland will play host for the first and second rounds of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
The Mid-American Conference will host games in the Round of 64 and the Round of 32 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland. The games will take place on March 21 and March 23, 2025.
Anyone interested in signing up for early ticket access can do so by clicking HERE.
Next year's games will take place just a year after Cleveland saw great success hosting the NCAA Women’s Final Four games and events. The impact the tournament had on Cleveland was huge, as tens of thousands of visitors came to Cleveland for the weekend, which also featured the solar eclipse and Guardians home opener at Progressive Field on Monday, April 8.
After winning back-to-back national championships, UConn opened as the favorite to win the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship.
According to DraftKings Sportsbook, here are the favorites predicted to win next year's NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship:
- UConn +1,000
- Duke + 1,000
- Kansas +1,400
- Houston +1,400
- North Carolina +1,400
- Arizona +1,600
- Alabama +1,600
- Kentucky +2,000
- Baylor +2,000
- Iowa State +2,500
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