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Final Four bracket predictions, picks: Who wins college basketball March Madness?


The 2025 NCAA Tournament is down to the Final Four, with the national semifinals set for March Madness this weekend in San Antonio.

For the first time since 2008, all four of the No. 1 seeds survived to the Final Four, with games set to tip off Saturday, April 5. The winners play for the national championship on Monday, April 7.

As we prep for the 2025 Final Four, here are Journal Star predictions for the semifinals and championship of the NCAA Tournament from editor Wes Huett and reporters Dave Eminian and Adam Duvall.

STREAM: March Madness on Sling TV and Fubo

2025 Final Four predictions

Saturday, April 5 at Alamodome in San Antonio. All times CT.

1 Florida (34-4) vs 1 Auburn (33-5) | 5:09 p.m. | CBS

  • Wes Huett: Florida
  • Dave Eminian: Florida
  • Adam Duvall: Florida

1 Duke (35-3) vs. 1 Houston (35-4) | 7:49 p.m. | CBS

  • Wes Huett: Duke
  • Dave Eminian: Duke
  • Adam Duvall: Duke

2024 March Madness championship prediction

7:50 p.m. Monday, April 7 at Alamodome in San Antonio

  • Wes Huett: Duke over Florida
  • Dave Eminian: Duke over Florida
  • Adam Duvall: Florida over Duke

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