NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Florida defeats Houston 65-63 in nail-biting finish

This is now Florida's third championship victory while Houston will have to continue to search for their first.

Only two of us here at Flashscore, David Parkes and Finley Crebolder, had Florida winning it all from the very beginning!

March Madness is the biggest sports tournament in the United States during the final two months of March and the first week of April. The top 64 college basketball teams meet up in different regions of the United States to bring us the best basketball of the year.

The first two rounds of the tournament averaged 9.4 million viewers - a record high, according to Nielsen.

Championship Results

FINAL Florida 65-63 Houston 

Final Four Results

FINAL: Houston 70-67 Duke

FINAL: (1) Florida 79-73 (1) Auburn (CBS)

Elite 8 Results

(1) Florida 84-79 (3) Texas Tech

(1) Duke 85-65 (2) Alabama

(1) Houston 69-50 (2) Tennessee

(1) Auburn 70-64 (2) Michigan State 

Sweet 16 Results

(2) Alabama 113-88 (6) BYU 

(1) Florida 87-71 (4) Maryland 

(1) Duke 100-93 (4) Arizona 

(3) Texas Tech 85-83 (10) Arkansas

(2) Michigan State 73-70 (6) Ole Miss (CBS)

(2) Tennessee 78-65 (3) Kentucky (TBS/TruTV)

(1) Auburn 78-65 (5) Michigan (CBS)

(1) Houston 62-60 (4) Purdue (TBS/TruTV)

Round of 32 Results

(4) Purdue 76-62 (12) McNeese St.

(10) Arkansas 75-66 (2) St. John's

(5) Michigan 91-79 (4) Texas A&M

(3) Texas Tech 77-64 (11) Drake

(1) Auburn 82-70 (9) Creighton

(6) BYU 91-89 (3) Wisconsin

(1) Houston 81-76 (9) Gonzaga

(2) Tennessee 67-58 (7) UCLA 

 (1) Florida 77-75 (8) UCONN

(1) Duke 89-66 (9) Baylor

(3) Kentucky 84-75 (6) Illinois

(2) Alabama 80-66 (7) St. Mary's

(4) Maryland 72-71 (12) Colorado St.

(6) Ole Miss 91-78 vs. (3) Iowa State

(2) Michigan St. 71-63 (10) New Mexico

(4) Arizona 87-83 (5) Oregon

Round of 64 Results

(9) Creighton 89-75 (8) Louisville

(4) Purdue 75-63 (13) High Point

(3) Wisconsin 85-66 (14) Montana

(1) Houston 78-40 (16) SIU Edwardsville

(1) Auburn 83-63 (16) Alabama Stata

(12) McNeese State 69-67 (5) Clemson

(6) BYU 80-71 (11) VCU

(8) Gonzaga 89-68 (9) Georgia

(2) Tennessee 77-62 (15) Wofford

(10) Arkansas 79-72 (7) Kansas

(4) Texas A&M 80-71 (13) Yale

(11) Drake 67-57 (6) Missouri 

(7) UCLA 72-47 (10) Utah St.

(2) St. John's 83-58 (15) Omaha

(5) Michigan 68-65 (12) UC San Diego

(3) Texas Tech 82-72 (14) UNC Wilmington

(9) Baylor 75-72 (8) Mississippi St.

(2) Alabama 90-81 (15) Robert Morris

(3) Iowa State 82-55 (14) Lipscomb

(12) Colorado St 78-70 (5) Memphis

(1) Duke 93-49 (16) Mount Saint Mary's 

(5) Saint Mary's 59-56 (10) Vanderbilt

(6) Ole Miss 71-64 (11) North Carolina

(4) Maryland 81-49 (13) Grand Canyon

(1) Florida 95-69 (16) Norfolk St.

(3) Kentucky 76-57 (14) Troy 

(10) New Mexico 75-66 (7) Marquette

(4) Arizona 93-65 (13) Akron

(8) UConn 67-59 (9) Oklahoma

(6) Illiniois 86 - 73 (11) Xavier

(2) Michigan St. 87 - 62 (15) Bryant

(5) Oregon 81-52 (12) Liberty