2025 NCAA Tournament: Thursday viewing guide, schedule, bracket, and open thread

It’s here! The 2025 NCAA Tournament begins in earnest today, as the Tide looks to repeat it feat of last season and earn another Final Four.

Here’s your printable bracket (click to embiggen):

Here’s an online version that is probably easier to read via mobile:

Here is the Bracket Pick’em Contest (you still have a few hours to sign up):

Here are some underdogs to consider for the first round:

Here is your Eastern Region preview:

And here is your schedule for the day:

• (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 State, 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

And this here is your open thread! Have fun and Roll Tide