BALTIMORE, MD. (February 22, 2025) – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest Historically Black Athletic Conference, announces the brackets for its 2025 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament. The single-elimination tournament will be held at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD on February 25 - March 1st. Championship games will tip-off at 1:00 p.m. for the women followed by the men at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 1st. Each bracket is seeded based on Division record. If division records are tied, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head results followed by head-to-head point differential.
Men's Northern Division:
- Virginia State (7-3)
- Bluefield State (6-4)
- Lincoln (5-5)
- VUU (5-5)
- Bowie State (5-5)
- ECSU (2-8)
Men's Southern Division:
- Fayetteville State (9-1)
- Claflin (8-2)
- JCSU (5-5)
- Livingstone (3-7)
- Shaw (3-7)
- WSSU (2 - 8)
Women's 2025 Tournament Bracket: Click Here
Women's Northern Division:
- Virginia State (9-1)
- Virginia Union (8-2)
- Bowie State (6-4)
- Bluefield State (3-7)
- Lincoln (3-7)
- ECSU (1-9)
Women's Southern Division:
- Fayetteville State (9-1)
- Livingstone (7-3)
- Claflin (6-4)
- Shaw (4-6)
- JCSU (2-8)
- WSSU (2-8)
