Johni Broome made a declaration to ESPN in February. "I think I am the best player in college basketball, but that's something that doesn't have to be said," Broome said. After surviving a gauntlet of record-breaking SEC regular-season battles and battling through injuries -- including an elbow injury that sidelined him for five minutes of game time in the Elite Eight -- the Auburn Tigers star has a chance to prove his claim.

No. 1 seed Houston is headed to the Final Four for the second time in the past five seasons after imposing its will on No. 2 seed Tennessee for a 69-50 win in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The Cougars used a masterful defensive effort to build a 22-point first half lead and then held on late for their 17th consecutive victory.

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Since the first round, when six of the 14 SEC teams in the men's tournament were eliminated, the conference is 11-4.

Auburn is back in the Final Four after its Elite Eight win and will try to win its first national championship.

Three of four teams in the women’s Final Four are No. 1 seeds. None of the four have lost more than three games this season.

The Texas Longhorns are heading to the Final Four of the women’s NCAA basketball tournament for the fourth time in program history and first since 2003.

One final weekend of college basketball sees four of the best teams in the country go at it for all the glory. The first spot in the NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship Game will be determined between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Texas Longhorns.

Notable: Rupp retired at the end of the 1971-72 season, and Hall led the Wildcats back to the Final Four three years later. The first 32-team NCAA tournament was also the last for legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who retired after winning his 10th national championship. Top players: Jack Givens, Rick Robey, Kyle Macy

Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were looking to resurrect their careers after being handed show-cause penalties by the NCAA for recruiting violations.