The first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament came to close Friday night, wrapping up two days of nonstop action. The tournament bracket started with 68 teams, and the field has been reduced to 32 as the race to the Sweet 16 reaches a full sprint.

This weekend, the women's NCAA Tournament took over Spokane with thousands of fans and nail biting games at the Spokane Arena. And on Monday, Spokane will send one more team to the Final Four. The USC Trojans and the UConn Huskies will face off in a one-seed and two-seed matchup.

Will bringing these four superpowers together actually lead to great games on the final weekend of the college basketball season?

UConn coach Geno Auriemma has complained about the women’s NCAA Tournament format that once again has sent the Huskies across the country. And possibly back again.

Eight teams will compete in the Elite Eight on Sunday and Monday for four spots in the Final Four next weekend. Defending champion and No. 1 seed South Carolina takes on No. 2 Duke at 1 p.m. ET to tip off the action, while No. 1 overall seed UCLA plays No. 3 seed LSU to round out Sunday's games.

The Gators are getting the most bets of any team to cover in the third round of the 2025 men's NCAA tournament.

As Hurley walked off the court and into the tunnel after a loss to Florida in the second round on Sunday, he was caught on camera making remarks about the refs that included several expletives.

Heavyweight tilts with do-or-die ramifications await in the Sweet 16. Let's dive into the X's and O's for all eight games and, of course, our predictions. South Region No. 1 Aubur