No. 1 seeds rule, Big 10 falters in men's NCAA Tournament
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Two tickets to the 2025 Final Four were punched Saturday. Two more will be punched Sunday.
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Auburn and Michigan State collide in a clash of veteran coaches, toughness and tempo — Bruce Pearl’s blazing Tigers meeting Tom Izzo’s tournament-tested Spartans.
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No. 1 Florida erased a double-digit deficit in the second half against No. 3 Texas Tech to beat the Red Raiders 84-79 and win the West Region inside Chase Center in San Francisco.
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The final two bids to the Final Four will be awarded Sunday in a pair of seismic Elite Eight clashes as the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament winds to a close. Up first will be No. 1 seed Houston taking on No.
After defeating No. 16 SIU Edwardsville, the Cougars beat No. 8 Gonzaga. Then, they upended No. 4 Purdue and No. 2 Tennessee to reach the Final Four. Houston became the first program since 2017 North Carolina to navigate the most difficult seed path possible for a No. 1 team.
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Kim Mulkey has certainly established herself as one of the most polarizing coaches in college basketball. Regardless of what fans and critics say, though, no one can deny that she has transformed LSU into perennial NCAA Tournament contenders.
Eight teams will compete in the Elite Eight on Sunday and Monday for four spots in the Final Four next weekend. Defending champion and No. 1 seed South Carolina takes on No. 2 Duke at 1 p.m. ET to tip off the action, while No. 1 overall seed UCLA plays No. 3 seed LSU to round out Sunday's games.
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Twenty-five years after his lone national title, Tom Izzo has come up short of a second. Michigan State fell behind by 15 points in the opening minutes and never could fight all the way back.
The Washington Capitals are officially on Ryan Leonard watch.
Boston College got a goal from Teddy Stiga and 22 saves from Jacob Fowler. Denver will meet up with Western Michigan in the April 10 Frozen Four, while Boston University will play Penn State.
The real JuJu Watkins is home recovering from a season-ending knee injury, but a 4.7 inch-all version of her is still with the team for March Madness.