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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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Plenty of stars will be in action, from No. 2 UConn's Paige Bueckers, No. 2 TCU's Hailey Van Lith and No. 3 Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo.
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Lauren Betts scored 17 points despite sitting out the entire second quarter, but it was Gabriela Jaquez's 18 points that made a statement.
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.
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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.
Michigan State basketball's season came to an end Sunday with a big loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight of March Madness.
Houston’s relentless defense confused and harassed the Volunteers and carried the Cougars into their first Final Four since 2021.
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The four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament escaped the second weekend of the Big Dance and are heading to the Final Four to cap one of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments ever. It's the first time since 2008 and just the second time since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 that all four No.
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNMarch Madness: Todd Golden 'incredibly proud' of Florida's success, Final Four bidTodd Golden spoke to the media after Florida basketball's 84-79 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 2025 NCAA Tournament Elite 8.
Alabama has chipped into Duke's lead over the first four minutes of the second half. Grant Nelson blocked a Cooper Flagg dunk and Mark Sears hit a 3-pointer. Duke leads 52-45 at the under-16 timeout with Alabama's Chris Youngblood looking to cap an and-one after the TV timeout.