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.
The 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament continued on Sunday, with two of the four Elite Eight matchups in the books. South Carolina took down Duke by the score of 54-50 in the first contest, as head coach Dawn Staley's squad clinched a spot in the Final Four for the fifth consecutive season.
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.
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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UConn coach Geno Auriemma caused a minor stir during last year's NCAA Tournament when he proclaimed that his star guard, Paige Bueckers, was the best player in the country.
Michigan State’s postseason run is done. The No. 2 seed Spartans took a haymaker on the chin early and punched back but were ultimately overwhelmed by top overall seed Auburn, which had too much firepower while advancing to the Final Four.
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It’s the second ever Elite Eight matchup between head coaches Bruce Pearl and Tom Izzo, with the first coming while Pearl was at Tennessee in 2010. Izzo and Michigan State won the game, but Pearl will look to get some revenge on Sunday.
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNFive takeaways: LSU women's basketball falls to UCLA in Elite EightLSU women's basketball came up short as the Tigers fell to UCLA in the Elite Eight. Here are five takeaways from the loss.