The 2025 NCAA Tournament national title game is set: West Region No. 1-seed Florida will meet Midwest No. 1-seed Houston.
Those two teams triumphed over Auburn and Duke, respectively, in Saturday night's Final Four action. Florida got 34 points from star guard Walter Clayton en route to a thrilling 79-73 triumph. Houston, on the other hand, pulled a miraculous last-minute comeback to edge Duke, winning 70-67 after trailing 67-61 with just 40 seconds remaining.
The four Final Four participants were also KenPom's four best teams in the sport -- Duke at No. 1, Houston at No. 2, Florida at No. 3 and Auburn at No. 4. In addition to that dynamic creating one of the more entertaining Final Fours in recent memory, it delivered a fitting end to the season, accurately representing the regular-season landscape.
The SEC holds those bragging rights after a record year of regular-season and NCAA Tournament success. The Big 12 and Big Ten argue for the second spot, with the Big Ten failing to deliver a deep NCAA Tournament contender.
For more on where that race stands entering Monday's national title game, here is a full look at the record for every conference that sent at least two teams into the March Madness field:
Mountain West -- 2-4 (.333)
Tournament Teams, Results:
- South Region No. 10-seed New Mexico -- R64 win over Marquette, R32 loss to Michigan State
- West Region No. 12-seed Colorado State -- R64 win over Memphis, R32 loss to Maryland
- Midwest Region No. 10-seed Utah State -- R64 loss to UCLA
- South Region No. 11-seed San Diego State -- First Four loss to North Carolina
The Mountain West was a few seconds from a Sweet 16 bid before Colorado State fell at the buzzer to Maryland. Still, the conference did well to send four teams to the tournament, two of which found first-round wins.
Big East -- 4-5 (.444)
Tournament Teams, Results:
- West Region No. 2-seed St. John's -- R64 win over Omaha, R32 loss to Arkansas
- South Region No. 9-seed Creighton -- R64 win over Louisville, R32 loss to Auburn
- West Region No. 8-seed UConn -- R64 win over Oklahoma, R32 loss to Florida
- South Region No. 7-seed Marquette -- R64 loss to New Mexico
- Midwest Region No. 11-seed Xavier -- First Four win over Texas, R64 loss to Illinois
The Big East fell far behind the sport's other top conferences. Top-seed St. John's was upset in the second round. UConn, fresh off consecutive national titles, missed the second weekend. The ...
