The 2025 men's NCAA tournament came to a close on Monday night, with the Florida Gators earning a hard-fought 65-63 victory over the Houston Cougars for their first national championship since they won back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.

SportsLine expert Thomas Casale has revealed his Florida Gators vs. Houston Cougars picks for the 2025 NCAA Tournament national championship game on Monday

The 2025 men's NCAA tournament is down to the final two teams. Florida narrowly defeated Auburn in their Final Four game, winning 79-73. But that's practically nothing compared to Houston coming back to stun Duke 70-67.

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An all-time great Final Four featured an all-time great finish, with Florida rallying from 12 points down in the second half to defeat Houston, 65-63, in the title game for the Gators' first title since 2007.

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.

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A champion has been crowned, which means it's time to look ahead to 2025-26 for the top NCAA tournament teams.

Teams will often cut down nets to commemorate a win in the Elite Eight — which earns them a spot in the Final Four, a program-defining accomplishment at many schools — or if they win a conference tournament championship. Others will bypass it, choosing instead to only cut the nets for a national title.

A relatively mundane men’s NCAA Tournament was playing to script late Saturday night at the Alamodome, another boring double-digit Duke win to digest, leaving us with faint hopes of Florida phenom Walter Clayton Jr. hitting enough circus shots against the Blue Devils to make Monday memorable.

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