The NCAA Tournament is drawing to a close for men's basketball. Here are American-Statesman staff March Madness picks for the Final Four predictions.

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.

Trying to keep track of all the action during March Madness? Follow along with the 2025 NCAA Tournament Bracket.

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,

Geno Auriemma will participate in his 24th Final Four as head coach of UConn, while UCLA is in its first-ever Women's Final Four. UCLA has been one of the great stories of the season behind star Lauren Betts, but this is UConn in the NCAA tournament.

The women's NCAA Tournament Final Four will take place on Friday, April 4, and both games should be highly competitive. Which teams will advance to the March Madness national championship? Here are our predictions for women's NCAA Tournament's Final Four:

The road to the Final Four for the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament has reached its conclusion. Eight teams will compete in the Elite Eight on Sunday and Monday for four spots in the Final Four next weekend.

The 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament continued on Sunday, with two of the four Elite Eight matchups in the books. South Carolina took down Duke by the score of 54-50 in the first contest, as head coach Dawn Staley's squad clinched a spot in the Final Four for the fifth consecutive season.