By Missy Grimes
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron men’s basketball team learned its fate for the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 16. The 13-seeded Zips (28-6) will battle the fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats (22-12) in first-round action on Friday, March 21 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wa. as part of the East Regional.
This will be the first-ever meeting between Arizona and Akron.
The winner of Akron-Arizona will advance to face the winner of No. 5 Oregon and No. 12 Liberty in second-round play.
Akron and Arizona will be featured on truTV at 7:35 p.m. ET.
Akron will be making its seventh overall NCAA Division I Tournament appearance after previously qualifying in 1986, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2022 and 2024.
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