2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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.

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1TBD
Regular seasonNovember 4, 2024 – March 16, 2025
NCAA Tournament2025
Tournament datesMarch 18 – April 7, 2025
National ChampionshipAlamodome
San Antonio, Texas

Rule changes

TBD

Season headlines

Milestones and records

TBD

Conference membership changes

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.

School Former conference New conference
Arizona Pac-12 Big 12
Arizona State Pac-12 Big 12
California Pac-12 ACC
Chicago State Independent NEC
Colorado Pac-12 Big 12
Kennesaw State ASUN CUSA
Mercyhurst PSAC (D–II) NEC
Merrimack NEC MAAC
Oklahoma Big 12 SEC
Oregon Pac-12 Big Ten
Oregon State Pac-12 WCC
Sacred Heart NEC MAAC
SMU AAC ACC
Stanford Pac-12 ACC
Stephen F. Austin WAC Southland
Texas Big 12 SEC
UCLA Pac-12 Big Ten
USC Pac-12 Big Ten
Utah Pac-12 Big 12
UTRGV WAC Southland
Washington Pac-12 Big Ten
Washington State Pac-12 WCC
West Georgia Gulf South (D–II) ASUN

The 2024–25 will be the last season in their respective conferences for five Division I schools.

School 2024–25 conference Future conference
Delaware CAA CUSA
Grand Canyon WAC WCC
Missouri State Missouri Valley CUSA
Seattle WAC WCC
UMass A-10 MAC

Arenas

New arenas
  • Georgia Southern will leave the Hanner Fieldhouse after 55 seasons there for the new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center. The team will play its first game in the Hill Convocation Center in November 2024.[4]
  • St. Thomas will play their final season at Schoenecker Arena, where they have played since 1981, before moving to the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena, which will open in the 2025–26 season.[5]
  • Vermont was originally slated to open their new arena, Tarrant Event Center, as a replacement for the current arena, Patrick Gym. Construction was to continue in 2021 but it has been delayed indefinitely.[6]

Arena of new D-I team
  • 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

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls

Pre-season polls
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
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

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season

Early season tournaments
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
Conference matchup Dates Conference winner Conference loser Record
ACC–SEC Challenge December 3–4
Big East–Big 12 Battle December 3–9

Upsets
Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes

Conference winners and tournaments

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 sites
Semifinals 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

