NCAA, Florida and Houston
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Florida defeated Houston to win its third title.
From NPR
Tonight, the Florida Gators meet the Houston Cougars with the 2025 NCAA men's basketball championship on the line.
From USA Today
Monday's national title bout between Florida and Houston drew 18.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched title game since 2019.
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Houston's latest quest for NCAA title falls short to Florida and adds another chapter to Cougars' heartbreaking history of Final Four trips.
Florida Gators center Micah Handlogten and forward Thomas Haugh battle for the ball against Houston Cougars forward Joseph Tugler during the second half of the national championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome. / Bob Donnan-Imagn Images
The Houston Cougars had a tremendous season, yet it ended in agony as they fell short in the national championship to the Florida Gators 65-63 after holding a
Sampson, 70, has been coaching since 1979 and has found so much success recently with the Cougars by building Houston into a national powerhouse. However, with a potential national title looming it's very possible that Sampson could opt to retire with a win Monday night.
Kelvin Sampson, who will coach Houston in Monday night’s NCAA title game, reminded the media the Cougars went 19-1 in the Big 12 Conference this season.
A new champion in the men's NCAA Tournament will be crowned this Monday, as No. 1 seeds Houston Cougars and Florida Gators are set to duke it out to determine which will be the last team standing in the 2025 edition of the Big Dance.
Houston uncorked mayhem in the penultimate game of this year's NCAA Tournament with an amazing comeback Saturday to defeat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four. The Cougars erased a 14-point second-half deficit and closed on a 25-8 run to stun the Blue Devils, tying for the second-largest Final Four comeback in the last decade.