Duke will be the team to beat in San Antonio, Texas, next week for the 2025 Final Four, according to betting lines that opened at the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament's second weekend on Sunday. The Blue Devils have the shortest odds at +105 to win the national championship ahead of Florida, Houston and Auburn — in that order.

Top seeds Duke, Florida, Houston and Auburn saw minimal movement atop the title odds during dominant postseason runs. Despite this year’s Elite Eight teams tying with the 2007 tourney for the lowest combined seed total (13) in tournament history, the four No. 1 seeds demolished four quality opponents by an average of 12.5 points.

Only two more games separate Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils from immortality and the program's sixth national championship banner.

The sting of losing to N.C. State in the 2024 NCAA Tournament drove the Duke Blue Devils to rebuild their program, and that’s led to a berth in the 2025 Final Four.

Florida survived third-seed Texas Tech while Duke didn't need any late-game heroics to secure a bid to San Antonio as the second No. 1 seed

Duke did it all, making one of the six or seven best teams in the country look completely helpless. Alabama kept it relatively close until the final five minutes, but the outcome was never really in doubt,

The stage is set for a potentially epic Elite Eight showdown as No. 1 seed Duke and No. 2 seed Alabama will face off Saturday with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Both teams reached 100 points in their Sweet 16 victories and are brimming with the high-end talent necessary to create a compelling March Madness showdown.

According to DraftKings, Duke (+110) has the best odds to win the title entering the Final Four. Florida (+250), Houston (+400) and Auburn (+475) round out the rest of the Final Four teams. Gambling problem? Call (877-8-HOPENY) or text HOPENY (467369).

SportsLine expert Micah Roberts has revealed his Tennessee Volunteers vs. Houston Cougars picks for the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Sunday

Kentucky basketball lost to Tennessee in 2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 of March Madness bracket, ending UK basketball's first season under Mark Pope.

Friday in the Sweet 16 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tennessee will next play No. 1 seed Houston (33-4) in the Elite Eight on Sunday in Indianapolis. Tipoff between the Vols and Cougars is scheduled for 2:20 p.

Tennessee basketball will face No. 1 Houston in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday as the Vols chase their first Final Four berth.

The NCAA Tournament is here for men's basketball. The American-Statesman staff has full brackets and Final Four predictions for March Madness.

The Sweet 16 in the NCAA women's Basketball Tournament tipped off Friday. Here is how the games went for Duke-North Carolina, South Carolina-Maryland, LSU-NC State and UCLA-Ole Miss. Oluchi Okananwa recorded her third double-double of the season to lead ACC Tournament champion Duke past North Carolina 47-38 and into the Elite 8 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.