FOX Sports' Michael Cohen breaks down the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, including must-see players, first-round upsets and his pick to come out of the region.

It’s pretty chalky out West, as the top three seeds have the three best odds of anyone in the region to win the national title. Florida is one of the favorites to win it all after the Gators won 12 of their last 13 games and took down Tennessee to win the SEC tournament title on Sunday.

When the NCAA Selection Committee members filled out the West Region bracket, they must have been looking ahead to potential coaching matchups in the second round.

The stage is set for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. We start with a play-in appetizer, followed by the greatest weekend in sports. 48 games in four days. A field whittled down to 16 teams from 64. There is nothing on earth like it,

With a win the Gators would face the winner between No. 8 seed UConn, the two-time defending national champion, and No. 9 seed Oklahoma (20-13) — 85-63 losers Feb. 18 in Gainesville. UConn (23-10) defeated UF 75-54 in December 2022 during Golden’s first season and en route to the Huskies’ national title, one of six by the school since 1999.

The West Region’s opening-round games in Seattle will feature No. 5 Memphis against No. 12 Colorado State and No. 4 Maryland against No. 13 Grand Canyon, making its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance under coach Bryce Drew.

The UConn men’s basketball team will be a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, meeting No. 9 Oklahoma in Raleigh, N.C. on Friday.

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This year's Selection Sunday had no shortage of drama and excitement as teams on both the men's and women's side of the bracket waited to see if they made it into the field of 68. For the women, the focus of Selection Sunday was on the battle for the No.