2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season ended on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament that began with the First Four on March 18 and ended with the championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 7.

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Kansas Jayhawks
Regular season	November 4, 2024 − March 16, 2025
NCAA Tournament	2025
Tournament dates	March 18 – April 7, 2025
National Championship	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Champions	Florida Gators
Other champions	Chattanooga Mocs (NIT), Illinois State Redbirds (CBI)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Cooper Flagg, Duke Blue Devils
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Rule changes

On May 2, 2024, the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee proposed a few rule changes for the 2024–25 season. These changes were approved on June 6 by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel.^[1][2]

• Officials will be able to review whether a player's foot last touching the court was inbounds on a made shot before time expired. If a player's foot is determined to be out of bounds, officials would put the exact time of the violation on the game clock. However, if the shot is made and time remains on the game clock, a video review would not occur.
• A one-game suspension has been added to the ejection of any player, coach, or bench personnel who "disrespectfully contacts an official or makes a threat of physical intimidation or harm, to include pushing, shoving, spitting or attempting to make physical contact with an official".
• An experimental rule for the 2025 NIT will allow a coach to appeal out-of-bounds calls for video replay review in the last two minutes of games, pending NIT board approval.

Season headlines

• April 10, 2024 – Longtime head coach John Calipari left Kentucky after 15 years and was named the head coach at Arkansas.^[3]
• May 29 – Stephen F. Austin announced it would leave the Western Athletic Conference on July 1 to rejoin the Southland Conference after a three-year absence.^[4]
• July 1 – IUPUI's athletic teams renamed to Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indy) after the Indiana and Purdue university systems split the university into IU Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis.^[5]
• September 12 – The Pac-12 Conference, which had been reduced to two members after its remaining ten schools left for other power conferences, began a rebuilding process by announcing that Mountain West Conference members Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State would join the Pac-12 in 2026–27.^[6]
• September 24 – The Pac-12 Conference's rebuilding continued as Utah State would join the other Mountain West defectors in 2026–27.^[7]
• September 30 – Gonzaga announced it would leave the West Coast Conference to join the Pac-12 Conference for all sports except for football in 2026–27.^[8]
• October 1 – UTEP announced it would join the Mountain West Conference from Conference USA in 2026–27.^[9]
• October 9:^[10]
  • The NCAA Division I Council approved a proposal that reduced the duration of the transfer portal to 30 days. Going forward, the window opens on the day after the completion of the second round of the Division I men's tournament.
  • The Council also abolished the National Letter of Intent (NLI) program effective immediately. Written offers of athletics aid will replace the NLI.
  • The Council introduced a proposal that would shorten the transition periods for schools wishing to reclassify from Division II or Division III to Division I. If approved at the Council's January 2025 meeting, the transition periods for D-II and D-III schools would drop by a year, respectively, to three and four years.
• October 15 – The Mountain West Conference announced that Hawaiʻi, which has been a football-only member of that conference since 2012, would leave the Big West Conference in 2026 to become a full MW member.^[11]
• October 21 – The Associated Press released its preseason All-America team. Alabama guard Mark Sears was the leading vote-getter (54 of 55 possible votes), joined by guard R. J. Davis of North Carolina (51 votes), center Hunter Dickinson of Kansas (42), center Johni Broome of Auburn (34), freshman forward Cooper Flagg of Duke (24), and guard Caleb Love of Arizona (24). A tie in voting between Flagg and Love created a sixth spot on the preseason team.^[12]
• October 24 – South Florida head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim died unexpectedly at the age of 43.^[13]
• November 1 – The Mountain West Conference announced that Grand Canyon would join the conference no later than 2026 for all sports except for football.^[14] Grand Canyon's official announcement stated that it would not compete in the West Coast Conference, which it had previously been scheduled to join in July 2025, and that if MW bylaws allowed, it would join that conference in 2025.^[15] GCU would ultimately join the MW in July 2025.
• November 7 – The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the name change of the former Texas A&M University–Commerce to East Texas A&M University.^[16]
• December 10 – The Mountain West Conference announced that UC Davis would leave the Big West alongside Hawaiʻi to join in 2026 for all sports except for football, where they will remain in the Big Sky Conference as an affiliate.^[17]
• January 15, 2025 – The Division I Council adopted new criteria for divisional reclassification. Schools moving from Division II or III must meet objective measures of academic success and athletic financial aid. Reclassification periods are now three years for moves from Division II and four years for moves from Division III, contingent on schools meeting these new criteria.^[18]
• February 27 – The Horizon League announced that Northern Illinois would join the conference in 2026–27, coinciding with the football team's departure from the Mid-American Conference to the MW.^[19]
• March 19 - The Big West Conference announced that California Baptist would join the conference in 2026-2027.^[20]
• March 25 – Saint Francis announced that it would reclassify to NCAA Division III starting in 2026–27, when it will leave the Northeast Conference for the Presidents' Athletic Conference.^[21]

Milestones and records

• During the season, the following players reached the 2,000-career-point milestone: Grand Canyon guard Rayshon Harrison,^[22] Temple guard Jamal Mashburn Jr.,^[23] Saint Louis guard Gibson Jimerson,^[24] Baylor forward Norchad Omier,^[25] Arizona forward Trey Townsend,^[26] Villanova forward Eric Dixon,^[27] Saint Joseph's guard Erik Reynolds II,^[28] Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner, Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr., Butler guard Jahmyl Telfort, North Texas guard Atin Wright, Kansas guard Zeke Mayo, LSU guard Jordan Sears, Oral Roberts guard Issac McBride, Tulsa guard Keaston Willis, Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV, Minnesota forward Dawson Garcia, Eastern Kentucky forward Devontae Blanton, Marquette guard Kam Jones, Boise State forward Tyson Degenhart, Florida guard Alijah Martin and Alabama guard Chris Youngblood.
• November 12 – Bill Self became Kansas' all-time leader in wins after recording a 77–69 win over Michigan State in Atlanta. The win was his 591st with the Jayhawks, surpassing Phog Allen as the winngest coach in program history.^[29] On November 20, he won his 800th career game in an 84–66 home win over UNC Wilmington. Prior to Kansas, Self coached at Oral Roberts, Tulsa and Illinois.^[30]
• November 13 – Creighton coach Greg McDermott defeated Houston Christian 78–43 to became the school's all-time leader in wins with 328.^[31]
• November 18 – Kansas City defeated local NCCAA member Calvary 119–19, setting several school records, including most lopsided win and fewest points allowed. With the Roos having defeated another local NCCAA school, Kansas Christian, 124–36 on November 8, they became the first Division I men's team with two wins by 85 or more points in a single season.^[32]
• December 18 – Following a narrow 62–61 win at home against Davidson, Temple became the sixth college basketball program in history to earn 2,000 all-time wins, joining Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke and UCLA.^[33]
• January 7 – Following a 62–55 win at home against Georgia Tech, Syracuse became the seventh college program in history to earn 2,000 all-time wins.^[34]
• January 11 – Kansas basketball coach Bill Self won his 600th career game after a 54–40 defeat of Cincinnati.^[35] Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl became the school's leader in all time wins with 228 after a 66–63 defeat of South Carolina.^[36]
• January 22 – Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd won his 100th career game becoming the tenth-fastest coach to do so in a Power Conference after his 126th game.^[37]
• February 15 – Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo surpassed Bob Knight to become the winningest coach in conference games in Big Ten history with 354, following a 79–65 win on the road over Illinois.^[38]
• February 23 – Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe surpassed Perry Watson to become the winningest coach in conference games in Horizon history with 132, following a 91–86 win on the road over Cleveland State.^[39]

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 season was the last for five Division I schools and one Division II school in their respective conferences.

School	2024–25 conference	Future conference
Delaware	CAA	CUSA
Grand Canyon	WAC	MW
Missouri State	Missouri Valley	CUSA
New Haven	NE-10 (D–II)	NEC
Seattle	WAC	WCC
UMass	A-10	MAC

Arenas

New arenas

• Georgia Southern left the Hanner Fieldhouse, after 55 seasons, for the new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center.^[40] The team played its first game in the Hill Convocation Center on December 7, 2024 against North Florida, despite playing their first three home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse.
• St. Thomas played 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.^[41]
• Tarleton State played their final season at Wisdom Gym, where they have played since 1970, before moving to the new EECU Center, which will open in the 2025-26 season.^[42]
• 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.^[43]

Arenas of new D-I teams

• West Georgia began a transition from Division II to Division I, playing at its home since 2000, The Coliseum on the school's Carrollton, Georgia campus. The Wolves will be ineligible for NCAA-organized postseason play until 2028.
• Mercyhurst also started a transition from Division II to Division I, playing at its home since 1977, Mercyhurst Athletic Center on the school's Erie, Pennsylvania campus. The Lakers will also be ineligible for NCAA-organized postseason play until 2028.

