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DAY 1 HAS CONCLUDED; FINAL 4 IS SET

In game 3, #2 UCLA defeats #7 Notre Dame by a score of 79-64. #2 UCLA moves on to face #3 North Carolina today at 2:30pm to see who will play for the 2025 National Championship game tomorrow at 1pm.

In game 4, #1 Ohio State takes down a tough #8 Boston College team by a score of 95-81. #1 Ohio State moves on to face the 2024 defending National Champions #4 James Madison today at 7:30pm. The winner will play in the National Championship game tomorrow at 1pm.

RESULTS AFTER GAME 2

In the first game of the day between the 2024 defending National Champions and current #4 James Madison takes down #5 Northeastern by a score of 62-59. They will move on to play the winner of our night game between Ohio State and Boston College.

In game 2, #3 North Carolina beats #6 Fairfield 91-79 to move on to the semi-finals and will play the winner of our third game between #2 UCLA and #7 Notre Dame.

BUCKEYES STILL #1; 8TH STRAIGHT POLL ON TOP

Ohio State stays #1 in the 24-25 NCBBA-M Tytan Athletics Week 23 Top 20 Poll. Ohio State received all 10 First Place votes.

UCLA moves up to #2, UNC-Chapel Hill up to #3, James Madison to #4, and Northeastern at #5 to round out the top-5 respectively.

The rest of the Top 20 got shaken up as 2 new teams enter after Regional weekend has ended.

Stay tuned… The next poll will be released on April 17th, Week 25, after the National Championship Tournament had concluded!

SELECTION SUNDAY

Congratulations to Boston College and Notre Dame on earning at-large bids to the 2025 NCBBA-M National Championship Tournament.  They will join…

  • James Madison University (Mid-Atlantic Region Champions)
  • University of North Carolina (South Atlantic Region Champions)
  • The Ohio State University (Great Lakes Region Champions)
  • Fairfield University (North Atlantic Region Champions)
  • Northeastern University (New England Region Champions)
  • UCLA (Pacific Region Champions)

The field is set and the Official 2025 NCBBA-M National Championship Tournament Bracket will be released tomorrow.

6 TICKETS ARE PUNCHED; 2 AT-LARGE BIDS WILL BE SELECTED TODAY

Congratulations to Fairfield for defeating Binghamton-White to win the North Atlantic Region. James Madison, the 2024 defending National Champions, will make their return to Erie to try and go back-to-back. They took down Villanova to win the Mid-Atlantic Regional. The number one team in the country, Ohio State, takes down Notre Dame to win the Great Lakes Regional. Finally, Northeastern returns to the National Championship after they took down Boston College on a buzzer beater to win the New England Regional.

Stay tuned… The 2 At-Large spots will be announced soon!

2 TICKETS PUNCHED FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP; DAY 1 HAS CONCLUDED

Congratulations to UNC-Chapel Hill for defeating Davidson by a score of 79-70 to become the South Atlantic Regional Champions!

Congratulations to UCLA for defeating UC Santa Barbara by a score of 84-55 to become the Pacific Regional Champion for the 3rd straight season!

Check out how the other 4 regionals went after Day 1 by clicking here! 

BUCKEYES #1; 7TH STRAIGHT POLL ON TOP

Ohio State stays #1 in the 24-25 NCBBA-M Tytan Athletics Week 22 Top 20 Poll. Ohio State received all 10 First Place votes.

Notre Dame moves up to #2, UCLA up to #3, Miami to #4, and UNC-Chapel Hill at #5 to round out the top-5 respectively.

The rest of the Top 20 got shaken up as 2 new teams enter heading into Regionals weekend.

Stay tuned… The next poll will be released on April 3rd, Week 23, after Regionals and a week before the National Championship Tournament.

2025 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CATERING SPONSOR

The NCBBA-M is happy to announce that Moe’s is returning as the official catering sponsor for the 24-25 National Championship!
All participating teams will be eligible for exclusive assistance & deals upon catering orders through Moe’s.

24-25 POST SEASON BOUND

The NCBBA-M would like to congratulate the following teams on earning a berth into the post-season regional tournaments.

  • Northeastern – New England East Conference Champions
  • Albany – New England West Conference Runner Ups
  • Rochester – North Atlantic West Conference Champions
  • Buffalo – North Atlantic West Conference Champions
  • Florida-Blue – South Atlantic South At-Large Bid
  • Notre Dame – Great Lakes North Conference Champions
  • Michigan – Great Lakes North Conference Runner Ups
  • Georgetown – Mid-Atlantic Central Conference Champions
  • Maryland – Mid-Atlantic Central Conference Runner Ups
  • Miami – South Atlantic South Conference Champions
  • Chico State – Pacific North Conference Runner Ups

Be sure to stay updated on all post season updates HERE: