Whether you missed or want to relive the action, here's what to know about the final games of opening weekend.

With the end of March approaching quickly, the college hockey season is coming to an end, and the NCAA tournament begins on Thursday on the networks of ESPN. The Frozen Four takes place the second weekend in April, with the national championship on April 12.

The Blue Devils had success in the NCAA tournament before then, but it wasn't until Duke hired Mike Krzyzewski as head coach on March 18, 1980, that the school became a mainstay in the tournament ...

With the six conference tournament champs earning automatic berths in the NCAA field, the top 10 at-large teams (based on the PairWise rankings) round out the 16-team bracket. Those teams, listed with their PairWise rankings, are:

Below is your guide to all 16 first-round games from Day 1 of the men's 2025 NCAA tournament, complete with analysis from on-site reporters of how each game was won, and our experts' takes on each winner's chances to advance to the Sweet 16. Final: Arkansas beat Kansas 79-72

Below is a ranking of the 20 greatest NCAA tournament runs by freshmen -- who weren't eligible to play until 1972 -- in the history of men's college basketball. We limited consideration to players who helped their teams reach the national title game ...

The Frozen Four of the 2025 NCAA women's hockey tournament is set, with the top four seeds moving on to play for the national championship. Wisconsin, the No. 1 overall seed, entered the tournament with a gaudy 35-1-2 record,

Filling out a bracket is like playing with pawns in chess -- where you must commit to a forward path with little flexibility -- while sports betting is like controlling the queen. With betting, you have multiple paths to success, the ability to move in different directions and the opportunity to adapt to new circumstances as the tournament unfolds.

Unlike the men's side, where players can enter the NBA draft at 19 or after just one collegiate season, women's players must either graduate or turn 22 before heading to the WNBA -- a rule that gives women's superstars more opportunities to chase a national title. Enter, UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers.

The first 32 games of the men's 2025 NCAA tournament are in the books -- and March Madness rolls into the round of 32 starting Saturday. Whether you missed or simply want to relive the action, consider this your guide to all 16 of Friday's games with analysis from ESPN's on-site reporters and keys to each winner's next matchup below.