Arena name changes

• September 2024:
  • The name of PNC Arena, the home arena of NC State, was changed to the Lenovo Center.
  • Tom Gola Arena, the home arena of La Salle, was renamed to John Glaser Arena after renovations were completed.
• October 2024:
  • The Greensboro Coliseum, home arena to UNC Greensboro, was renamed to First Horizon Coliseum.
  • Southern Indiana's Screaming Eagles Arena was renamed to Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles following a sponsorship deal with locally based Liberty Federal Credit Union. The renamed arena is not to be confused with Liberty Arena at Liberty University.^[44]

Other arena changes

• Bellarmine announced on August 28, 2024 that home games would return to campus at Knights Hall for the first time since 2019–20. The Knights had played in the interim at Freedom Hall on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center.^[45]

Seasonal outlook

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls

Pre-season polls

AP Ranking Team 1 Kansas (30) 2 Alabama (14) 3 UConn (11) 4 Houston (4) 5 Iowa State 6 Gonzaga (1) 7 Duke 8 Baylor 9 North Carolina 10 Arizona 11 Auburn 12 Tennessee 13 Texas A&M 14 Purdue 15 Creighton 16 Arkansas 17 Indiana 18 Marquette 19 Texas 20 Cincinnati 21 Florida 22 UCLA 23 Kentucky 24 Ole Miss 25 Rutgers

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Kansas (15) 2 Alabama (6) 3 UConn (6) 4 Houston (4) 5 Duke 6 Iowa State 7 Gonzaga 8 Baylor 9 Arizona 10 North Carolina 11 Auburn 12 Tennessee 13 Purdue 14 Creighton 15 Texas A&M 16 Arkansas 17 Marquette 18 Indiana 19 Texas 20 Cincinnati 21 Florida 22 UCLA 23 Kentucky 24 Illinois 25 Ole Miss

Final polls

AP Ranking Team 1 Florida (61) 2 Houston 3 Duke 4 Auburn 5 Tennessee 6 Alabama 7 Michigan State 8 Texas Tech 9 Maryland 10 Michigan 11 St. John's 12 Kentucky 13 BYU 14 Purdue 15 Arizona 16 Wisconsin 17 Iowa State 18 Ole Miss 19 Texas A&M 20 Arkansas 21 Louisville 22 Clemson 23 Gonzaga 24 Saint Mary's 25 Memphis

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Florida (31) 2 Houston 3 Duke 4 Auburn 5 Tennessee 6 Alabama 7 Michigan State 8 Texas Tech 9 Maryland 10 St. John's 11 Michigan 12 Purdue 13 Arizona 14 Kentucky 15 BYU 16 Wisconsin 17 Iowa State 18 Ole Miss 19 Texas A&M 20 Gonzaga 21 Louisville 22 Saint Mary's 23 Clemson 24 Creighton 25 Arkansas

Top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season

• Nov. 4, 2024
  • No. 6 Gonzaga defeated No. 8 Baylor, 101–63 (Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA)
• Nov. 8
  • No. 1 Kansas defeated No. 9 North Carolina, 92–89 (Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS)
• Nov. 25
  • No. 4 Auburn defeated No. 5 Iowa State, 83–81 (Maui Invitational – Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, HI)
• Nov. 26
  • No. 9 Alabama defeated No. 6 Houston, 85–80^OT (Players Era Festival – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, NV)
• Dec. 4
  • No. 6 Iowa State defeated No. 5 Marquette, 81–70 (Big East–Big 12 Battle – Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA)
  • No. 9 Duke defeated No. 2 Auburn, 84–78 (ACC–SEC Challenge – Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC)
• Dec. 7
  • No. 4 Kentucky defeated No. 7 Gonzaga, 90–89^OT (Battle in Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA)
• Jan. 4, 2025
  • No. 10 Kentucky defeated No. 6 Florida, 106–100 (Rivalry – Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY)
• Jan. 7
  • No. 8 Florida defeated No. 1 Tennessee, 73–43 (O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL)
• Jan. 11
  • No. 5 Alabama defeated No. 10 Texas A&M, 94–88 (Reed Arena, College Station, TX)
• Jan. 15
  • No. 2 Iowa State defeated No. 9 Kansas, 74–57 (Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA)
• Jan. 18
  • No. 4 Alabama defeated No. 8 Kentucky, 102–97 (Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY)
• Jan. 25
  • No. 1 Auburn defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 53–51 (Neville Arena, Auburn, AL)
• Feb. 1
  • No. 8 Tennessee defeated No. 5 Florida, 64–44 (Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN)
• Feb. 8
  • No. 6 Florida defeated No. 1 Auburn, 90–81 (Neville Arena, Auburn, AL)
• Feb. 15
  • No. 1 Auburn defeated No. 2 Alabama, 94–85 (Rivalry – Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL)
• Feb. 22
  • No. 6 Tennessee defeated No. 7 Texas A&M, 77–69 (Reed Arena, College Station, TX)
  • No. 5 Houston defeated No. 8 Iowa State, 68–59 (Fertitta Center, Houston, Texas)
• Feb. 24
  • No. 4 Houston defeated No. 10 Texas Tech, 69–61 (United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, TX)
• Mar. 1
  • No. 5 Tennessee defeated No. 6 Alabama, 79–76 (Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN)
• Mar. 5
  • No. 5 Florida defeated No. 7 Alabama, 99–94 (Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL)
• Mar. 8
  • No. 7 Alabama defeated No. 1 Auburn, 93–91^OT (Rivalry – Neville Arena, Auburn, AL)

Conference tournament

• Mar. 15
  • No. 8 Tennessee defeated No. 3 Auburn, 70–65 (SEC tournament – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN)
  • No. 4 Florida defeated No. 5 Alabama, 104–82 (SEC tournament – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN)
• Mar. 16
  • No. 4 Florida defeated No. 8 Tennessee, 86–77 (SEC tournament – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN)

Postseason tournament

• Mar. 29
  • No. 3 Florida defeated No. 9 Texas Tech, 84–79 (Elite Eight – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA)
  • No. 1 Duke defeated No. 7 Alabama, 85–65 (Elite Eight – Prudential Center, Newark, NJ)
• Mar. 30
  • No. 2 Houston defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 69–50 (Elite Eight – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN)
  • No. 4 Auburn defeated No. 8 Michigan State, 70–64 (Elite Eight – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA)
• Apr. 5
  • No. 3 Florida defeated No. 4 Auburn, 79–73 (Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, TX)
  • No. 2 Houston defeated No. 1 Duke, 70–67 (Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, TX)
• Apr. 7
  • No. 3 Florida defeated No. 2 Houston, 65–63 (National Championship Game – Alamodome, San Antonio, TX)

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

Names	Dates	Location	Teams	Champion	Runner-up	3rd-place winner
Greenbrier Tip-Off	November 15–24, 2024	The Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, WV)	8	Wisconsin (Mountain) UT Rio Grande Valley (River)	Pittsburgh (Mountain) Tennessee Tech (River)	LSU (Mountain) VMI (River)
Bahamas Championship	November 21−22, 2024	Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas)	4	Tennessee	Baylor	St. John's
Legends Classic	November 21−22, 2024	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Texas	Saint Joseph's	Texas Tech
Boardwalk Battle	November 21−23, 2024	Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL)	8	UC San Diego	Toledo	James Madison
Charleston Classic	November 21–24, 2024	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8	Drake	Vanderbilt	Seton Hall
Myrtle Beach Invitational	November 21–24, 2024	HTC Center (Conway, SC)	8	Bradley	Middle Tennessee	South Florida
Paradise Jam tournament	November 22−25, 2024	Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, USVI)	8	Liberty	McNeese	Kansas State
Cayman Islands Classic	November 24−26, 2024	John Gray Gymnasium (George Town, Cayman Islands)	8	Boston College	Boise State	South Dakota State
Sunshine Slam	November 25–26, 2024	Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL)	8	Clemson (Beach) Radford (Ocean)	Penn State (Beach) Purdue Fort Wayne (Ocean)	San Francisco (Beach) Drexel (Ocean)
Fort Myers Tip-Off	November 25–27, 2024	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (Fort Myers, FL)	8	Michigan (Beach) Miami (OH) (Palms)	Xavier (Beach) Mercer (Palms)	South Carolina (Beach) Jacksonville (Palms)
Maui Invitational	November 25–27, 2024	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8	Auburn	Memphis	Michigan State
Acrisure Holiday Invitational	November 26–27, 2024	Acrisure Arena (Palm Desert, CA)	4	SMU	Washington State	California Baptist
Cancún Challenge	November 26–27, 2024	Hard Rock Hotel – Riviera Maya (Cancún, Mexico)	8	Loyola Marymount (Riviera) Gardner–Webb (Mayan)	Wyoming (Riviera) Bethune–Cookman (Mayan)	Belmont (Riviera) Southeastern Louisiana (Mayan)
Players Era Festival	November 26–30, 2024	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, NV)	8	Oregon	Alabama	San Diego State
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 27−29, 2024	Imperial Arena (Paradise Island, Bahamas)	8	Oklahoma	Louisville	West Virginia
Acrisure Classic	November 28−29, 2024	Acrisure Arena (Palm Desert, CA)	4	Arizona State	Saint Mary's	New Mexico
Acrisure Invitational	November 28−29, 2024	Acrisure Arena (Palm Desert, CA)	4	Washington	Santa Clara	Colorado State
ESPN Events Invitational	November 28−29, 2024	State Farm Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	4	Florida	Wichita State	Wake Forest
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 28−29, 2024	State Farm Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	4	Utah State	North Texas	St. Bonaventure
Rady Children's Invitational	November 28−29, 2024	LionTree Arena (San Diego, CA)	4	Purdue	Ole Miss	BYU
Arizona Tip-Off	November 28−30, 2024	Mullett Arena (Tempe, AZ)	8	Butler (Cactus) Weber State (Desert)	Mississippi State (Cactus) Pepperdine (Desert)	Northwestern (Cactus) Bowling Green (Desert)
Western Slam	November 28–30, 2024	VisitLethbridge.com Arena	4	UC Irvine	Kent State	Kennesaw State
Big 5 Classic	November 12−December 7, 2024	Wells Fargo Center (final rounds) (Philadelphia, PA)	6	Saint Joseph's	La Salle	Villanova
Sun Bowl Invitational	December 20−21, 2024	Don Haskins Center (El Paso, TX)	4	UTEP	Yale	Akron
Diamond Head Classic	December 22−25, 2024	Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)	8	Nebraska	Oregon State	Hawaii

