(WNDU) - The bracket is set for the 86th edition of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. Sixty-eight teams will be playing in the single-elimination tournament over the next three weeks to determine the national champion. This year’s March Madness field includes three regional schools: Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue.

University of Illinois basketball – both men's and women's teams – are getting ready for their 2025 NCAA Tournament debuts. The first NCAA Tournament in 1939 consisted only of eight men's teams. Today, it's a 68-team bracket that includes multiple single-elimination rounds.