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Men's Basketball
🏆 Florida 65-63 Houston
Final Four: Florida • Houston • Auburn • Duke
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Florida won the 2025 NCAA Tournament, defeating Houston 65-63 in the championship game.
The 2025 Final Four teams were Florida, Houston, Auburn, Duke.
The NCAA Tournament is a 68-team single-elimination tournament. After the First Four play-in games, 64 teams compete in a bracket divided into four regions (East, West, South, Midwest). Each region has 16 teams seeded 1-16. Teams play through the Round of 64, Round of 32, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four to reach the championship game.
Seeds rank teams 1-16 in each region based on their regular season performance. The #1 seed is the strongest team in that region, while #16 is the weakest. Higher seeds play lower seeds in early rounds (1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc.), giving better teams an advantage. Historically, 1-seeds are most likely to reach the Final Four.
To fill out a bracket, pick a winner for each of the 63 games. Start with the Round of 64 matchups and advance your picks through each round until you've chosen a champion. Consider team seeds, recent performance, matchup history, and injuries. Many use strategies like avoiding all 12-seeds beating 5-seeds or picking at least one Cinderella team.
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