Did Xavier make March Madness? Musketeers part of First Four games

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Xavier head coach Sean Miller and players discuss the “magical” Selection Sunday moment when the Musketeers were picked for the NCAA Tournament.

Xavier men’s basketball was able to exhale after the NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday show.

For the second time in the last three years, the Musketeers learned that they made the field of 68 off the bubble and that this time around they would be dancing as a First Four team.

It is the sixth time that the Musketeers have gone to the NCAA Tournament under Sean Miller, who has spent two tenures at Xavier with a stop at Arizona in between.

With the Musketeers being added to the March Madness field, the Big East conference sent five total programs to the NCAA Tournament, joining St. John’s, Marquette, Creighton and UConn.

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Xavier heads into the tournament winners of eight of its last 10 games. The six-week surge late in the season put the Musketeers originally on the bubble after they appeared to be missing out on the tournament around January.

Here’s what you need to know on whether Xavier made the NCAA Tournament and more:

Did Xavier make March Madness?

Yes, Xavier learned during the Selection Sunday bracket reveal show that it had made the field of 68 and the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

However, the Musketeers aren’t technically in March Madness just yet.

The NCAA Tournament selection committee sent Xavier to the First Four on Sunday, where the Musketeers will play the SEC’s Texas Longhorns on Wednesday, March 19 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Xavier and Texas will play for an 11-seed, with the winner advancing to face No. 6 seed Ole Miss in Milwaukee on Friday, March 21.

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“Tonight, I don’t know if I’ve ever experienced a better feeling in sports than the one I had when our name was announced…

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