15-03-2025
Here are the brackets for the 2025 Minnesota state boys basketball tournament
The 2025 Minnesota state girls basketball tournament is wrapping up on Saturday, but fans of high school basketball are in luck as the 2025 Minnesota state boys basketball tournament is set to get underway in just a few short days. And the brackets are here.
The tournament begins on Tuesday, March 18, and runs through Saturday, March 22. Quarterfinal action gets underway on Tuesday at Williams Arena and Target Center, and runs through Thursday. Semifinals take place on Thursday and Friday at Williams Arena, and the championship games are all taking place on March 22 at The Barn.
Cretin-Derham Hall comes in as the top seed in Class 4A; Mankato East is the top-seeded team in Class 3A while defending champion Totino-Grace comes in at No. 2 in a what could be a potential rematch of last year's championship game. Albany is the top seed in Class 2A, while last year's champion, Breck, takes the No. 3 seed. (The brackets for Class A had not been revealed at publication time as they were awaiting results of Saturday's 1 p.m. Section 7 final between Cherry and Deer River).
Let's look at the quarterfinal matchups that were unveiled on Saturday:
No. 1 Cretin-Derham Hall vs. No. 8 Rochester John Marshall, 10 a.m.
No. 4 Maple Grove vs. No. 5 Apple Valley, noon
No. 2 Wayzata vs. No. 7 Moorhead, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Shakopee vs. No. 6 Anoka, 4 p.m.
The semifinals will take place at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Thursday at Williams Arena, while the Class 4A title game is scheduled for 8 p.m. on March 22 at Williams Arena.
No. 1 Mankato East vs. No. 8 Harding, 10 a.m.
No. 4 Orono vs. No. 5 DeLaSalle, noon
No. 2 Totino-Grace vs. No. 7 Duluth Denfeld, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Alexandria Area vs. No. 6 Byron, 4 p.m.
The semifinals will take place at noon and 2 p.m. on Thursday at Williams Arena, while the Class 3A title game is scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 22 at Williams Arena.
No. 1 Albany vs. No. 8 Pelican Rapids, 6 p.m.
No. 4 Caledonia vs. No. 5 Minnehaha Academy, 8 p.m.
No. 2 Waseca vs. No. 7 Pequot Lakes, 6 p.m.
No. 3 Breck vs. No. 6 Montevideo, 8 p.m.
The semifinals will take place at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday at Williams Arena, while the Class 2A title game is scheduled for 5 p.m. on March 22 at Williams Arena.
No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 seed, 11 a.m.
No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed, 1 p.m.
No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed, 3 p.m.
No. 3 seed vs. No. 5 seed, 5 p.m.
The semifinals will take place at noon and 2 p.m. on Friday at Williams Arena, while the Class A title game is schedule for 11 a.m. on March 22 at Williams Arena.