Head-to-head conference challenges

Conference matchup	Dates	Conference winner	Conference loser	Record
ACC–SEC Challenge	December 3−4	SEC	ACC	14–2
ASUN–SoCon Challenge	November 4 – December 16	SoCon	ASUN	11–9
Big Sky–Summit Challenge	December 4−7	Summit	Big Sky	11–7
Big East–Big 12 Battle	December 3−8	Big 12	Big East	6–5
Conference USA–WAC Challenge	November 9 − December 30	CUSA	WAC	14–4
MAC–SBC Challenge	November 4 – February 8	Tied		12–12

Upsets

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event	Notes
UCF	64–61	No. 13 Texas A&M	November 4, 2024
Ohio State	80–72	No. 19 Texas		Hall of Fame Series – Las Vegas
New Mexico	72–64	No. 22 UCLA	November 8, 2024	Las Vegas Hoopfest	Game played in Henderson, NV
Wisconsin	103–88	No. 9 Arizona	November 15, 2024
Nebraska	74–63	No. 14 Creighton	November 22, 2024	Rivalry
Georgia	66–63	No. 22 St. John's	November 24, 2024	Atlantis Resort Series	Game played at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas
Kennesaw State	79–77	No. 24 Rutgers			First win over an AP Top 25 opponent in school history
Memphis	99–97OT	No. 2 UConn	November 25, 2024	Maui Invitational
San Diego State	71–53	No. 21 Creighton	November 26, 2024	Players Era Festival
Colorado	73–72	No. 2 UConn		Maui Invitational
Oregon	80–70	No. 20 Texas A&M		Players Era Festival
Louisville	89–61	No. 14 Indiana	November 27, 2024	Battle 4 Atlantis
West Virginia	86–78OT	No. 3 Gonzaga			First overtime win for West Virginia since 2019
Michigan	78–53	No. 22 Xavier		Fort Myers Tip-Off
Michigan State	94–91OT	No. 12 North Carolina		Maui Invitational
Dayton	85–67	No. 2 UConn			First top 2 team to lose to unranked opponent for three consecutive days
Illinois	90–77	No. 19 Arkansas	November 28, 2024	Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase	Game played in Kansas City, MO
Oklahoma	82–77	No. 24 Arizona		Battle 4 Atlantis
West Virginia	83–76OT		November 29, 2024
Butler	87–77	No. 25 Mississippi State		Arizona Tip-Off
San Diego State	73–70OT	No. 6 Houston	November 30, 2024	Players Era Festival
Oregon	83–81	No. 9 Alabama
Villanova	68–60	No. 14 Cincinnati	December 3, 2024	Big East–Big 12 Battle
Michigan	67–64	No. 11 Wisconsin
Clemson	70–66	No. 4 Kentucky		ACC–SEC Challenge
Creighton	76–63	No. 1 Kansas	December 4, 2024	Big East–Big 12 Battle
Mississippi State	90–57	No. 18 Pittsburgh		ACC–SEC Challenge
Penn State	81–70	No. 8 Purdue	December 5, 2024
Northwestern	70–66OT	No. 19 Illinois	December 6, 2024	Rivalry
Missouri	76–67	No. 1 Kansas	December 8, 2024	Border War
Arkansas State	85–72	No. 16 Memphis
UCLA	73–71	No. 12 Oregon
Illinois	86–80	No. 20 Wisconsin	December 10, 2024
Arkansas	89–87	No. 14 Michigan		Jimmy V Classic
Memphis	87–82OT	No. 16 Clemson	December 14, 2024
Dayton	71–63	No. 6 Marquette
South Carolina	91–88OT	No. 25 Clemson	December 17, 2024	Rivalry
Mississippi State	79–66	No. 21 Memphis	December 21, 2024
North Carolina	76–74	No. 18 UCLA		CBS Sports Classic
Ohio State	85–65	No. 4 Kentucky
Memphis	87–70	No. 16 Ole Miss	December 28, 2024	Rivalry
Utah State	67–66	No. 20 San Diego State
Kansas State	70–67	No. 16 Cincinnati	December 30, 2024
West Virginia	62–61	No. 7 Kansas	December 31, 2024		First win at Allen Fieldhouse
Nebraska	66–58	No. 15 UCLA	January 4, 2025
Arizona	72–67	No. 16 Cincinnati
	75–56	No. 21 West Virginia	January 7, 2025
No. 8 Florida	73–43	No. 1 Tennessee			Worst loss by an unbeaten AP No. 1 since 1968
Georgia	82–69	No. 6 Kentucky
Villanova	68–66	No. 9 UConn	January 8, 2025
Maryland	79–61	No. 22 UCLA	January 10, 2025
USC	82–72	No. 13 Illinois	January 11, 2025		First win over a ranked team on the road since 2010
Georgia	72–62	No. 17 Oklahoma
Missouri	83–82	No. 5 Florida	January 14, 2025
Arizona	81–70	No. 25 Baylor
UNLV	65–62	No. 22 Utah State	January 15, 2025
Minnesota	84–81OT	No. 20 Michigan	January 16, 2025
Temple	88–81	No. 18 Memphis
Oregon State	97–89OT	No. 16 Gonzaga
Creighton	68–63	No. 14 UConn	January 18, 2025
Xavier	59–57	No. 7 Marquette
Vanderbilt	76–75	No. 6 Tennessee		Rivalry
West Virginia	64–57	No. 2 Iowa State
Santa Clara	103–99	No. 16 Gonzaga
TCU	74–71	No. 25 Baylor	January 19, 2025
Ohio State	73–70	No. 11 Purdue	January 21, 2025
Arizona State	65–57	No. 23 West Virginia
Texas	61–53	No. 22 Missouri
UCLA	85–83	No. 18 Wisconsin
Maryland	91–70	No. 17 Illinois	January 23, 2025
Vanderbilt	74–69	No. 9 Kentucky	January 25, 2025
Texas	70–69	No. 13 Texas A&M		Lone Star Showdown
Minnesota	77–69	No. 15 Oregon
Kansas State	73–60	No. 23 West Virginia
Xavier	76–72	No. 19 UConn
Arizona	86–75OT	No. 3 Iowa State	January 27, 2025
Maryland	76–68	No. 17 Wisconsin	January 29, 2025
Nebraska	80–74OT	No. 18 Illinois	January 30, 2025
UCLA	78–52	No. 16 Oregon
Kansas State	80–61	No. 3 Iowa State	February 1, 2025
Oklahoma	97–67	No. 24 Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech	77–70	No. 21 Louisville
Baylor	81–70	No. 11 Kansas			Largest comeback win for Baylor since November 2016 of a 21-point deficit, and this would be the largest blown lead for Kansas in program history.
USC	70–64	No. 7 Michigan State
Arkansas	89–79	No. 12 Kentucky			John Calipari's first game at Rupp Arena as Arkansas head coach
Nebraska	77–71	No. 16 Oregon	February 2, 2025
UCLA	63–61	No. 9 Michigan State	February 4, 2025
Rutgers	82–73	No. 23 Illinois	February 5, 2025
Ohio State	73–70	No. 18 Maryland	February 6, 2025
Kansas State	81–73	No. 16 Kansas	February 8, 2025	Sunflower Showdown
Creighton	77–67	No. 11 Marquette
No. 6 Florida	90–81	No. 1 Auburn			First road win over an AP No. 1 in program history
Clemson	77–71	No. 2 Duke
Kansas State	73–70	No. 13 Arizona	February 11, 2025
Indiana	71–67	No. 11 Michigan State
UConn	70–66	No. 24 Creighton
Villanova	73–71	No. 9 St. John's	February 12, 2025
Texas	82–78	No. 15 Kentucky	February 15, 2025
Utah	74–67	No. 17 Kansas
Wichita State	84–79OT	No. 14 Memphis	February 16, 2025
TCU	69–66	No. 9 Texas Tech	February 18, 2025
BYU	91–57	No. 23 Kansas
Villanova	81–66	No. 16 Marquette	February 21, 2025
Oregon	77–73OT	No. 11 Wisconsin	February 22, 2025
Oklahoma	93–87	No. 21 Mississippi State
Vanderbilt	77–72	No. 24 Ole Miss
Arkansas	92–85	No. 15 Missouri
BYU	96–95	No. 19 Arizona
Indiana	73–58	No. 13 Purdue	February 23, 2025	Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup
Georgia	88–83	No. 3 Florida	February 25, 2025
Oklahoma State	74–68	No. 9 Iowa State
Vanderbilt	86–84	No. 12 Texas A&M	February 26, 2025
Vanderbilt	97–93OT	No. 14 Missouri	March 1, 2025
Illinois	93–73	No. 15 Michigan	March 2, 2025
Texas	87–82OT	No. 25 Mississippi State	March 4, 2025
No. 22 Texas A&M	83–72	No. 1 Auburn			First win over an AP No. 1 team in program history
Oklahoma	96–84	No. 15 Missouri	March 5, 2025
UConn	72–66	No. 20 Marquette
Ole Miss	78–76	No. 4 Tennessee
Illinois	88–80	No. 18 Purdue	March 7, 2025
Arkansas	93–92	No. 25 Mississippi State	March 8, 2025
Penn State	86–75	No. 12 Wisconsin			First win at Wisconsin since 1995
No. 7 Alabama	93–91OT	No. 1 Auburn		Rivalry
Kansas	83–76	No. 24 Arizona
Gonzaga	58–51	No. 19 Saint Mary's	March 11, 2025	West Coast Tournament	Gonzaga was a 3.5-point favorite in at least one Las Vegas sportsbook.[46]
Texas	94–892OT	No. 14 Texas A&M	March 13, 2025	SEC Tournament
Arizona	86–80	No. 9 Texas Tech	March 14, 2025	Big 12 Tournament

