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.

Madness arrived on Monday. Here are scores, highlights and more from Florida and Houston's NCAA Tournament championship game:

The 2025 NCAA Tournament has reached the finish line for Monday night's finale in San Antonio's Alamodome when No. 1 seeds Florida and Houston meet in the NCAA championship game. The Cougars are seeking the first national title in program history, while the Gators could win their third crown this century with a win.

In the end, college basketball always delivers. Surely this past weekend was proof, with its incessant nail-biting Final Four, starting with Florida’s 79-73 upset of overall No. 1 seed Auburn, then Houston’s furious rally to shock Duke 70-67,

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

Florida had little to celebrate and appeared headed for disappointment after a memorable road to the Final Four. Yet, somehow the Gators found their stride in the nick of

Madness is now over. The Florida Gators beat Houston to win the men's NCAA championship game, while UConn defeated South Carolina to take the women's championship. And while

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.