    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
    {{2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Charlotte0–0 –0–0  –
    East Carolina0–0 –0–0  –
    Florida Atlantic0–0 –0–0  –
    Memphis0–0 –0–0  –
    North Texas0–0 –0–0  –
    Rice0–0 –0–0  –
    South Florida0–0 –0–0  –
    Temple0–0 –0–0  –
    Tulane0–0 –0–0  –
    Tulsa0–0 –0–0  –
    UAB0–0 –0–0  –
    UTSA0–0 –0–0  –
    Wichita State0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 AAC tournament winner
    As of March 24, 2024
    		 {{2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Boston College0–0 –0–0  –
    California0–0 –0–0  –
    Clemson0–0 –0–0  –
    Duke0–0 –0–0  –
    Florida State0–0 –0–0  –
    Georgia Tech0–0 –0–0  –
    Louisville0–0 –0–0  –
    Miami (FL)0–0 –0–0  –
    North Carolina0–0 –0–0  –
    NC State0–0 –0–0  –
    Notre Dame0–0 –0–0  –
    Pittsburgh0–0 –0–0  –
    SMU0–0 –0–0  –
    Stanford0–0 –0–0  –
    Syracuse0–0 –0–0  –
    Virginia0–0 –0–0  –
    Virginia Tech0–0 –0–0  –
    Wake Forest0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 ACC tournament winner
    As of March 24, 2024
    Rankings from AP Poll
    		 {{2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Arizona0–0 –0–0  –
    Arizona State0–0 –0–0  –
    Baylor0–0 –0–0  –
    BYU0–0 –0–0  –
    Cincinnati0–0 –0–0  –
    Colorado0–0 –0–0  –
    Houston0–0 –0–0  –
    Iowa State0–0 –0–0  –
    Kansas0–0 –0–0  –
    Kansas State0–0 –0–0  –
    Oklahoma State0–0 –0–0  –
    TCU0–0 –0–0  –
    Texas Tech0–0 –0–0  –
    UCF0–0 –0–0  –
    Utah0–0 –0–0  –
    West Virginia0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
    As of June 27, 2024
    Rankings from AP poll
    2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Butler0–0 –0–0  –
    UConn0–0 –0–0  –
    Creighton0–0 –0–0  –
    DePaul0–0 –0–0  –
    Georgetown0–0 –0–0  –
    Marquette0–0 –0–0  –
    Providence0–0 –0–0  –
    Seton Hall0–0 –0–0  –
    St. John's0–0 –0–0  –
    Villanova0–0 –0–0  –
    Xavier0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 Big East tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    		 {{2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings}} {{2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Illinois0–0 –0–0  –
    Indiana0–0 –0–0  –
    Iowa0–0 –0–0  –
    Maryland0–0 –0–0  –
    Michigan0–0 –0–0  –
    Michigan State0–0 –0–0  –
    Minnesota0–0 –0–0  –
    Nebraska0–0 –0–0  –
    Northwestern0–0 –0–0  –
    Ohio State0–0 –0–0  –
    Oregon0–0 –0–0  –
    Penn State0–0 –0–0  –
    Purdue0–0 –0–0  –
    Rutgers0–0 –0–0  –
    UCLA0–0 –0–0  –
    USC0–0 –0–0  –
    Washington0–0 –0–0  –
    Wisconsin0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
    As of March 24, 2024
    Rankings from AP Poll
    		 {{2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 CAA men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Campbell0–0 –0–0  –
    Charleston0–0 –0–0  –
    Delaware0–0 –0–0  –
    Drexel0–0 –0–0  –
    Elon0–0 –0–0  –
    Hampton0–0 –0–0  –
    Hofstra0–0 –0–0  –
    Monmouth0–0 –0–0  –
    North Carolina A&T0–0 –0–0  –
    Northeastern0–0 –0–0  –
    Stony Brook0–0 –0–0  –
    Towson0–0 –0–0  –
    UNC Wilmington0–0 –0–0  –
    William & Mary0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 CAA tournament winner
    {{2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Cleveland State0–0 –0–0  –
    Detroit Mercy0–0 –0–0  –
    Green Bay0–0 –0–0  –
    IU Indy0–0 –0–0  –
    Milwaukee0–0 –0–0  –
    Northern Kentucky0–0 –0–0  –
    Oakland0–0 –0–0  –
    Purdue Fort Wayne0–0 –0–0  –
    Robert Morris0–0 –0–0  –
    Wright State0–0 –0–0  –
    Youngstown State0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 Horizon League tournament winner
    2024–25 Ivy League men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Brown0–0 –0–0  –
    Columbia0–0 –0–0  –
    Cornell0–0 –0–0  –
    Dartmouth0–0 –0–0  –
    Harvard0–0 –0–0  –
    Penn0–0 –0–0  –
    Princeton0–0 –0–0  –
    Yale0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 Ivy League tournament winner
    {{2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Akron0–0 –0–0  –
    Ball State0–0 –0–0  –
    Bowling Green0–0 –0–0  –
    Buffalo0–0 –0–0  –
    Central Michigan0–0 –0–0  –
    Eastern Michigan0–0 –0–0  –
    Kent State0–0 –0–0  –
    Miami (OH)0–0 –0–0  –
    Northern Illinois0–0 –0–0  –
    Ohio0–0 –0–0  –
    Toledo0–0 –0–0  –
    Western Michigan0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 MAC tournament winner
    		 {{2024–25 MEAC men's basketball standings}}
    {{2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}} {{2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings}} {{2024–25 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings}}
    {{2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    American0–0 –0–0  –
    Army0–0 –0–0  –
    Boston University0–0 –0–0  –
    Bucknell0–0 –0–0  –
    Colgate0–0 –0–0  –
    Holy Cross0–0 –0–0  –
    Lafayette0–0 –0–0  –
    Lehigh0–0 –0–0  –
    Loyola0–0 –0–0  –
    Navy0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 Patriot League tournament winner
    As of April 13, 2024
    Rankings from AP Poll
    2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Alabama0–0 –0–0  –
    Arkansas0–0 –0–0  –
    Auburn0–0 –0–0  –
    Florida0–0 –0–0  –
    Georgia0–0 –0–0  –
    Kentucky0–0 –0–0  –
    LSU0–0 –0–0  –
    Oklahoma0–0 –0–0  –
    Ole Miss0–0 –0–0  –
    Mississippi State0–0 –0–0  –
    Missouri0–0 –0–0  –
    South Carolina0–0 –0–0  –
    Tennessee0–0 –0–0  –
    Texas0–0 –0–0  –
    Texas A&M0–0 –0–0  –
    Vanderbilt0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 SEC tournament winner
    As of March 24, 2024
    Rankings from AP poll
    {{2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings}} {{2024–25 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Houston Christian0–0 –0–0  –
    Incarnate Word0–0 –0–0  –
    Lamar0–0 –0–0  –
    McNeese0–0 –0–0  –
    Nicholls0–0 –0–0  –
    New Orleans0–0 –0–0  –
    Northwestern State0–0 –0–0  –
    Southeastern Louisiana0–0 –0–0  –
    Stephen F. Austin0–0 –0–0  –
    Texas A&M–Commerce*0–0 –0–0  –
    Texas A&M–Corpus Christi0–0 –0–0  –
    UT Rio Grande Valley0–0 –0–0  –
    * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
    † 2025 Southland tournament winner
    {{2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Appalachian State0–0 –0–0  –
    Arkansas State0–0 –0–0  –
    Coastal Carolina0–0 –0–0  –
    Georgia Southern0–0 –0–0  –
    Georgia State0–0 –0–0  –
    James Madison0–0 –0–0  –
    Louisiana0–0 –0–0  –
    Louisiana–Monroe0–0 –0–0  –
    Marshall0–0 –0–0  –
    Old Dominion0–0 –0–0  –
    South Alabama0–0 –0–0  –
    Southern Miss0–0 –0–0  –
    Texas State0–0 –0–0  –
    Troy0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
    		 {{2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings}}
    2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Gonzaga0–0 –0–0  –
    Loyola Marymount0–0 –0–0  –
    Oregon State0–0 –0–0  –
    Pacific0–0 –0–0  –
    Pepperdine0–0 –0–0  –
    Portland0–0 –0–0  –
    Saint Mary's0–0 –0–0  –
    San Diego0–0 –0–0  –
    San Francisco0–0 –0–0  –
    Santa Clara0–0 –0–0  –
    Washington State0–0 –0–0  –
    † 2025 WCC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll

    Award winners

    Coaching changes

    Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.

    Team Former
    		 Interim
    		 New
    		 Reason

    See also
    • 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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