In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there were six non-Division I teams that defeated a Division I team during the season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event	Notes
Xavier (LA) (NAIA)	62–56[47]	Alcorn State	November 9, 2024
Rogers State (Division II)	69–68[48]	Oral Roberts	November 25, 2024
Michigan Tech (Division II)	72–70[49]	Green Bay	December 18, 2024
UNT Dallas (NAIA)	69–68[50]	Rice	December 19, 2024
Bowie State (Division II)	76–73[51]	Howard	January 15, 2025
Morehouse (Division II)	79–76[52]		January 20, 2025

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 31 active Division I athletic conferences ended its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference received 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 received 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	Bryant	Earl Timberlake, Bryant[53]	Phil Martelli Jr., Bryant[53]	2025 America East men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Bryant
American Athletic Conference	Memphis	PJ Haggerty, Memphis[54]	Penny Hardaway, Memphis Amir Abdur-Rahim, South Florida[54]	2025 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX)	Memphis
Atlantic Sun Conference	Lipscomb[a] & North Alabama	Jacob Ognacevic, Lipscomb[55]	Lennie Acuff, Lipscomb[55]	2025 ASUN men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Lipscomb
Atlantic 10 Conference	VCU[a] & George Mason	Max Shulga, VCU[56]	Tony Skinn, George Mason[56]	2025 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)	VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	Cooper Flagg, Duke[57]	Pat Kelsey, Louisville[57]	2025 ACC men's basketball tournament	Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC)	Duke
Big 12 Conference	Houston	JT Toppin, Texas Tech[58]	Kelvin Sampson, Houston[58]	2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)	Houston
Big East Conference	St. John's	RJ Luis Jr., St. John's[59]	Rick Pitino, St. John's[59]	2025 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)	St. John's
Big Sky Conference	Montana & Northern Colorado[a]	Dylan Darling, Idaho State[60]	Travis DeCuire, Montana[60]	2025 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID)	Montana
Big South Conference	High Point	Taje' Kelly, Charleston Southern[61]	Alan Huss, High Point[61]	2025 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Freedom Hall Civic Center (Johnson City, TN)	High Point
Big Ten Conference	Michigan State	Braden Smith, Purdue[62]	Tom Izzo, Michigan State[62]	2025 Big Ten men's basketball tournament	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)	Michigan
Big West Conference	UC San Diego	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, UC San Diego[63]	Eric Olen, UC San Diego	2025 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Lee's Family Forum (Henderson, NV)	UC San Diego
Coastal Athletic Association	Towson	Tyler Tejada, Towson[64]	Pat Skerry, Towson[64]	2025 CAA men's basketball tournament	CareFirst Arena (Washington, DC)	UNC Wilmington
Conference USA	Liberty	Jaron Pierre Jr., Jacksonville State[65]	Ray Harper, Jacksonville State[65]	2025 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	Propst Arena (Huntsville, AL)	Liberty
Horizon League	Robert Morris	Alvaro Folgueiras, Robert Morris[66]	Andy Toole, Robert Morris[66]	2025 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Corteva Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)	Robert Morris
Ivy League	Yale	Bez Mbeng, Yale[67]	Dartmouth (head coach: David McLaughlin)[67][b]	2025 Ivy League men's basketball tournament	Pizzitola Sports Center (Providence, RI)	Yale
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Quinnipiac	Amarri Monroe, Quinnipiac[68]	Tom Pecora, Quinnipiac[68]	2025 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)	Mount St. Mary's
Mid-American Conference	Akron	Nate Johnson, Akron[69]	John Groce, Akron[69]	2025 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament	Rocket Arena (Cleveland, OH)	Akron
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Norfolk State[a] & South Carolina State	Blake Harper, Howard[70]	Erik Martin, South Carolina State[70]	2025 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	Norfolk State
Missouri Valley Conference	Drake	Bennett Stirtz, Drake[71]	Ben McCollum, Drake[71]	2025 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO)	Drake
Mountain West Conference	New Mexico	Donovan Dent, New Mexico[72]	Richard Pitino, New Mexico[72]	2025 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	Colorado State
Northeast Conference	Central Connecticut	Jordan Jones, Central Connecticut[73]	Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut[73]	2025 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Saint Francis
Ohio Valley Conference	Southeast Missouri State	Ray'Sean Taylor, SIU Edwardsville[74]	Brad Korn, Southeast Missouri State[74]	2025 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)	SIU Edwardsville
Patriot League	American & Bucknell[a]	Noah Williamson, Bucknell[75]	John Griffin III, Bucknell[75]	2025 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	American
Southeastern Conference	Auburn	Johni Broome, Auburn[76]	Bruce Pearl, Auburn[76]	2025 SEC men's basketball tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)	Florida
Southern Conference	Chattanooga	Quimari Peterson, ETSU[77]	Dan Earl, Chattanooga [77]	2025 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)	Wofford
Southland Conference	McNeese	Javohn Garcia, McNeese[78]	Will Wade, McNeese[78]	2025 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	The Legacy Center (Lake Charles, LA)	McNeese
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Southern	Sterling Young, Florida A&M[79]	Kevin Johnson, Southern[79]	2025 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Gateway Center Arena (College Park, GA)	Alabama State
Summit League	Omaha	Marquel Sutton, Omaha[80]	Chris Crutchfield, Omaha[80]	2025 Summit League men's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)	Omaha
Sun Belt Conference	Arkansas State, James Madison, South Alabama,[a] & Troy	Tayton Conerway, Troy[81]	Richie Riley, South Alabama[81]	2025 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)	Troy
West Coast Conference	Saint Mary's	Augustas Marčiulionis, Saint Mary's[82]	Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's[82]	2025 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Utah Valley	Dominick Nelson, Utah Valley[83]	Todd Phillips, Utah Valley[83]	2025 WAC men's basketball tournament		Grand Canyon

1. Top seed in conference tournament.
2. The Ivy League presents its top coaching honor to an entire staff instead of the head coach, although that coach is specifically named in the award announcement.

Postseason tournaments

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The NCAA tournament tipped off on March 18, 2025 with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty-one of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conferences' tournaments. The remaining 37 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Final Four – Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, hosted the NCAA men's Final Four.

See also: San Antonio

	National Semifinals April 5					National Championship April 7
	S1	Auburn	73
	W1	Florida	79
						W1	Florida	65
						MW1	Houston	63
	E1	Duke	67
	MW1	Houston	70

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	No. 12 Colorado State defeated No. 5 Memphis 78–70 No. 11 Drake defeated No. 6 Missouri 67–57 No. 10 Arkansas defeated No. 7 Kansas 79–72	No. 12 McNeese defeated No. 5 Clemson 69–67	No. 10 New Mexico defeated No. 7 Marquette 75–66	None
Round of 32	No. 10 Arkansas defeated No. 2 St. John's 75–66	None	No. 6 Ole Miss defeated No. 3 Iowa State 91–78	No. 6 BYU defeated No. 3 Wisconsin 91–89
Sweet 16	None	None	None	None
Elite 8	None	None	None	None
Final 4	None
National Championship	None

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2025 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate. Eleven teams were given exempt bids based on a ranking index, and 21 other teams were invited for winning their conference regular seasons or at-large bids. The first three rounds were played at campus sites, with the semifinals and final taking place at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Semifinals and final

Semifinals and final

	Semifinals April 1 Hinkle Fieldhouse					Final April 3 Hinkle Fieldhouse
	2	North Texas	67
	1	UC Irvine	69
						1	UC Irvine	84OT
							Chattanooga	85
		Loyola Chicago	73
		Chattanooga	80

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2025 College Basketball Invitational

After the NCAA tournament field was announced, the College Basketball Invitational invited 11 teams to participate at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Semifinals and finals

	Semifinals March 25					Championship March 26
	Illinois State		78
	Incarnate Word		73
						Illinois State		79
						Cleveland State		68
	Florida Gulf Coast		65
	Cleveland State		72

College Basketball Crown

Main article: 2025 College Basketball Crown

After the NCAA tournament field was announced, the College Basketball Crown tournament invited 16 teams to participate at the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

Semifinals and finals

	Semifinals April 5					Championship April 6
	Boise State		79
	Nebraska		89
						Nebraska		77
						UCF		66
	UCF		104
	Villanova		98OT

