The NCAA men's Final Four is not too far in the future. Check out the early odds for the national semifinals, set to begin on April 5.

One of two men’s teams with minus odds to make the Final Four, Duke is expected to make a deep run this year. The Blue Devils are led by freshman superstarCooper Flagg – the likelyWooden Award winner and No. 1 pick in the2025 NBA Draft – who’s capable of carrying them to a title if he’s healthy.

Struggling with who to pick in your 2025 March Madness bracket? Here is a guide to Sporting News' expert NCAA Tournament analysis, including predictions, upsets, Vegas odds and more to help you get that perfect sheet.

South Carolina, UConn, UCLA, USC, Texas and Notre Dame. As far as oddsmakers are concerned, those are the only six teams with a real shot to win the NCAA women's basketball national championship. With those being the best teams in the country, history would suggest they're probably right.

Some Longhorns like Tramon Mark and Kadin Shedrick are back in the NCAA Tournment. For others such as Tre Johnson and Jordan Pope, it's a new experience.

"Texas' run through the SEC tournament ended Friday with an 83-72 quarterfinal loss to Tennessee, a defeat that dropped the Longhorns' odds of making the NCAA tournament from to t