The inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament began Monday from Las Vegas with a bang. Butler pulled off a thrilling 86-84 upset win over Utah after star guard Pierre Brooks ll hit a game-winning layup with less than :03 remaining to get the sport's newest postseason event started.

The NCAA Tournament is drawing to a close for men's basketball. Here are American-Statesman staff March Madness picks for the Final Four predictions.

Geno Auriemma will participate in his 24th Final Four as head coach of UConn, while UCLA is in its first-ever Women's Final Four. UCLA has been one of the great stories of the season behind star Lauren Betts, but this is UConn in the NCAA tournament.

Here’s the bracket for the men’s NCAA Tournament: Every game of the men’s tournament will be aired — here is a schedule that will be updated with matchups — either on CBS, TBS, TNT or TruTV and their digital platforms, including Paramount+. CBS will handle the Final Four and national title game this year.

The reigning champion South Carolina Gamecocks will try to get to their fifth straight Final Four in the opening matchup in Birmingham against the Duke Blue Devils. The UCLA Bruins, the other top seed in action on Sunday, are after their first-ever Women's Final Four appearance.

WBIT continues with quarterfinal action on Thursday. Here's an updated look at the bracket, schedule and how to watch the games:

Thomas Casale is on a 60-36 run in college basketball picks and just revealed his second-chance 2025 March Madness bracket

Auburn basketball survived 2-seed Michigan State on Sunday, advancing to its second Final Four in six seasons. Next up for the Tigers? A familiar foe.

South Carolina women's basketball and Dawn Staley beat Duke in the Elite Eight. Here's an update for the Gamecocks' March Madness bracket.