May the best 1 win. Here’s the bracket for the men’s NCAA Tournament:

Trying to keep track of all the action during March Madness? Follow along with the 2025 NCAA Tournament Bracket.

The Final Four in the men's NCAA Tournament is set, with all four No. 1 seeds -- Duke, Florida, Houston and Auburn -- winning their respective regions and advancing to San Antonio this weekend.

By bypassing the Blue Devils for the title, you can differentiate your entry. Duke’s prowess has made it the most popular title pick in ESPN’s bracket contest ( 25 percent of entries as of Tuesday) as well as CBS’s. Not going with Duke to win is a smart pool strategy Mock outlines here — while still collecting points by riding Duke to the finals.

Two tickets to the final weekend of the Big Dance in San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four will be punched on Saturday and nets will be cut down as the focus will be on the West Regional and the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament bracket.

Madness is the most unique playoff system in college sports. While other sports use a bracket format, March Madness includes 68 teams competing in single-elimination games until only one team remains.

The field of 68 for the men's NCAA Tournament is down to the Final Four. Here's an updated look at the March Madness bracket and schedule:

The tourney’s overall 1 seed, UCLA, knocked off LSU 72-65 to advance to its first women’s Final Four behind another big game by Lauren Betts. The 6-foot-7 All-American had 17 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots despite sitting out the second quarter.

The women's Final Four is heading to Tampa, as South Carolina goes for its third championship in the past four years. See the matchups and schedule.