The road to the Final Four is already underway with the First Round action in the 2025 NCAA Tournament set to get underway this week. March Madness will get started in earnest on Thursday when the first round tips off across the country.

Both USC and UConn have strong cases to make it to the Final Four, and win a national championship, but with Paige Bueckers starring a professional basketball career in the face, and UConn without a national title in a decade, the sense of urgency should favor the Huskies.

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