Conference standings

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bryant † 14 – 2   .875 23 – 12   .657 Vermont 13 – 3   .813 21 – 12   .636 Maine 10 – 6   .625 20 – 14   .588 Albany 8 – 8   .500 17 – 16   .515 Binghamton 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469 UMass Lowell 6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531 New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 8 – 24   .250 UMBC 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406 NJIT 3 – 13   .188 6 – 25   .194 † 2025 AmEast tournament winner	2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 25 Memphis † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829 North Texas 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750 UAB 13 – 5   .722 24 – 13   .649 Tulane 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559 Florida Atlantic 10 – 8   .556 18 – 16   .529 East Carolina 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576 Temple 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531 Wichita State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 South Florida 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 Tulsa 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394 UTSA 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 Rice 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406 Charlotte 3 – 15   .167 11 – 22   .333 † 2025 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT VCU † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800 George Mason 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750 Dayton 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676 Loyola Chicago 12 – 6   .667 25 – 12   .676 Saint Louis 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559 Saint Joseph's 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629 George Washington 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618 St. Bonaventure 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647 Duquesne 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 Rhode Island 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581 UMass 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375 Davidson 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515 Richmond 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313 La Salle 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424 Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 21   .364 † 2025 A-10 tournament winner
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Duke † 19 – 1   .950 35 – 4   .897 No. 21 Louisville 18 – 2   .900 27 – 8   .771 No. 22 Clemson 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794 Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656 North Carolina 13 – 7   .650 23 – 14   .622 SMU 13 – 7   .650 24 – 11   .686 Stanford 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600 Georgia Tech 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500 Virginia 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469 Virginia Tech 8 – 12   .400 13 – 19   .406 Florida State 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531 Notre Dame 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455 Pittsburgh 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531 Syracuse 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424 California 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424 NC State 5 – 15   .250 12 – 19   .387 Boston College 4 – 16   .200 12 – 19   .387 Miami (FL) 3 – 17   .150 7 – 24   .226 † 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lipscomb † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714 North Alabama 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686 Florida Gulf Coast 13 – 5   .722 19 – 15   .559 Jacksonville 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576 Eastern Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 Queens* 11 – 7   .611 20 – 15   .571 Austin Peay 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424 North Florida 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469 Stetson 6 – 12   .333 8 – 24   .250 Central Arkansas 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273 West Georgia* 4 – 14   .222 6 – 25   .194 Bellarmine 2 – 16   .111 5 – 26   .161 † 2025 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II	2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Houston † 19 – 1   .950 35 – 5   .875 No. 8 Texas Tech 15 – 5   .750 28 – 9   .757 No. 15 Arizona 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649 No. 13 BYU 14 – 6   .700 26 – 10   .722 No. 17 Iowa State 13 – 7   .650 25 – 10   .714 Kansas 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618 Baylor 10 – 10   .500 20 – 15   .571 West Virginia 10 – 10   .500 19 – 13   .594 TCU 9 – 11   .450 16 – 16   .500 Kansas State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485 Utah 8 – 12   .400 16 – 17   .485 Oklahoma State 7 – 13   .350 17 – 18   .486 Cincinnati 7 – 13   .350 19 – 16   .543 UCF 7 – 13   .350 20 – 17   .541 Arizona State 4 – 16   .200 13 – 20   .394 Colorado 3 – 17   .150 14 – 21   .400 † 2025 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 11 St. John's † 18 – 2   .900 31 – 5   .861 Creighton 15 – 5   .750 25 – 11   .694 UConn 14 – 6   .700 24 – 11   .686 Xavier 13 – 7   .650 22 – 12   .647 Marquette 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676 Villanova 11 – 9   .550 21 – 15   .583 Georgetown 8 – 12   .400 18 – 16   .529 Providence 6 – 14   .300 12 – 20   .375 Butler 6 – 14   .300 15 – 20   .429 DePaul 4 – 16   .200 14 – 20   .412 Seton Hall 2 – 18   .100 7 – 25   .219 † 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Colorado 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714 Montana † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714 Portland State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594 Idaho State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500 Montana State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 18   .455 Idaho 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424 Northern Arizona 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529 Eastern Washington 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 Weber State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 22   .353 Sacramento State 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219 † 2025 Big Sky tournament winner	2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT High Point † 14 – 2   .875 29 – 6   .829 UNC Asheville 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656 Winthrop 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676 Radford 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606 Presbyterian 7 – 9   .438 14 – 19   .424 Longwood 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563 Charleston Southern 6 – 10   .375 10 – 22   .313 Gardner–Webb 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355 USC Upstate 2 – 14   .125 6 – 26   .188 † 2025 Big South tournament winner
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 Michigan State 17 – 3   .850 30 – 7   .811 No. 9 Maryland 14 – 6   .700 27 – 9   .750 No. 10 Michigan † 14 – 6   .700 27 – 10   .730 UCLA 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676 No. 16 Wisconsin 13 – 7   .650 27 – 10   .730 No. 14 Purdue 13 – 7   .650 24 – 12   .667 Illinois 12 – 8   .600 22 – 13   .629 Oregon 12 – 8   .600 25 – 10   .714 Indiana 10 – 10   .500 19 – 13   .594 Ohio State 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531 Rutgers 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469 Minnesota 7 – 13   .350 15 – 17   .469 Northwestern 7 – 13   .350 17 – 16   .515 USC 7 – 13   .350 17 – 18   .486 Iowa 7 – 13   .350 17 – 16   .515 Nebraska 7 – 13   .350 21 – 14   .600 Penn State 6 – 14   .300 16 – 15   .516 Washington 4 – 16   .200 13 – 18   .419 † 2025 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC San Diego † 18 – 2   .900 30 – 5   .857 UC Irvine 17 – 3   .850 32 – 7   .821 UC Riverside 14 – 6   .700 21 – 13   .618 Cal State Northridge 14 – 6   .700 22 – 11   .667 UC Santa Barbara 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618 UC Davis 9 – 11   .450 15 – 17   .469 Cal Poly 8 – 12   .400 16 – 19   .457 Cal State Bakersfield 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424 Hawai'i 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484 Long Beach State 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219 Cal State Fullerton 1 – 19   .050 6 – 26   .188 † 2025 Big West tournament winner	2024–25 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Towson 16 – 2   .889 22 – 11   .667 UNC Wilmington † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771 Charleston 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727 William & Mary 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531 Campbell 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469 Monmouth 10 – 8   .556 13 – 20   .394 Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531 Drexel 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 Elon 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Hampton 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Hofstra 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455 Delaware 5 – 13   .278 16 – 20   .444 Stony Brook 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250 North Carolina A&T 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219 † 2025 CAA tournament winner
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Liberty † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800 Jacksonville State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 13   .639 Middle Tennessee 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647 Kennesaw State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576 New Mexico State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531 Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625 Western Kentucky 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531 UTEP 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545 Sam Houston 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 FIU 3 – 15   .167 10 – 23   .303 † 2025 CUSA tournament winner	2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Robert Morris † 15 – 5   .750 26 – 9   .743 Cleveland State 14 – 6   .700 23 – 13   .639 Milwaukee 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656 Youngstown State 13 – 7   .650 21 – 13   .618 Purdue Fort Wayne 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594 Oakland 11 – 9   .550 16 – 18   .471 Northern Kentucky 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515 Wright State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455 IU Indy 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313 Detroit Mercy 4 – 16   .200 8 – 24   .250 Green Bay 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125 † 2025 Horizon League tournament winner	2024–25 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Yale † 13 – 1   .929 22 – 8   .733 Cornell 9 – 5   .643 18 – 11   .621 Dartmouth 8 – 6   .571 14 – 14   .500 Princeton 8 – 6   .571 19 – 11   .633 Harvard 7 – 7   .500 12 – 15   .444 Brown 6 – 8   .429 14 – 13   .519 Penn 4 – 10   .286 8 – 19   .296 Columbia 1 – 13   .071 12 – 15   .444 † 2025 Ivy League tournament winner
2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Quinnipiac 15 – 5   .750 20 – 13   .606 Merrimack 14 – 6   .700 18 – 15   .545 Marist 13 – 7   .650 20 – 10   .667 Iona 12 – 8   .600 17 – 17   .500 Manhattan 12 – 8   .600 17 – 14   .548 Mount St. Mary's † 12 – 8   .600 23 – 13   .639 Sacred Heart 10 – 10   .500 15 – 18   .455 Rider 9 – 11   .450 14 – 19   .424 Siena 9 – 11   .450 14 – 18   .438 Fairfield 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375 Saint Peter's 7 – 13   .350 12 – 16   .429 Niagara 6 – 14   .300 11 – 20   .355 Canisius 3 – 17   .150 3 – 28   .097 † 2025 MAAC tournament winner	2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Akron † 17 – 1   .944 28 – 7   .800 Miami (OH) 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735 Kent State 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667 Toledo 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545 Ohio 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500 Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375 Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Bowling Green 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438 Ball State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 Buffalo 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290 Northern Illinois 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194 † 2025 MAC tournament winner	2024–25 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Norfolk State † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 11   .686 South Carolina State 11 – 3   .786 20 – 13   .606 Delaware State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 14   .533 Howard 7 – 7   .500 12 – 20   .375 Morgan State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 18   .438 North Carolina Central 6 – 8   .429 14 – 19   .424 Coppin State 4 – 10   .286 6 – 24   .200 Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 12   .143 6 – 25   .194 † 2025 MEAC tournament winner
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Drake † 17 – 3   .850 31 – 4   .886 Bradley 15 – 5   .750 28 – 9   .757 Northern Iowa 14 – 6   .700 20 – 13   .606 Belmont 13 – 7   .650 22 – 11   .667 Illinois State 10 – 10   .500 22 – 14   .611 UIC 10 – 10   .500 17 – 14   .548 Murray State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485 Southern Illinois 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424 Indiana State 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438 Evansville 8 – 12   .400 11 – 21   .344 Valparaiso 6 – 14   .300 15 – 19   .441 Missouri State 2 – 18   .100 9 – 23   .281 † 2025 MVC tournament winner	2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Mexico 17 – 3   .850 27 – 8   .771 Colorado State † 16 – 4   .800 26 – 10   .722 Utah State 15 – 5   .750 26 – 8   .765 San Diego State 14 – 6   .700 21 – 10   .677 Boise State 14 – 6   .700 26 – 11   .703 UNLV 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545 Nevada 8 – 12   .400 17 – 16   .515 San Jose State 7 – 13   .350 15 – 20   .429 Wyoming 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375 Fresno State 2 – 18   .100 6 – 26   .188 Air Force 1 – 19   .050 4 – 28   .125 † 2025 Mountain West tournament winner	2024–25 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Central Connecticut 14 – 2   .875 25 – 7   .781 LIU 12 – 4   .750 17 – 16   .515 Mercyhurst ** 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484 Saint Francis † 8 – 8   .500 16 – 18   .471 Fairleigh Dickinson 8 – 8   .500 13 – 20   .394 Stonehill * 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469 Wagner 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467 Chicago State 4 – 12   .250 4 – 28   .125 Le Moyne * 4 – 12   .250 9 – 23   .281 † 2025 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ** ineligible for both the 2025 NEC tournament and the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southeast Missouri State 15 – 5   .750 21 – 12   .636 SIU Edwardsville † 13 – 7   .650 22 – 12   .647 Tennessee State 12 – 8   .600 17 – 16   .515 Little Rock 12 – 8   .600 19 – 14   .576 Tennessee Tech 10 – 10   .500 15 – 17   .469 Lindenwood* 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485 Morehead State 10 – 10   .500 15 – 17   .469 UT Martin 9 – 11   .450 14 – 19   .424 Eastern Illinois 8 – 12   .400 12 – 19   .387 Western Illinois 6 – 14   .300 12 – 19   .387 Southern Indiana* 5 – 15   .250 10 – 20   .333 † 2025 OVC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period	2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bucknell 13 – 5   .722 18 – 15   .545 American † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629 Colgate 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424 Boston University 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500 Navy 10 – 8   .556 15 – 19   .441 Army 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515 Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394 Loyola 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 Lehigh 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367 Holy Cross 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406 † 2025 Patriot League tournament winner	2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Auburn 15 – 3   .833 32 – 6   .842 No. 1 Florida † 14 – 4   .778 36 – 4   .900 No. 6 Alabama 13 – 5   .722 28 – 9   .757 No. 5 Tennessee 12 – 6   .667 30 – 8   .789 No. 19 Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676 No. 12 Kentucky 10 – 8   .556 24 – 12   .667 Missouri 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647 No. 18 Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 24 – 12   .667 No. 20 Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 22 – 14   .611 Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618 Georgia 8 – 10   .444 20 – 13   .606 Vanderbilt 8 – 10   .444 20 – 13   .606 Texas 6 – 12   .333 19 – 16   .543 Oklahoma 6 – 12   .333 20 – 14   .588 LSU 3 – 15   .167 14 – 18   .438 South Carolina 2 – 16   .111 12 – 20   .375 † 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southern 15 – 3   .833 20 – 12   .625 Jackson State 14 – 4   .778 16 – 18   .471 Bethune–Cookman 13 – 5   .722 17 – 16   .515 Texas Southern 12 – 6   .667 15 – 17   .469 Alabama State † 12 – 6   .667 20 – 16   .556 Alcorn State 11 – 7   .611 11 – 21   .344 Florida A&M 10 – 8   .556 14 – 17   .452 Grambling State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 22   .353 Alabama A&M 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 Prairie View A&M 4 – 14   .222 5 – 27   .156 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 – 15   .167 6 – 25   .194 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 17   .056 3 – 28   .097 † 2025 SWAC tournament winner	2024–25 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Chattanooga 15 – 3   .833 29 – 9   .763 UNC Greensboro 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625 East Tennessee State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 13   .594 Samford 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667 Furman 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714 Wofford † 10 – 8   .556 19 – 16   .543 VMI 7 – 11   .389 15 – 19   .441 Mercer 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424 Western Carolina 4 – 14   .222 8 – 22   .267 The Citadel 0 – 18   .000 5 – 25   .167 † 2025 SoCon tournament winner	2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT McNeese † 19 – 1   .950 28 – 7   .800 Lamar 14 – 6   .700 20 – 13   .606 Nicholls 13 – 7   .650 20 – 13   .606 Northwestern State 12 – 8   .600 16 – 16   .500 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 12 – 8   .600 20 – 14   .588 Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563 Incarnate Word 9 – 11   .450 19 – 17   .528 Houston Christian 9 – 11   .450 12 – 20   .375 UT Rio Grande Valley 8 – 12   .400 16 – 15   .516 Stephen F. Austin 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452 East Texas A&M* 3 – 17   .150 5 – 26   .161 New Orleans 2 – 18   .100 4 – 27   .129 † 2025 Southland tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Omaha † 13 – 3   .813 22 – 13   .629 St. Thomas * 12 – 4   .750 24 – 10   .706 South Dakota State 11 – 5   .688 20 – 12   .625 North Dakota State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656 South Dakota 9 – 7   .563 19 – 14   .576 North Dakota 5 – 11   .313 12 – 21   .364 Denver 5 – 11   .313 11 – 21   .344 Kansas City 4 – 12   .250 13 – 20   .394 Oral Roberts 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233 † 2025 Summit League tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III	2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Alabama 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656 James Madison 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625 Troy † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 Arkansas State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 11   .694 Marshall 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606 Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548 Texas State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424 Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Old Dominion 8 – 10   .444 15 – 20   .429 Louisiana 8 – 10   .444 12 – 21   .364 Southern Miss 5 – 13   .278 11 – 22   .333 Coastal Carolina 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313 Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219 † 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner	2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah Valley 15 – 1   .938 25 – 9   .735 Grand Canyon † 13 – 3   .813 26 – 8   .765 California Baptist 9 – 7   .563 17 – 15   .531 Abilene Christian 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500 Seattle 8 – 8   .500 14 – 18   .438 Tarleton State 7 – 9   .438 12 – 20   .375 UT Arlington 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419 Southern Utah 4 – 12   .250 12 – 19   .387 Utah Tech 2 – 14   .125 7 – 26   .212 † 2025 WAC tournament winner
2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 24 Saint Mary's 17 – 1   .944 29 – 6   .829 No. 23 Gonzaga † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743 San Francisco 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714 Santa Clara 12 – 6   .667 21 – 13   .618 Oregon State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606 Washington State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 Loyola Marymount 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531 Portland 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375 Pepperdine 4 – 14   .222 13 – 22   .371 Pacific 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273 San Diego 2 – 16   .111 6 – 27   .182 † 2025 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Award winners

