NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday live updates: Iowa State receives assignment

The Cyclones receive the No. 3 seed in the South, will play in Milwaukee on Friday

TJ Otzelberger and Iowa State await where they will go for the NCAA Tournament. / Kelsey Kremer/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

March Madness is officially here.

Well, at least in a few hours when the annual NCAA Tournament Selection Show begins live on CBS at 5 p.m. CT. Along with airing on CBS, the show will stream live on Paramount+ and March Madness Live.

That is when Iowa State will find out is official seed for the tournament along with where they will play. Some have the Cyclones as a No. 3 seed, with ESPN shipping them to the East region.

Others, like CBS Sports and Jerry Palm, see Iowa State receiving a No. 4 seed in the East.

The Big 12 is expected to be well represented, with Houston, Texas Tech, BYU, Kansas, Baylor and West Virginia joining Iowa State in the field. 

Selection Sunday live updates

The Cyclones have been off since a loss to BYU in the Big 12 Conference Tournament last week. Injuries hurt Iowa State’s chances of defending its league title, as both Tamin Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert missed the game. 

We will have live updates on Iowa State’s seed and a complete breakdown of the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket beginning here at 5 p.m. CT.

Iowa State is the No. 3 seed as expected, getting the short drive up to Milwaukee to face Lipscomb in the opening round. The Cyclones could be facing North Carolina in the second round, as the Tar Heels received one of the final at-larges and will play San Diego State in the play-in game.

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Ole Miss earned the No. 6 seed in the bracket with Michigan State the No. 2 and Marquette the No. 7. The top-half features Auburn as the No. 1 seed, but the Tigers could be in for a tough second round contest with Louisville, as that game will be played in Lexington, Kentucky.