There are no real edges for any of these teams as the matchups fit their playing styles. Duke and Houston have the two best defenses in the country and play slower, so fitting they meet, while Auburn and Florida both play at quicker tempos and rank as the second and third-best offenses behind Duke.
J-Mac checks in with his best Final Four bets, including Cooper Flagg carrying the Blue Devils past Houston, into the national title game.
The four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament escaped the second weekend of the Big Dance and are heading to the Final Four to cap one of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments ever. It's the first time since 2008 and just the second time since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 that all four No. 1 seeds are still standing at this juncture.
Alabama has chipped into Duke's lead over the first four minutes of the second half. Grant Nelson blocked a Cooper Flagg dunk and Mark Sears hit a 3-pointer. Duke leads 52-45 at the under-16 timeout with Alabama's Chris Youngblood looking to cap an and-one after the TV timeout.
The tourney’s overall 1 seed, UCLA, knocked off LSU 72-65 to advance to its first women’s Final Four behind another big game by Lauren Betts. The 6-foot-7 All-American had 17 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots despite sitting out the second quarter.
South Carolina survived another scare in the NCAA tournament with a nail-biting win against a fiery Duke team. LSU got its rematch with UCLA, but the Bruins steamrolled the Tigers en route to their first-ever Final Four appearance.
The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament will be available across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. (1) Florida vs. (1) Auburn, 6:09 p.m. on CBS
Who is playing in women's Final Four? See the national semifinal teams in the March Madness NCAA Tournament and schedule for Friday, April 4, 2025.
May the best 1 win. Here’s the bracket for the men’s NCAA Tournament:
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