But before the action begins, Selection Sunday will determine each team’s potential path through the tournament. Let’s take a look at this monumental day.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey held a news conference one day after the West Virginia Mountaineers were left off the men's bracket unveiled Sunday.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Monday that the state will launch an investigation into the NCAA and the selection committee over how the teams were picked for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. His move comes a day after his state's flagship school, West Virginia, was excluded from the tournament.

NCAA Tournament selection process has ignited passionate debate across the college basketball landscape. Several deserving teams with impressive résumés were left on the outside looking in while North Carolina somehow secured an at-large bid despite an abysmal 1-12 record in Quad 1 games,

Madness officially begins March 16 with Selection Sunday, where the road to glory for 68 men's college basketball teams begins.

Since his arrival as the Kentucky men’s basketball coach last April, Mark Pope has championed the pursuit of banner No. 9 for the Wildcats. Now, the path has been laid out as Pope tries to guide UK back to NCAA Tournament glory.