The 2025 Final Four has finally arrived, and after an NCAA Tournament that started trending towards chalk from the earliest rounds, history has been made yet again with just the second-ever time with all four No. 1 seeds making it to the tournament’s final weekend in San Antonio.
What the tournament has produced with this Final Four filled with No. 1 seeds is the stakes for this year’s champion to have endured one of the toughest title runs of all time. Whether it’s Auburn, Duke, Houston, or Florida cutting down the nets in San Antonio, that team will have earned the honor of being crowned champion after surviving two rounds against other top-four talent. And this is all coming after each of the Final Four participants had to face either the No. 2 or No. 3 seed in the Elite Eight and either a No. 4 or No. 5 seed in the Sweet 16.
Saturday’s festivities will get started with an All-SEC battle between Auburn and Florida in the early game (6:09 p.m. ET), bringing back into focus the Tigers as the regular season champs and Gators as the tournament champs from a conference that rated as one of the best all-time and set a new record with 14 teams into the field of 68. Then in the nightcap, it will be Duke going toe-to-toe with Houston (8:49 p.m. ET), putting CBS Sports Player of the Year Cooper Flagg in the spotlight against arguably his toughest competition in college to date.

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Follow along as Auburn battles Florida in the 2025 Final Four.

(1) Duke vs. (1) Houston

8:49 p.m. on CBS | March Madness Live: For all the deserved attention that goes to Houston’s defense, Duke’s defense ranks fifth nationally overall in defensive efficiency and second only to Houston among Final Four participants. Duke’s length at the rim aims to limit Houston’s scoring, contributing to a game likely played at a slower pace. Pick: Houston Team Total Under 66.5

(1) Auburn vs. (1) Florida

6:09 p.m. on CBS | March Madness Live: Auburn has faced slow starts but can pivot to a strong second half against Florida, who often leads at halftime. Pick: Florida 1H -1.5

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