2025 NAIA men's basketball tournament

2025 (2025) NAIA men's basketball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
NAIA men's tournaments «2024 2026»

The 2025 NAIA men's basketball tournament is a tournament currently being held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its member programs in the United States and Canada, culminating the 2024–25 NAIA men's basketball season.

The tournament finals will be played at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, from March 20–25, 2025.

Qualification

The tournament will feature sixty-four teams in a simple single-elimination format. The first two preliminary rounds will be played on regional campus sites on March 14–15, and all subsequent rounds will be played from March 20–25 at the predetermined final tournament site in Kansas City.

Tournament bracket

Cramer quadrant

	First round March 14					Second round March 15					Round of 16 March 20					Quarterfinals March 22
	1	Arizona Christian	72
	16	Westcliff	54
						1	Arizona Christian	83
						9	Oregon Tech	52
	8	Indiana Tech	78
	9	Oregon Tech	87
											1	Arizona Christian	86
											4	Cumberlands	76
	5	Mobile	99**
	12	IU Northwest	91
						5	Mobile	77
						4	Cumberlands	93
	4	Cumberlands	85
	13	Milligan	71
																1	Arizona Christian	73
																2	Grace	71
	6	Dalton State	67
	11	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods	74
						11	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods	89
						3	Ave Maria	81
	3	Ave Maria	88*
	14	Xavier (LA)	84
											11	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods	81
											2	Grace	86
	7	Pikeville	82*
	10	St. Francis (IL)	79
						2	Grace	75
						7	Pikeville	67
	2	Grace	121
	15	Carolina	69

Duer quadrant

	First round March 14					Second round March 15					Round of 16 March 21					Quarterfinals March 22
	1	Freed–Hardeman	69
	16	IU Southeast	57
						1	Freed-Hardeman	71
						9	Spring Arbor	69
	8	Cornerstone	81
	9	Spring Arbor	83
											1	Freed-Hardeman	85
											4	Life	71
	5	Indiana Wesleyan	96
	12	Madonna	77
						5	Indiana Wesleyan	74
						4	Life	88
	4	Life	93
	13	Johnson	82
																1	Freed-Hardeman	69
																11	Southern Oregon	56
	6	Montana Tech	81
	11	Southern Oregon	82
						3	The Master's	71
						11	Southern Oregon	76
	3	The Master's	69
	14	Dakota Wesleyan	65
											11	Southern Oregon	83
											7	Keiser	79
	7	Keiser	90
	10	Faulkner	75
						7	Keiser	78
						2	William Woods	72
	2	William Woods	110
	15	Dillard	62

Liston quadrant

	First round March 14					Second round March 15					Round of 16 March 21					Quarterfinals March 22
	1	LSU–Alexandria	83
	16	Stillman	76
						1	LSU–Alexandria	77
						8	Nelson	65
	8	Nelson	85
	9	Middle Georgia State	74
											1	LSU–Alexandria	83*
											4	Bethel (IN)	78
	5	Morningside	86
	12	Hope International	77
						4	Bethel (IN)	93
						5	Morningside	84
	4	Bethel (IN)	83
	13	Peru State	69
																1	LSU–Alexandria	87
																7	Oklahoma Wesleyan	98
	6	Concordia (NE)	79
	11	Bethel (KS)	76
						6	Concordia (NE)	65
						3	Baker	80
	3	Baker	72
	14	Texas Wesleyan	58
											3	Baker	65
											7	Oklahoma Wesleyan	77
	7	Oklahoma Wesleyan	80
	10	Mid-America Christian	69
						2	Dordt	73
						7	Oklahoma Wesleyan	75
	2	Dordt	90
	15	Dickinson State	58

Naismith quadrant

	First round March 14–15					Second round March 15–16					Round of 16 March 20					Quarterfinals March 22
	1	Idaho	59
	16	UC Merced	46
						1	Idaho	75
						8	Friends	65
	8	Friends	63
	9	Florida Memorial	60
											1	Idaho	95
											4	Langston	65
	5	Central Baptist	97
	12	William Carey (MS)	82
						5	Central Baptist	76
						4	Langston	80*
	4	Langston	64
	13	Saint Mary	51
																1	Idaho	83
																2	Georgetown (KY)	71
	6	Northwestern (IA)	99
	11	Graceland	75
						6	Northwestern (IA)	80
						3	Huntington (IN)	65
	3	Huntington (IN)	77
	14	Lourdes	51
											6	Northwestern (IA)	70
											2	Georgetown (KY)	73
	7	Lewis–Clark State	73
	10	Saint Francis (IN)	81
						2	Georgetown (KY)	83
						10	Saint Francis (IN)	64
	2	Georgetown (KY)	92
	15	LSU–Shreveport	78

Semifinals and Finals

• Site: Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

	Semifinals March 24					Finals March 25 7:00 p.m.
	1 C	Arizona Christian	5:00 p.m.
	1 N	Idaho
	7 L	Oklahoma Wesleyan	7:30 p.m.
	1 D	Freed-Hardeman

* denotes overtime

See also

• 2025 NAIA women's basketball tournament
• 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2025 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2025 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament