Florida basketball just won the 2025 NCAA title, but it's never too early to look at 2026. Here are Final Four picks, including a national champion.

Houston secured the second spot in the NCAA men's tournament title game with a furious rally to defeat Duke. The Cougars will face Florida on Monday.

Houston has advanced to the national championship for the first time since 1984 and the third time overall after stunning Duke 70-67 in the Final Four. Seeking their first ever national title, the Cougars will face Florida in the final on Monday after the Gators beat Auburn in tonight’s first semifinal.

If you are a Florida fan gator chomping in celebration, you may now use your two previous championship rings from this century to plug your ears. You’ll soon have another one for your finger. Have you plugged them?

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.

Walter Clayton Jr. #1 of the Florida Gators shoots a layup against Terrance Arceneaux #23 of the Houston Cougars during the second half in the National Championship of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 07,

NCAA Tournament is officially in the books. No. 1 seed Florida defeated No. 1 seed Houston 65-63 in a dramatic comeback victory to claim the program's first national title since 2007. The Gators trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half before flipping the switch behind a big performance from All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr.

After two competitive Final Four games — one of which was an instant classic — the Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship was a nail biter as the Florida Gators defeated the Houston Cougars 65-63. Houston led 31-28 at the half.

Florida’s 65-63 win against Houston for the national title marked the Gators’ fourth second-half comeback in six NCAA tourney victories.

The raw reality of Saturday night's stunning loss must now be squared with Scheyer’s budding coaching stardom.

The Blue Devils suffered a tough loss to Houston in a game in which they led for the majority of it. The final minute for the Blue Devils was one to forget; heck, the final 33 seconds was one to forget as Duke had a six-point lead that they saw dissipate in 15 seconds.

In what was likely his final college game, Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg had a game-high 27 points while adding seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and three blocks. He's p

Houston guard LJ Cryer has the chance to make history on Monday night, as he looks to become the first player to win a national title at two schools:

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Flagg getting the ball was foreseeable in that moment (can you imagine the reaction if Duke coach Jon Scheyer used his best player as a decoy and it didn't work?) but it was also the right call for several reasons.