2025 Consensus All-Americans

For a more comprehensive list, see 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Johni Broome	PF/C	Graduate	Auburn
Walter Clayton Jr.	PG/SG	Senior	Florida
Cooper Flagg	SF	Freshman	Duke
Mark Sears	PG	Graduate	Alabama
Braden Smith	PG	Junior	Purdue

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
PJ Haggerty	SG	Sophomore	Memphis
Kam Jones	PG/SG	Senior	Marquette
RJ Luis Jr.	SF	Junior	St. John's
John Tonje	SG	Graduate	Wisconsin
JT Toppin	PF	Sophomore	Texas Tech

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Cooper Flagg, Duke^[84]
• Naismith Award: Cooper Flagg, Duke^[85]
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Cooper Flagg, Duke^[86]
• NABC Player of the Year: Cooper Flagg, Duke^[87]
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Cooper Flagg, Duke^[88]
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Johni Broome, Auburn^[89]
• Lute Olson Award (Collegeinsider.com): Cooper Flagg, Duke^[90]

Major freshman of the year awards

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Cooper Flagg, Duke^[88]
• NABC Freshman of the Year: Cooper Flagg, Duke^[87]

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl, Auburn & Rick Pitino, St. John's^[91]
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Rick Pitino, St. John's^[92]
• NABC Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl, Auburn^[87]
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino, St. John's^[85]
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Houston^[93]
• Jim Phelan Award (Collegeinsider.com): Chris Beard, Ole Miss^[94]

Other major awards

• Naismith Starting Five:^[95]
  • Bob Cousy Award (best point guard): Braden Smith, Purdue
  • Jerry West Award (best shooting guard): Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
  • Julius Erving Award (best small forward): Cooper Flagg, Duke
  • Karl Malone Award (best power forward): Johni Broome, Auburn
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (best center): Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (best big man): Johni Broome, Auburn^[87]
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton^[87]
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton^[85]
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Eric Dixon, Villanova^[96]
• Haggerty Award (top player in NYC metro area): RJ Luis Jr., St. John's^[97]
• Ben Jobe Award (top minority coach): Chris Crutchfield, Omaha^[98]
• Hugh Durham Award (top mid-major coach): John Groce, Akron^[99]
• Lefty Driesell Award (top defensive player): Joseph Tugler, Houston^[100]
• Lou Henson Award (top mid-major player): Brian Moore Jr., Norfolk State^[101]
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (coach with moral character): Mark Byington, Vanderbilt^[102]
• Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete): RJ Luis Jr., St. John's^[103]
• Elite 90 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Bennett Andersen, Florida^[104]
• Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award: For the first time in nearly 50 years, this award and its corresponding women's award were not presented to college basketball figures. The awards went to the boys' and girls' teams of Palisades Charter High School in Los Angeles, which both posted winning seasons in the wake of the wildfire that destroyed much of the campus as well as the homes of multiple players on both teams.^[105]

