NCAA Tournament 2025: Sweet 16, Elite Eight referee crews announced

The NCAA Tournament has announced the officials that will work the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight matchups, per release. 40 names made the final list, including some that may be familiar to some fans.

The following referee crews will work games on Thursday and Saturday in Newark and San Francisco, and Friday and Sunday in Atlanta and Indianapolis. Specific game assignments have not been announced as of this report.

Via release, here are the 40 officials who have been selected to work the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. pic.twitter.com/5jwKK1jgj0

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The NCAA Tournament’s first weekend didn’t provide a Cinderella story for fans to grip on to, or many shocking, one shining moments. However, the tournament was shaken up a bit late Sunday night in the Round of 32. Maryland beat Colorado State on a buzzer beater after it appeared that the Rams had hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to take the lead with just 6.1 seconds left. So Maryland moved on, setting up a matchup with No. 1 seed Florida in the West Region.

Elsewhere, Auburn will face five-seed Michigan. Duke will take on four-seed Arizona. Houston will take on four-seed Purdue. Those are the matchups for the one seeds.

Double-digit-seeded Arkansas and its first-year head coach John Calipari advanced after upsetting both the Kansas Jayhawks and two-seeded St. John’s. They will take on three-seed Texas Tech on Thursday night, while six-seed BYU will take on two-seed Alabama during the Sweet 16’s opening day.

On Friday, Tennessee will take on Kentucky as the Wildcats look to defeat the Volunteers for a third time this season. Two-seed Michigan State and six-seed Ole Miss will also do battle for a spot in the Elite Eight.

Below you can view all of the Sweet 16 matchups, including the tip-off times and television channels set to broadcast the matchups. All games will be broadcast on CBS or TBS/TruTV.

SWEET 16 MATCHUPS

South Region — Atlanta

1. Auburn vs. 5. Michigan
March 28 — 9:39 p.m. ET – CBS
6. Ole Miss vs. 2. Michigan State
March 28 — 7:09 p.m. ET – CBS

East Region – Newark

6. BYU vs. 2. Alabama
March 27 — 7:09 p.m. ET – CBS
1. Duke vs. Winner of Arizona/Oregon
March 27 – 9:39 p.m. ET – CBS

Midwest Region – Indianapolis

1. Houston vs. 4. Purdue
March 28 — 10:09 p.m. ET – TBS/TruTV
2. Tennessee vs. 3. Kentucky
March 28 — 7:39 p.m. ET – TBS/TruTV

West Region – San Francisco

1. Florida vs. 4. Maryland
March 27 — 7:39 p.m. ET – TBS/TruTV
3. Texas Tech vs. 10. Arkansas
March 27 — 10:09 p.m. ET – TBS/TruTV