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.

The NCAA Tournament is upon us. Many Americans will fill out a March Madness bracket in hopes of winning their pool. Here are some tips for your bracket.

Tis' the season of brackets and basketball. Its March Madness! Here's how to join in on the fun, basketball fan or not

With the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight officially over, there weren't any unexpected results. 2025 NCAA Tournament favorites went a perfect 12-0 in both rounds. Favorites are also 50-13 straight-up in the 2025 tournament.

In 2025, the crown will go to a No. 1 seed, as all four top dogs — Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston — advanced to the Final Four for the second time in tournament history. The Blue Devils face the Cougars,

Teachers are scoring big with students by bringing the spirit of March Madness into the classroom. Every year, college basketball teams face off in the NCAA tournament where even fair-weathered viewers turn into die-hard spectators.

And that extends to the 2025 Final Four participants, powerhouse programs who separated themselves from the rest of the field early in the regular season. Florida, Houston, Duke and Auburn were always great,

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 seeding began in 1979 was in 2008,

No. 1 Texas and No. 2 UConn won their respective Elite Eight matchups on Monday night to wrap up the second weekend of the women's NCAA tournament. The Longhorns fended off Hailey Van Lith and TCU to reach their first Final Four since 2003,