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The 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament tipped off on Tuesday, March 18 with the First Four and runs through Monday, April 7.
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We are down to the Final Four teams remaining in the 2025 NCAA Tournament after Auburn beat Michigan State, Houston defeated Tennessee, Duke topped Alabama and Florida ousted Texas Tech in the Elite ...
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Florida, Houston, Duke and Auburn were always great, and always contenders. Their success has been rewarded with a trip to San Antonio next weekend, where one of them will be crowned the next nationa...
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And in the late game, No. 1 USC is as an underdog against No. 2 UConn, led by star guard Paige Bueckers. The Trojans, despite losing star JuJu Watkins to a season-ending injury earlier in the tournament, managed to survive their Sweet 16 matchup against Kansas State. But UConn will provide a much stiffer test.
The inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament began Monday from Las Vegas with a bang. Butler pulled off a thrilling 86-84 upset win over Utah after star guard Pierre Brooks ll hit a game-winning layup with less than :03 remaining to get the sport's newest postseason event started.
By bypassing the Blue Devils for the title, you can differentiate your entry. Duke’s prowess has made it the most popular title pick in ESPN’s bracket contest ( 25 percent of entries as of Tuesday) as well as CBS’s. Not going with Duke to win is a smart pool strategy Mock outlines here — while still collecting points by riding Duke to the finals.
According to DraftKings, Duke (+110) has the best odds to win the title entering the Final Four. Florida (+250), Houston (+400) and Auburn (+475) round out the rest of the Final Four teams. Gambling problem? Call (877-8-HOPENY) or text HOPENY (467369).
No. 1 Florida (34-4) over No. 1 Auburn (32-5): Florida has scored 80-plus points in three of its last four NCAA Tournament games, including in the Elite Elight and Sweet 16. Auburn has done a great job of overpowering opposing teams, but the Gators have what it takes to outpace the Tigers on both sides of the ball.
The Final Four field is set after this weekend's Elite Eight games and it looks like March Madness is heading toward a fantastic finish. Np/1 seeds Duke, Florida, Auburn and Houston are headed to San Antonio,
The Duke and North Carolina women have faced each other 110 times, including 16 games on a neutral court, but they’ve never played in the NCAA Tournament — until Friday.
And then there was one. TCU’s 71-62 win over Notre Dame on Saturday took out six perfect brackets in the women’s NCAA Tournament, leaving one out of 3.2 million on ESPN’s bracket tracker.
Women's NCAA Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 19 and runs through Sunday, April 6. See below for everything you need to know about the women's tournament, including the full schedule, scores, tournament sites,