Duke is the early favorite to win the 2026 national title (10-1) after falling short of reaching this year's national championship game. The Blue Devils are expected to lose superstar freshman Cooper Flagg to the NBA Draft this summer but will bring in five-star forward Cameron Boozer, a projected top-three pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.

Who is the favorite to win the 2026 NCAA Tournament? Early March Madness national championship odds for next season are out after the 2025 tournament.

That was my stance before the 2025 NCAA tournament, and my position has only hardened since watching Duke flame out in the Final Four and the national championship be played between two veteran-laden teams.

The greatest Final Four ever? Maybe. Here's our round-by-round grades for another edition of March Madness full of drama.

Florida's comeback victory over Houston in Monday night's NCAA title game was the most-watched men's championship game in six years with 18.1 million viewers.

Monday's national title bout between Florida and Houston drew 18.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched title game since 2019. The game peaked at 21.1 million viewers and was up 22 percent from last year.

UF coach Todd Golden is due a sizable pay increase as he tackles the offseason to build on the Gators’ national championship success.

The first season of the new Big 12 went as well as the conference could have hoped, until the last 30 seconds of the final game. Houston’s bungled final possession in the NCAA championship game Monday night left the Cougars two points short and prevented the Big 12 from claiming its third national title in five years.

Florida's national title run proved the transfer portal and NIL can spark instant success—mirroring NBA free agency and redefining how college teams are built overnight.