Mon Mar 03 12:50:00 UTC 2025: **March Madness Begins: Champ Week Sets Stage for NCAA Tournament**

**[City, State] –** The road to the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins this weekend with Champ Week. Thirty-one Division I conferences will hold their championship tournaments, culminating in the awarding of 31 automatic bids to the Big Dance. The action kicks off with the ASUN tournament on Sunday and concludes just before Selection Sunday (March 16th), when the full 68-team bracket is revealed.

Teams will battle it out across various venues, vying not only for the conference title but also a crucial spot in the NCAA tournament. Many more teams will hope to earn one of the 37 at-large bids based on their regular season performance and tournament showing.

This year’s Champ Week schedule spans several dates and locations, from Evansville, Indiana to Las Vegas, Nevada, with many tournaments taking place on college campuses. A full list of dates, locations, and standings can be found at [Insert Link Here]. ESPN will provide live updates throughout the tournaments. Fans can also participate in the Men’s Tournament Challenge for a chance to win $135,000 in prizes.

The excitement builds as teams fight for their chance to compete for the ultimate prize: a national championship. The coming weeks will determine which teams will dance in March and which teams’ seasons will end with Champ Week.

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