Three weeks ago, 24 staffers submitted their predictions for The Athletic’s consensus men’s NCAA Tournament bracket. Eleven voters picked Duke to win the national championship, followed by six for Florida and five for Houston.

Houston rallied from a 14-point deficit and erased Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner at the Final Four. The Cougars will play Florida on Monday night for the championship.

Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four.

But you can’t bury this tournament until the last second of the last game ticks away. Clearly, the same is true of Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars. Down 64-55 with 125 second

LJ Cryer knows the thrill that comes only with winning a national championship from his time as a spot-duty freshman at Baylor. He could make history with a second title, and maybe savor the moment a little more,

No. 1 seed Duke saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion during a 70-67 loss to No. 1 seed Houston in San Antonio. After leading by as many as 14 points with just over eight minutes to play in regulation during Saturday's national semifinal,

NCAA Tournament is officially in the books. No. 1 seed Florida defeated No. 1 seed Houston 65-63 in a dramatic comeback victory to claim the program's first national title since 2007. The Gators trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half before flipping the switch behind a big performance from All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr.

There have been larger comebacks in Final Four history, but perhaps none more horrifying for the losing side than how Houston killed Duke's season Saturday night. What an evil trick Kelvin Sampson's team played on 37-year-old Jon Scheyer,

The Cryer family is full of athletes, including their parents who were student athletes at Grambling State and their relative, Barry Cryer, a former defensive lineman at Nebraska. Justin claims to be a better basketball player than his older brother,