FARMINGTON, Utah (March 4, 2025) – Starch Madness has finally arrived, as seedings and matchups are officially set for the 2025 Big Sky Men's & Women's Basketball Championships, presented by Idaho Central Credit Union. The men's and women's basketball tournaments will be hosted at the Idaho Central Arena in downtown Boise from March 8-12, with 18 games played over five days.
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The 2024-25 regular-season concluded on Monday night in the Big Sky Conference, highlighted by Montana's win over Eastern Washington on ESPN2. Northern Colorado and Montana were crowned regular-season co-champions on the men's side, with the Bears holding the tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Montana State won the regular-season title outright for the women, as the Bobcats went 17-1 in league play and own the No. 1 seed heading into action this weekend.
Montana State has won the last three tournament titles for the men's side, while there have been five different tournament champions for the women since moving the event to Boise in 2019. The men and women tournament champions will receive automatic berths to the NCAA Men's & Women's Tournaments later in March.
Last season, the 2024 Big Sky Basketball Championships saw record attendance, as the tournament continues to grow year-over-year since first coming to Boise in 2019.
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2025 Big Sky Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Schedule
March 8-12 | Boise, Idaho | Idaho Central Arena
Saturday, March 8
Women's First Round (WBB Session 1)
Game 1: #9 Northern Colorado vs. #10 Portland State – 12:00 p.m. MT*
Game 2: #7 Eastern Washington vs. #8 Sacramento State – 2:30 p.m. MT*
Men's First Round (MBB Session 1)
Game 1: #9 Weber State vs. #10 Sacramento State – 5:30 p.m. MT*
Game 2: #7 Northern Arizona vs. #8 Eastern Washington – 8:00 p.m. MT*
Sunday, March 9
Women's Second Round (WBB Session 2)
Game 3: #1 Montana State vs. Game 1 Winner – 12:00 p.m. MT*
Game 4: #2 Northern Arizona vs. Game 2 Winner – 2:30 p.m. MT*
Men's Second Round (MBB Session 2)
Game 3: #1 Northern Colorado vs. Game 1 Winner – 5:30 p.m. MT*
Game 4: #2 Montana vs. Game 2 Winner – 8:00 p.m. MT*
Monday, March 10
Women's Third Round (WBB Session 3)
Game 5: #4 Weber State vs. #5 Idaho State – 12:00 p.m. MT*
Game 6: #3 Idaho vs. #6 Montana – 2:30 p.m. MT*
Men's Third Round (MBB Session 3)
Game 5: #4 Idaho State vs. #5 Montana State – 5:30 p.m. MT*
Game 6: #3 Porltand State vs. #6 Idaho – 8:00 p.m. MT*
Tuesday, March 11
Women's Semifinals (WBB Session 4)
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner – 12:00 p.m. MT*
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – 2:30 p.m. MT*
Men's Semifinals (MBB Session 4)
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner – 7:00 p.m. MT^
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – 9:30 p.m. MT^^
Wednesday, March 12
Women's Championship (WBB Session 5)
Game 9: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner – 3:00 p.m. MT^
Men's Championship (MBB Session 5)
Game 9: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner – 9:30 p.m. MT^^
* - game airs on ESPN+ and Scripps Sports
^ - game airs on ESPNU and ESPN+
^^ - game airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+