How to Watch the Men’s Final Four and NCAA Championship Game for Free in 2025
Give credit to the NCAA Selection Committee. They called it right. All four #1 seeds pushed their way through to the Final Four for the first time since 2008. Now, we’ll see which of these powerhouse teams can hoop their way to history. All of the final games are available for free on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, which carries a live stream of your local CBS station. You can watch for free with a 7-day free trial.
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The 2025 Final Four: Saturday, April 5
The final games of the tournament will be at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The action tips off with Florida (34-4) against Auburn (32-5) at 6:00 p.m. ET. The Gators are 2.5-point favorites. They blew past Texas Tech with an unbelievable 18-4 run. But Auburn’s Johni Broome is hoping to stifle Florida’s offense with his presence in the paint. When the teams last met, Florida won 90-81.
The nightcap is Houston (34-4) taking on Duke (35-3) at 8:30 p.m. ET. Vegas favors the Blue Devils by 4.5 points. Duke is loaded with NBA prospects with consensus #1 pick Cooper Flag leading the way. But Houston won’t be spooked even if they’re trailing — they sink nearly 40% of their shots from beyond the 3-point line.
Duke is looking to advance to its first national championship game since 2015.
The 2025 NCAA Championship Game: Monday, April 7
The two final teams will square off at 8:50 pm. ET. Again, you can watch on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
The oddsmakers put Duke as the favorite to win it all (-110), followed by Florida (+300), Houston (+400) and Auburn (+500). CBS Sports reported that more than 25% of all its brackets had Duke winning the championship, so there could be some wild tiebreakers in your office pool.