Coaching changes

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

Team	Former	Interim	New	Reason
Alabama A&M	Otis Hughley Jr.	—	Donte Jackson	Hughley resigned from AAMU on March 25, 2025 after three seasons and a 37–63 record.[106] Staying in the SWAC, the Bulldogs hired Grambling State head coach Jackson on April 3.[107]
Alcorn State	Landon Bussie	—	Jake Morton	Bussie left Alcorn State on March 20, 2025 after five seasons for Chicago State.[108] Morton, most recently assistant coach with Florida State, was hired by the Braves on April 11.[109]
Arkansas State	Bryan Hodgson	—	Ryan Pannone	Hodgson left Arkansas State on March 24, 2025 after two seasons for the South Florida job.[110] Alabama assistant coach Pannone was hired by the Red Wolves on March 30.[111]
Bellarmine	Scott Davenport	—	Doug Davenport	Scott Davenport announced his retirement on March 10, 2025 after 20 seasons at Bellarmine. He left the program as its winningest head coach with 426 wins, including winning the 2011 D-II national championship.[112] Davenport's son and Knights top assistant Doug, who had been named the designated successor in 2022,[113] was officially promoted the next day.[114]
Bryant	Phil Martelli Jr.	—	Jamion Christian	Martelli Jr. left Bryant on March 26, 2025, after two seasons for the VCU head coaching position.[115] Christian, formerly head coach at Mount St. Mary's, Siena, George Washington, and currently serving as head coach of Pallacanestro Trieste in Italy, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 3.[116]
Campbell	Kevin McGeehan	—	John Andrzejek	Campbell announced on March 9, 2025 that it had not renewed McGeehan's contract after 12 seasons and a 184–199 record.[117] Florida assistant coach Andrzejek was hired by the Fighting Camels on March 20, and was introduced at the conclusion of Florida's season.[118]
Central Michigan	Tony Barbee	—	Andy Bronkema	CMU fired Barbee on April 3, 2025, after a 49–75 record in four seasons.[119] Bronkema, head coach at Division II Ferris State the last 12 years, was hired by the Chippewas on April 14.[120]
Chicago State	Scott Spinelli	—	Landon Bussie	Less than 11 months after promoting Spinelli to head coach, Chicago State fired him after a 4–28 season on March 7, 2025.[121] The Cougars hired Alcorn State head coach Bussie on March 20.[108]
Cleveland State	Daniyal Robinson	—	Rob Summers	Robinson left Cleveland State on March 30, 2025, after three seasons for the North Texas job.[122] Missouri assistant coach Summers, who was an assistant with the Vikings from 2019–22, was hired on April 9.[123]
Colorado State	Niko Medved	—	Ali Farokhmanesh	Medved left Colorado State on March 24, 2025 after seven seasons for his alma mater Minnesota.[124] Two days later, the Rams promoted associate head coach Farokhmanesh to fill the position.[125]
Columbia	Jim Engles	—	Kevin Hovde	Engles stepped down from his head coaching role on March 10, 2025 after eight seasons and a 71–150 record.[126] Florida assistant coach Hovde, a former assistant with the Lions from 2012–2016, was hired on March 24.[127]
Denver	Jeff Wulbrun	—	Tim Bergstraser	Denver and Wulbrun, who was on leave through the end of the season, mutually agreed to part ways on March 20, 2025 after four seasons and a 53–74 record.[128] Division II Minnesota State–Moorhead head coach Bergstraser was hired by the Pioneers on April 14.[129]
Drake	Ben McCollum	—	Eric Henderson	After leading Drake to 30+ wins in his lone season, McCollum left on March 24, 2025 for the Iowa coaching job.[130] Four days later, the Bulldogs hired South Dakota State head coach Henderson.[131]
Florida A&M	Patrick Crarey II	—	Charlie Ward	Just less than a year after being hired by FAMU, Crarey departed from the university on April 11, 2025 to take the head coaching position at conference rival Grambling State.[132] Ward, a former Heisman Trophy winner at Florida State and 12–year NBA veteran who was serving as head coach at Florida High School in Tallahassee, was hired by the Rattlers as his replacement on April 16.[133]
Florida State	Leonard Hamilton	—	Luke Loucks	Hamilton announced on February 3, 2025 that he would resign from FSU following the end of the 2024–25 season. He spent 23 years as head coach and resigned as the winningest coach in the program's history with 460 wins.[134] Sacramento Kings assistant coach Loucks, who played for the Seminoles from 2008–2012 under Hamilton, was hired as his replacement on March 9.[135]
Fordham	Keith Urgo	—	Mike Magpayo	Fordham parted ways with Urgo on March 20, 2025 after three seasons, including winning just 25 games the last 2 years after winning that same amount of games in his first season.[136] On March 29, the Rams announced the hiring of UC Riverside head coach Magpayo.[137]
Grambling State	Donte Jackson	—	Patrick Crarey II	Jackson left Grambling on April 3, 2025, after eight seasons for conference rival Alabama A&M.[107] The Tigers would also stay in conference for their new head coach, hiring Florida A&M head coach Crarey on April 11.[132]
High Point	Alan Huss	—	Flynn Clayman	Huss left High Point on April 10, 2025, after two seasons to return to his alma mater Creighton to become associate head coach and head coach in waiting.[138] Panthers associate head coach Clayman was promoted to the open position the following day.[139]
Indiana	Mike Woodson	—	Darian DeVries	Indiana announced on February 7, 2025 that Woodson would step down from his head coaching position after 4 seasons, effective at the end of the season.[140] Under Woodson, the Hoosiers were 82–53 overall with back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament during Woodson's first 2 seasons. On March 18, 2025, the school announced that former West Virginia head coach Darian DeVries would be hired as his replacement.[141]
Iona	Tobin Anderson	—	Dan Geriot	Iona fired Anderson after 2 seasons and a 33–34 record on March 17, 2025.[142] New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Geriot was hired by the Gaels as his replacement three days later.[143]
Iowa	Fran McCaffery	—	Ben McCollum	Iowa fired McCaffery on March 14, 2025 after 15 seasons. McCaffery led the Hawkeyes to a program record 297 wins and 7 NCAA tournament appearances, but failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, the third time under his tenure.[144] Drake head coach McCollum was hired on March 24.[130]
IU Indy	Paul Corsaro	—	Ben Howlett	Following an investigation into allegations of mistreatment within the IUI men's program, Corsaro was fired on May 13, 2025, after a single season.[145] Howlett, head coach of his alma mater West Liberty of the NCAA Division II for the last eight seasons, was hired by the Jaguars on May 27.[146]
La Salle	Fran Dunphy	—	Darris Nichols	Dunphy, who was in his 3rd season as head coach of La Salle, announced on February 20, 2025 that he would retire from his position at the end of the season, but would remain with his alma mater as special assistant to the president of the university, for which he agreed to a lifetime contract for that role.[147] On March 11, the Explorers hired Radford head coach Nichols as his replacement.[148]
Lipscomb	Lennie Acuff	—	Kevin Carroll	Acuff left Lipscomb on April 9, 2025, after six seasons for the same position at Samford.[149] Former Bison assistant Carroll, who had been head coach at Division II Trevecca Nazarene University the past two years, was hired on April 15.[150]
Longwood	Griff Aldrich	—	Ronnie Thomas	After Aldrich left Longwood after seven seasons to become associate head coach at Virginia, Lancers assistant Thomas was named head coach on March 23, 2025.[151]
Louisiana	Bob Marlin	Derrick Zimmerman	Quannas White	Louisiana announced on December 19, 2024, that Marlin was relieved of his duties and assistant coach Zimmerman would serve as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Marlin finished with a record of 269–198 and two NCAA tournament appearances during his 14-plus-year tenure with the Ragin' Cajuns.[152] On March 10, 2025, Houston assistant coach White was hired as the new head coach.[153]
Louisiana–Monroe	Keith Richard	—	Phil Cunningham	Richard announced on December 20, 2024 that he would retire at the end of the season, his 15th at ULM.[154] His 170 wins as head coach of ULM is the 2nd highest all-time in the program. Warhawks top assistant Cunningham was promoted to fill the vacant position on March 18, 2025.[155]
Maryland	Kevin Willard	—	Buzz Williams	Willard left Maryland after 3 seasons to accept Villanova's head coaching job on March 30, 2025.[156] On April 1, the Terrapins announced the hiring of Buzz Williams from Texas A&M.[157]
McNeese	Will Wade	—	Bill Armstrong	Wade left McNeese on March 23, 2025 after two seasons for NC State.[158] Baylor assistant coach Armstrong was hired by the Cowboys on March 25.[159]
Miami (FL)	Jim Larrañaga	Bill Courtney	Jai Lucas	On December 26, 2024, Larrañaga announced he would step down as head coach of Miami, effective immediately.[160] Larrañaga coached 15 years at Miami finishing with an overall record of 274–174, the winningest record in Hurricanes basketball history. He appeared in six NCAA tournaments with the Hurricanes, as well as one Final Four in 2023. Hurricanes associate head coach Courtney was announced as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 6, 2025, the school announced the hiring of Duke associate head coach Lucas as the new head coach.[161]
Minnesota	Ben Johnson	—	Niko Medved	Minnesota fired Johnson on March 13, 2025 after 4 seasons. Under Johnson, the Golden Gophers were 56–71 overall, including a 22–57 record in conference play and never finished higher than 9th in the standings.[162] Colorado State head coach and Minnesota alum Medved was hired on March 24.[124]
Murray State	Steve Prohm	—	Ryan Miller	Unable to replicate the success from his first time at Murray State, Prohm stepped down from his head coaching position on March 8, 2025 after a 45–52 record in three seasons of his second stint.[163] Creighton top assistant Miller was hired by the Racers on March 17.[164]
Navy	Ed DeChellis	—	Jon Perry	After 14 seasons at Navy and 29 overall as head coach, DeChellis announced his retirement on March 19, 2025. DeChellis won 196 games with the Midshipmen and coached the most games in program history with 426.[165] Associate head coach Perry was promoted to the position on April 2.[166]
NC State	Kevin Keatts	—	Will Wade	Keatts was fired on March 9, 2025 after eight seasons at NC State. Under Keatts, the Wolfpack went 151–113, including finishing 12–19 this year and missing the conference tournament less than a year after making the Final Four.[167] McNeese head coach Wade was officially hired as his replacement on March 23.[158]
New Mexico	Richard Pitino	—	Eric Olen	Pitino departed from UNM on March 25, 2025 after four seasons for Xavier.[168] UC San Diego's Eric Olen was tabbed as the Lobos new head coach on March 30.[169]
North Florida	Matthew Driscoll	Bobby Kennen		Driscoll left UNF on May 22, 2025, after 16 seasons to become associate head coach at Kansas State. On that same day, longtime Ospreys associate head coach Kennen was named interim head coach for the 2025–26 season.[170]
North Texas	Ross Hodge	—	Daniyal Robinson	It was announced on March 26, 2025, that Hodge will leave UNT after two seasons for the West Virginia job once the Mean Green's season is over.[171] Cleveland State head coach Robinson was hired to be his replacement on March 30.[122]
Oral Roberts	Russell Springmann	—	Kory Barnett	ORU fired Springmann on March 7, 2025 after two seasons and a 19–42 record.[172] The Golden Eagles hired West Virginia assistant Barnett on March 28.[173]
Penn	Steve Donahue	—	Fran McCaffery	Penn parted ways with Donahue on March 10, 2025 after nine seasons and a 131–130 record.[174] Former Iowa Head coach and Penn alum McCaffery was hired by the Quakers on March 27.[175]
Radford	Darris Nichols	—	Zach Chu	Nichols left Radford after four seasons on March 11, 2025 for the La Salle job.[148] Chu, the Chief Strategist for SMU, was hired by the Highlanders on March 16.[176]
Samford	Bucky McMillan	—	Lennie Acuff	McMillan left Samford after five seasons on April 5, 2025 for the Texas A&M job.[177] Four days later, the Bulldogs hired Lipscomb head coach Acuff as his replacement.[149]
Saint Francis	Rob Krimmel	—	Luke McConnell	Krimmel announced his retirement from Saint Francis after 13 seasons on March 27, 2025, two days after the school announced that they will be moving to Division 3 in 2026.[21][178] Red Flash associate head coach McConnell was immediately promoted to the position the same day.[179]
South Dakota State	Eric Henderson	—	Bryan Petersen	Henderson left SDSU on March 28, 2025, after six seasons for Drake.[131] The Jackrabbits promoted top assistant Peterson the following day.[180]
South Florida	Amir Abdur-Rahim	Ben Fletcher	Bryan Hodgson	The 43-year-old Abdur-Rahim died on October 24, 2024, just 11 days before beginning his second season as South Florida head coach, following complications during a medical procedure at a Tampa hospital. In his first and only season at USF, he led the Bulls to a school-record 25 wins, an American Athletic Conference regular season championship, and was named AAC Coach of the Year.[181] Five days after his death, associate head coach Fletcher was named interim head coach for the season.[182] Following the season, USF announced on March 14, 2025 that Fletcher would not be retained.[183] On March 24, the school hired Arkansas State head coach Hodgson.[110]
Stephen F. Austin	Kyle Keller	Tony Jasick	Matt Braeuer	SFA relieved Keller from his duties on January 22, 2025 after 8+ seasons. Under Keller, the Lumberjacks were 171–95 overall but had started this season 8–11, including a 1–7 record in conference play. Associate head coach Jasick was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[184] On March 7, Texas Tech assistant coach Braeuer was hired as the new head coach.[185]
Tennessee State	Brian Collins	—	Nolan Smith	Collins left Tennessee State on June 30, 2025, after seven seasons to join the Memphis Grizzlies as a player development coach.[186] Memphis assistant coach Smith was hired by the Tigers on July 18.[187]
Texas	Rodney Terry	—	Sean Miller	Texas parted ways with Terry on March 23, 2025. After leading the Longhorns to the 2023 Elite Eight as interim coach, the team went 40–29 in his two full seasons as head coach and were unable to get past the round of 32 both those years.[188] The following day, the school hired Sean Miller from Xavier, whose team beat Texas in the First Four.[189]
Texas A&M	Buzz Williams	—	Bucky McMillan	Williams left Texas A&M on April 1, 2025, after six seasons for the Maryland head coaching position.[157] On April 5, the Aggies announced former Samford head coach Bucky McMillan as his replacement.[177]
UC Riverside	Mike Magpayo	—	Gus Argenal	Magpayo left UCR on March 29, 2025, after five seasons for the Fordham job.[137] The Highlanders hired Argenal from Division II Cal State San Bernardino on May 1.[190]
UC San Diego	Eric Olen	—	Clint Allard	Olen departed UC San Diego on March 30, 2025, after 12 seasons to accept the New Mexico head coaching job.[169] The same day, associate head coach Allard was appointed as the new head coach of the Tritons.[191]
UNLV	Kevin Kruger	—	Josh Pastner	UNLV fired Kruger on March 15, 2025 after four seasons and a 76–55 record.[192] On March 24, former Memphis and Georgia Tech head coach Pastner was hired as the new head coach of the Runnin' Rebels.[193]
Utah	Craig Smith	Josh Eilert	Alex Jensen	Utah announced on February 24, 2025 that Smith was relieved of his coaching duties and assistant coach Eilert would serve as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Smith finished with a 65−62 with zero NCAA tournament appearances during his 3+ year tenure with the Utes.[194] On March 6, Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Jensen, a member of the 1998 national championship runner-up team, was announced as the new head coach.[195]
VCU	Ryan Odom	—	Phil Martelli Jr.	Odom left VCU on March 21, 2025 after two seasons for the Virginia job.[196] Five days later, the Rams hired Bryant head coach Phil Martelli Jr. as his replacement.[115]
Villanova	Kyle Neptune	Mike Nardi	Kevin Willard	Villanova dismissed Neptune on March 15, 2025 after 3 seasons and a 54–47 record with no NCAA tournament appearances. Wildcats associate head coach Nardi, who was named interim head coach following Neptune's dismissal, will continue to serve in that role for the team in the inaugural College Basketball Crown.[197] On March 30, Maryland head coach Kevin Willard accepted the offer to be Villanova's next head coach.[156]
Virginia	Tony Bennett	Ron Sanchez	Ryan Odom	Virginia announced on October 17, 2024 that Bennett had retired, effective immediately, and made a formal announcement the next day. Bennett left the Cavaliers after 15 seasons as the winningest head coach of the program with 364 wins, 10 NCAA tournament appearances, 6 ACC regular-season titles, 2 ACC tournament championships, and a national title in 2019.[198] Associate head coach Sanchez, who rejoined the staff last season after spending the past five seasons as Charlotte head coach, was named interim head coach for the season.[199] After a 15–17 season, UVA announced on March 12, 2025 that Sanchez would not be retained for next season.[200] On March 21, Virginia announced that VCU head coach Ryan Odom would be its new coach.[196]
West Virginia	Darian DeVries	—	Ross Hodge	DeVries left West Virginia on March 18, 2025 after a single season for the Indiana job.[141] The Mountaineers hired North Texas head coach Hodge, and will be formally introduced at the end of UNT's season.[171]
Xavier	Sean Miller	—	Richard Pitino	Miller, who just finished his third season of his second stint at Xavier, left on March 24, 2025 for the head coaching job at Texas.[189] New Mexico head coach Pitino was hired by the Musketeers the following day.[168]

