The 2025 men's NCAA tournament came to a close on Monday night, with the Florida Gators earning a hard-fought 65-63 victory over the Houston Cougars for their first national championship since they won back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.

Cooper Flagg is locked into the top overall pick, while the Rutgers duo goes 2–3, plus other notes from scouts more than two months out from June’s draft.

The men and women’s basketball tournaments would hold their semifinals and title games in the same city on the same weekend, with similar staggered scheduling as there currently is. Though a combined Final Four likely couldn’t take place until at least 2032, with sites on both sides locked in until 2031.

That's because all three expert mocks featured all five of the following players within the top 10 picks: Baylor wing VJ Edgecombe, Rutgers swingman Ace Bailey, Texas guard Tre Johnson, Duke wing Kon Knueppel and Duke big man Khaman Maluach.

Where does Florida rank in men's college basketball for most NCAA Tournament championships? Here's where the Gators rank after their win vs. Houston:

Below is the first round for my mock. You can find this mock, plus a full second round and scouting reports for every single prospect in our 2025 NBA Draft Guide. Let’s get to the first round: All that tanking and a $100,

One person came one first-round women's NCAA Tournament game away from perfection in the CBS Sports Bracket Challenge. The one miss occurred when 10th-seeded South Dakota State defeated No. 7 Oklahoma State 74-68 on March 22.