The 2025 NCAA Tournament has reached the finish line for Monday night's finale in San Antonio's Alamodome when No. 1 seeds Florida and Houston meet in the NCAA championship game. The Cougars are seeking the first national title in program history, while the Gators could win their third crown this century with a win.

Three weeks ago, 24 staffers submitted their predictions for The Athletic’s consensus men’s NCAA Tournament bracket. Eleven voters picked Duke to win the national championship, followed by six for Florida and five for Houston.

Florida basketball players describe final stop vs Houston in NCAA championship as Gators didn't allow Cougars to get off a shot.

Florida basketball's thrilling win over Houston didn't just earn a title–it pulled the biggest TV audience for a men's NCAA final in six years.

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In the end, college basketball always delivers. Surely this past weekend was proof, with its incessant nail-biting Final Four, starting with Florida’s 79-73 upset of overall No. 1 seed Auburn, then Houston’s furious rally to shock Duke 70-67,

The first season of the new Big 12 went as well as the conference could have hoped, until the last 30 seconds of the final game. Houston’s bungled final possession in the NCAA championship game Monday night left the Cougars two points short and prevented the Big 12 from claiming its third national title in five years.

Former Saint Mary’s guard Todd Golden coaches Gators to a thrilling victory in a game that went down to the buzzer.

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team brought home its first national title in 18 years Monday in the most-watched NCAA national championship game since 2019. The Florida-Houston matchup averaged 18.