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The Denver Post |
With wins by Houston and Auburn on Sunday, next weekend’s Final Four will have all four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history.
Bleacher Report |
Favorites are also 50-13 straight-up in the 2025 tournament.
ESPN |
Cinderella teams are often the most entertaining participants each year, with the likes of George Mason, Saint Peter's, Oakland, Mercer, Norfolk State and other underdogs creating lasting, grand memo...
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The NCAA Tournament is drawing to a close for men's basketball. Here are American-Statesman staff March Madness picks for the Final Four predictions.
The Auburn Tigers and Florida Gators meet in an all-SEC clash to kick off the Final Four on Saturday. Then, the Duke Blue Devils square off with the Houston Cougars in the nightcap in San Antonio. Each battle between No. 1 seeds could produce games that are talked about for decades.
By bypassing the Blue Devils for the title, you can differentiate your entry. Duke’s prowess has made it the most popular title pick in ESPN’s bracket contest ( 25 percent of entries as of Tuesday) as well as CBS’s. Not going with Duke to win is a smart pool strategy Mock outlines here — while still collecting points by riding Duke to the finals.
Geno Auriemma will participate in his 24th Final Four as head coach of UConn, while UCLA is in its first-ever Women's Final Four. UCLA has been one of the great stories of the season behind star Lauren Betts, but this is UConn in the NCAA tournament.
The road to the Final Four for the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament has reached its conclusion. Eight teams will compete in the Elite Eight on Sunday and Monday for four spots in the Final Four next weekend.
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Florida and Duke have already secured a spot in San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four. On Sunday, the Gators and Blue Devils will find out their semifinal opponents as champions emerge from the Midwest and South regions in Elite Eight action.
Vanderbilt getting swept at home by No. 2 Arkansas has some consequences. For one, the Commodores took a pretty big tumble down in the D1 Baseball Top 25 Rankin
Women's NCAA Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 19 and runs through Sunday, April 6. See below for everything you need to know about the women's tournament, including the full schedule, scores, tournament sites,