CBS Sports: BYU hoops among 5 teams likely to win 1st national title in 2026

June 10, 2025

By Cameron Salerno, CBS Sports: The last time college basketball had a first-time national champion was in 2021. That year’s title game between No. 1 seeds Baylor and Gonzaga guaranteed that the sport would see a program win its first national title. Baylor went on to upset Gonzaga to win the program’s first championship, but since then, Kansas, UConn (twice) and Florida have raised the trophy as familiar champions.

Houston came close to winning the program’s first national title against Florida but squandered a 12-point second-half lead in a heartbreaking 65-63 loss.

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