A historically chalky NCAA tournament will fittingly crown a national champion with a clash of the heavyweights. All four No. 1 seeds have advanced to the men’s Final Four for the first time since 2008 and only the second time in history.

And then there were 1s. With wins by Houston and Auburn on Sunday, next weekend's Final Four will have all four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history. The only other time since

Duke is the clear favorite to win a very chalky Final Four.

Only two more games separate Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils from immortality and the program's sixth national championship banner.

All the top seeds in the men’s tournament are headed to the Final Four! It’s Florida, Duke, Houston and Auburn next week in San Antonio. • Houston books their trip to San Antonio: Houston rolled to their school’s seventh Final Four appearance with a dominating win over Tennessee,

The sting of losing to N.C. State in the 2024 NCAA Tournament drove the Duke Blue Devils to rebuild their program, and that’s led to a berth in the 2025 Final Four.

Duke did it all, making one of the six or seven best teams in the country look completely helpless. Alabama kept it relatively close until the final five minutes, but the outcome was never really in doubt,

The stage is set for a potentially epic Elite Eight showdown as No. 1 seed Duke and No. 2 seed Alabama will face off Saturday with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Both teams reached 100 points in their Sweet 16 victories and are brimming with the high-end talent necessary to create a compelling March Madness showdown.

Duke women's basketball coach Kara Lawson and Duke men's basketball coach Jon Scheyer have provided each other with support during March Madness.