Draft: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, Texas on April 7.

Rule changes edit

TBD

Season headlines edit

TBD

Milestones and records edit

TBD

Conference membership changes edit

Nineteen schools joined new conferences and Two schools classified from Division II and it is also Chicago State's first season as a member of the Northeast Conference after spending several years as an independent.

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
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 two Division I schools.

School 2024–25 conference Future conference
Delaware CAA CUSA
UMass Atlantic 10 MAC

Arenas edit

New arenas edit

Seasonal outlook edit

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching Polls.

Pre-season polls edit

AP
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USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
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7
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12
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18
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Final polls edit

AP
Ranking Team
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USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
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Top 10 matchups edit

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season edit

Postseason edit

Regular season edit

Early season tournaments edit

Names Dates Location Teams Champion Runner-up 3rd-place winner
Asheville Championship November 2024 Harrah's Cherokee Center
(Ashville, 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 Meyers, FL)
8 TBD
Gulf Coast Showcase November 2024 Hertz Arena
(Estero, FL)
8 TBD
Maui Invitational November 2024 Stan Sheriff Center
(Honolulu, 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
(Cancun, MX)
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
(Phoenix, 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 edit

Conference Match Up Dates Conference Winner Conference Loser Record
Big East–Big 12 Battle December 3–9

Upsets edit

Winner Score Loser Date Tournamnet/Event Notes

Conference winners and tournaments edit

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 Quebin 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
(Ashville, 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 edit

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 edit

{{2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings}}
2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charlotte 0 0   0 0  
East Carolina 0 0   0 0  
Florida Atlantic 0 0   0 0  
Memphis 0 0   0 0  
North Texas 0 0   0 0  
Rice 0 0   0 0  
South Florida 0 0   0 0  
SMU 0 0   0 0  
Temple 0 0   0 0  
Tulane 0 0   0 0  
Tulsa 0 0   0 0  
UAB 0 0   0 0  
UTSA 0 0   0 0  
Wichita State 0 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston College 0 0   0 0  
California 0 0   0 0  
Clemson 0 0   0 0  
Duke 0 0   0 0  
Florida State 0 0   0 0  
Georgia Tech 0 0   0 0  
Louisville 0 0   0 0  
Miami (FL) 0 0   0 0  
North Carolina 0 0   0 0  
NC State 0 0   0 0  
Notre Dame 0 0   0 0  
Pittsburgh 0 0   0 0  
SMU 0 0   0 0  
Stanford 0 0   0 0  
Syracuse 0 0   0 0  
Virginia 0 0   0 0  
Virginia Tech 0 0   0 0  
Wake Forest 0 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona 0 0   0 0  
Arizona State 0 0   0 0  
Baylor 0 0   0 0  
BYU 0 0   0 0  
Cincinnati 0 0   0 0  
Colorado 0 0   0 0  
Houston 0 0   0 0  
Iowa State 0 0   0 0  
Kansas 0 0   0 0  
Kansas State 0 0   0 0  
Oklahoma State 0 0   0 0  
TCU 0 0   0 0  
Texas Tech 0 0   0 0  
UCF 0 0   0 0  
Utah 0 0   0 0  
West Virginia 0 0   0 0  
2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of May 5, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 0 0   0 0  
UConn 0 0   0 0  
Creighton 0 0   0 0  
DePaul 0 0   0 0  
Georgetown 0 0   0 0  
Marquette 0 0   0 0  
Providence 0 0   0 0  
Seton Hall 0 0   0 0  
St. John's 0 0   0 0  
Villanova 0 0   0 0  
Xavier 0 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois 0 0   0 0  
Indiana 0 0   0 0  
Iowa 0 0   0 0  
Maryland 0 0   0 0  
Michigan 0 0   0 0  
Michigan State 0 0   0 0  
Minnesota 0 0   0 0  
Nebraska 0 0   0 0  
Northwestern 0 0   0 0  
Ohio State 0 0   0 0  
Oregon 0 0   0 0  
Penn State 0 0   0 0  
Purdue 0 0   0 0  
Rutgers 0 0   0 0  
UCLA 0 0   0 0  
USC 0 0   0 0  
Washington 0 0   0 0  
Wisconsin 0 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}}
{{2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings}} {{2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings}} {{2024–25 Ivy League men's basketball standings}}
{{2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings}}
2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron 0 0   0 0  
Ball State 0 0   0 0  
Bowling Green 0 0   0 0  
Buffalo 0 0   0 0  
Central Michigan 0 0   0 0  
Eastern Michigan 0 0   0 0  
Kent State 0 0   0 0  
Miami (OH) 0 0   0 0  
Northern Illinois 0 0   0 0  
Ohio 0 0   0 0  
Toledo 0 0   0 0  
Western Michigan 0 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 0 0   0 0  
Army 0 0   0 0  
Boston University 0 0   0 0  
Bucknell 0 0   0 0  
Colgate 0 0   0 0  
Holy Cross 0 0   0 0  
Lafayette 0 0   0 0  
Lehigh 0 0   0 0  
Loyola 0 0   0 0  
Navy 0 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama 0 0   0 0  
Arkansas 0 0   0 0  
Auburn 0 0   0 0  
Florida 0 0   0 0  
Georgia 0 0   0 0  
Kentucky 0 0   0 0  
LSU 0 0   0 0  
Oklahoma 0 0   0 0  
Ole Miss 0 0   0 0  
Mississippi State 0 0   0 0  
Missouri 0 0   0 0  
South Carolina 0 0   0 0  
Tennessee 0 0   0 0  
Texas 0 0   0 0  
Texas A&M 0 0   0 0  
Vanderbilt 0 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}}
{{2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings}} {{2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings}} {{2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings}}
2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 0 0   0 0  
Loyola Marymount 0 0   0 0  
Oregon State 0 0   0 0  
Pacific 0 0   0 0  
Pepperdine 0 0   0 0  
Portland 0 0   0 0  
Saint Mary's 0 0   0 0  
San Diego 0 0   0 0  
San Francisco 0 0   0 0  
Santa Clara 0 0   0 0  
Washington State 0 0   0 0  
2025 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Award winners edit

2025 Consensus All-Americans edit

Coaching changes edit

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

Team Former
Interim
New
Reason

See also edit

References edit

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  3. ^ "UVM Sports Complex Arena Still On Hold Wellness Center Open". WCAX.com. September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.