Attendances

The top 30 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams by average home attendance:^[201]

Attendance
Ranking	Team	Average Attendance	Total Attendance
1	North Carolina	20,521	307,821
2	Kentucky	20,334	366,007
3	Tennessee	20,026	340,436
4	Arkansas	18,996	341,935
5	Syracuse	18,888	321,103
6	Creighton	17,366	295,217
7	BYU	17,054	289,921
8	Indiana	16,447	296,046
9	Marquette	15,571	264,705
10	Kansas	15,300	260,100
11	Illinois	15,091	256,543
12	Wisconsin	15,006	255,109
13	Nebraska	14,964	239,426
14	Purdue	14,876	238,016
15	Louisville	14,864	252,681
16	Michigan State	14,797	236,752
17	Iowa State	14,062	239,053
18	Arizona	14,058	224,925
19	Virginia	13,478	229,133
20	Dayton	13,407	241,328
21	Alabama	13,389	200,834
22	Maryland	13,367	253,972
23	NC State	13,063	235,140
24	New Mexico	13,051	221,866
25	Texas Tech	13,042	234,752
26	UConn	12,992	207,864
27	Michigan	12,007	192,105
28	Memphis	11,931	178,958
29	South Carolina	11,926	214,673
30	Missouri	11,713	234,251

Television viewers and ratings

See also

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