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For just the first time since 2008 and just the second time in NCAA Tournament history, the Final Four will be all No. 1 seeds: Florida, Duke, Houston and Auburn.
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For the first time since 2008, all four No. 1 seeds reached the Final Four.
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Alabama finished 51 attempts from 3, which also set a tournament record.
From The New York Times
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LSU, UCLA and Final Four
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For the first time in program history, UCLA is heading to the Final Four.
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Despite 28 points from Flau'jae Johnson and 15 from Aneesah Morrow, the Tigers are eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the Elite Eight by the Bruins, 72-65.
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The last perfect bracket was 57-0 and had LSU going to the Final Four over UCLA.
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Two tickets to the 2025 Final Four were punched Saturday. Two more will be punched Sunday. And how do you feel about the lack of so-called Cinderellas now? That was among the storylines after the first two rounds of this NCAA Tournament — how the only double-digit seed that made the Sweet 16 was an Arkansas team coached by John Calipari.
UCLA is advancing to the Women's NCAA Tournament Final Four for the first time in program history after a 72-65 win over LSU. But Cori Close wanted to make sure everyone knew this won't be the first Final Four for the Bruins.
Top seeds Duke, Florida, Houston and Auburn saw minimal movement atop the title odds during dominant postseason runs. Despite this year’s Elite Eight teams tying with the 2007 tourney for the lowest combined seed total (13) in tournament history, the four No. 1 seeds demolished four quality opponents by an average of 12.5 points.
Since March Madness expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the only other year that all four top-seeded teams from their respective regions earned Final Four spots was 2008. That year, Kansas won a national title with an overtime victory over Memphis.
Michigan State basketball's season came to an end Sunday with a big loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight of March Madness.
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Chloe Kitts scored 14 points and defending national champion South Carolina reached the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, beating Duke 54-50 on Sunday. Coach Dawn Staley’s top-seeded Gamecocks are two wins away from becoming the first team to repeat as champions since UConn won four straight from 2013-16.
Houston’s relentless defense confused and harassed the Volunteers and carried the Cougars into their first Final Four since 2021.
After the first three tickets were punched for this week's Final Four on Saturday, the final spot in the national semifinals will be filled Sunday with the last Elite Eight game between Auburn and Michigan State.