2025 NCAA Tournament Online Betting
The 2025 NCAA Tournament is down to the Final Four which takes place on Saturday, April 5 with all four No. 1 seeds still alive. For only the second time in history, the Final Four will see all of the top four seeds, as the only other occurrence was in 2008. The Duke Blue Devils are the favorite to win the national title at even money odds. They are followed by the Florida Gators, Houston Cougars and Auburn Tigers. The 2025 Final Four takes place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, April 5. The first game at 6:09 pm Eastern on CBS will have Florida a slight favorite against Auburn, while the second game at 8:49 on CBS will have Duke favored against Houston. The Duke Blue Devils are the top betting favorite and they have looked as good as any team in the NCAA Tournament so far, as they rolled to big wins over Mount St. Mary’s and Baylor in the first two rounds, had slightly more trouble against Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen and then routed Alabama in the Elite Eight. Second in March Madness futures is Florida and they routed Norfolk State in the first round but had a difficult test in the second round against defending champion Connecticut. Florida rolled over Maryland in the Sweet Sixteen but then had to fight hard to get past Texas Tech in the Elite Eight. The Houston Cougars and Auburn Tigers are the other two top seeds and they had very little trouble in the first round and were only moderately tested in the second round. Each had to overcome adversity in the Sweet Sixteen, but Houston slipped past Purdue and Auburn rallied to beat Michigan. Neither team had much trouble in the Elite Eight, as Houston dominated Tennessee and Auburn was too much for Michigan State.
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2025 NCAA Tournament Dates
First Four (Play-in Round): March 18-19
First Round (Round of 64): March 20-21
Second Round (Round of 32): March 22 and March 23
Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16): March 27 and March 28
Reginal Finals (Elite 8): March 29 and March 30
Final Four (National Semifinals): April 5
National Championship Game: April 7
2025 NCAA Tournament Schedule & Lines (ET)
College Basketball Same Game Parlay Betting
Final Four betting is set for Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The first game at 6:09 pm Eastern Time has the Florida Gators taking on the Auburn Tigers on CBS. The late game at 8:49 on Saturday in Final Four betting has the Houston Cougars battling the Duke Blue Devils on CBS.
National Semifinals (Final Four)
Saturday, April 5
(1) Florida vs. (1) Auburn, 6:09 PM | CBS, (Florida -2.5, O/U 160)
(1) Duke vs. (1) Houston, 8:49 PM | CBS, (Duke -5, O/U 136.5)
2025 NCAA Tournament Results
First Four
Tuesday, March 18
(16) Alabama State vs. (16) Saint Francis, 70-68
(11) North Carolina vs. (11) San Diego State, 95-68
Wednesday, March 19
(16) Mount St. Mary's vs. (16) American University, 83-72
(11) Xavier vs. (11) Texas, 86-80
First Round/Round of 64
Thursday, March 20
(9) Creighton vs. (8) Louisville, 89-75
(4) Purdue vs. (13) High Point, 75-63
(3) Wisconsin vs. (14) Montana, 85-66
(1) Houston vs. (16) SIU Edwardsville, 78-40
(1) Auburn vs. (16) Alabama St., 83-63
(12) McNeese vs. (5) Clemson, 69-67
(6) BYU vs. (11) VCU, 80-71
(8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Georgia, 89-68
(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Wofford, 77-62
(10) Arkansas vs. (7) Kansas, 79-72
(4) Texas A&M vs. (13) Yale, 80-71
(11) Drake vs. (6) Missouri, 67-57
(7) UCLA vs. (10) Utah State, 72-47
(2) St. John's vs. (15) Omaha, 83-53
(5) Michigan vs. (12) UC San Diego, 68-65
(3) Texas Tech vs. (14) UNC Wilmington, 82-72
Friday, March 21
(9) Baylor vs. (8) Mississippi State, 75-72
(2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris, 90-81
(3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb, 82-55
(12) Colorado State vs. (5) Memphis, 78-70
(1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary's, 93-49
(7) Saint Mary's vs. (10) Vanderbilt, 59-56
(6) Ole Miss vs. (11) North Carolina, 71-64
(4) Maryland vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 81-49
(1) Florida vs. (16) Norfolk State, 95-69
(3) Kentucky vs. (14) Troy, 76-57
(10) New Mexico vs. (7) Marquette, 75-66
(4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron, 93-65
(8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma, 67-59
(6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier, 86-73
(2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant, 87-62
(5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty, 81-52
Second Round/Round of 32
Saturday, March 22
(4) Purdue vs. (12) McNeese, 76-62
(10) Arkansas vs. (2) St. John's, 75-66
(5) Michigan vs. (4) Texas A&M, 91-79
(3) Texas Tech vs. (11) Drake, 77-64
(1) Auburn vs. (9) Creighton, 82-70
(6) BYU vs. (3) Wisconsin, 91-89
(1) Houston vs. (8) Gonzaga, 81-76
(2) Tennessee vs. (7) UCLA, 67-58
Sunday, March 23
(1) Florida vs. (8) UConn, 77-75
(1) Duke vs. (9) Baylor, 89-66
(3) Kentucky vs. (6) Illinois, 84-75
(2) Alabama vs. (7) Saint Mary's, 80-66
(4) Maryland vs. (12) Colorado State, 72-71
(6) Ole Miss vs. (3) Iowa State, 91-78
(2) Michigan State vs. (10) New Mexico, 71-63
(4) Arizona vs. (5) Oregon, 87-83
Regional Semifinals/Sweet 16
Thursday, March 27
(2) Alabama vs. (6) BYU, 113-88
(1) Florida vs. (4) Maryland, 87-71
(1) Duke vs. (4) Arizona, 100-93
(3) Texas Tech vs. (10) Arkansas, 85-83 (OT)
Friday, March 28
(2) Michigan State vs. (6) Ole Miss, 73-70
(2) Tennessee vs. (3) Kentucky, 78-65
(1) Auburn vs. (5) Michigan, 78-65
(1) Houston vs. (4) Purdue, 62-60
Regional Finals (Elite 8)
Saturday, March 29
(1) Florida vs. (3) Texas Tech, 84-79
(1) Duke vs. (2) Alabama, 85-65
Sunday, March 30
(1) Houston vs. (2) Tennessee, 69-50
(1) Auburn vs. (2) Michigan State, 70-64
NCAA Tournament History
The NCAA Tournament began in 1939, growing in size and stature over the years. The first tournament consisted of eight teams, and the format remained unchanged until 1951, when the field was doubled to 16. The number of participating schools doubled again to 32 in 1975 and reached 64 in 1985.
Now, there are slots for 68 of the best D-I college basketball squads in America. There are 32 spaces reserved for automatic qualifiers – teams that win their end-of-the-season conference tournament. The selection committee picks the other 36 teams as at-large entrants based on their overall record, RPI, net rating, and other factors.
We may see another big change coming to March Madness in the very near future. The NCAA Transformation Committee recommended expanding the number of teams in the NCAA Tournament to accommodate the growing number of Division I teams in the country. There are now more than 350 Division I college basketball teams, and the committee wants to guarantee that at least a quarter of those programs can potentially make the NCAA Tournament. That could mean an expansion to a 96-team March Madness in the future.
National Championship Game Winners (2000)
| YEARS |
WINNER |
RUNNER-UP |
LOCATION |
| 2024 |
Connecticut |
Purdue |
State Farm Stadium |
| 2023 |
Connecticut |
San Diego State |
NRG Stadium |
| 2022 |
Kansas |
North Carolina |
Caesars Superdome |
| 2021 |
Baylor |
Gonzaga |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 2020 |
Event Canceled |
| 2019 |
Virginia |
Texas Tech |
U.S. Bank Stadium |
| 2018 |
Villanova |
Michigan |
Alamodome |
| 2017 |
North Carolina |
Gonzaga |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
| 2016 |
Villanova |
North Carolina |
NRG Stadium |
| 2015 |
Duke |
Wisconsin |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 2014 |
Connecticut |
Kentucky |
AT&T Stadium |
| 2013 |
Louisville |
Michigan |
Georgia Dome |
| 2012 |
Kentucky |
Kansas |
Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
| 2011 |
Connecticut |
Butler |
Reliant Stadium |
| 2010 |
Duke |
Butler |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 2009 |
North Carolina |
Michigan State |
Ford Field |
| 2008 |
Kansas |
Memphis |
Alamodome |
| 2007 |
Florida |
Ohio State |
Georgia Dome |
| 2006 |
Florida |
UCLA |
RCA Dome |
| 2005 |
North Carolina |
Illinois |
Edward Jones Dome |
| 2004 |
Connecticut |
Georgia Tech |
Alamodome |
| 2003 |
Syracuse |
Kansas |
Louisiana Superdome |
| 2002 |
Maryland |
Indiana |
Georgia Dome |
| 2001 |
Duke |
Arizona |
Metrodome |
| 2000 |
Michigan State |
Florida |
RCA Dome |
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