With all four No. 1 seeds advancing to the men's Final Four, we're set for a showdown of elite talent and high-stakes drama. The action tips off Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as the Florida Gators take on the Auburn Tigers, followed by the Duke Blue Devils facing the Houston Cougars.
The Elite Eight is set. The Auburn Tigers and Houston Cougars advance with wins over Michigan and Purdue, respectively, which means the four No. 1 seeds make up half of the remaining NCAA tournament field. The 2-seed Tennessee Volunteers and Michigan State Spartans are also moving on as March Madness rolls into its final seven games.
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Instead, we have seven teams from the SEC (half of the conference's tourney-record 14 bids), four from the Big Ten, four from the Big 12 and a single program from the ACC. All four 1-seeds remain in the chase for the title too.
Upsets were few and far between in the 2025 women's NCAA tournament. A lower seed prevailed over a higher seed just six times, but none was considered a significant upset. But just because there were few surprises doesn't mean we aren't in for a treat in Tampa, Florida.
The Elite Eight is set. And joining Duke, LSU, South Carolina and UCLA in the next round of the women's NCAA tournament are TCU, Texas, UConn and USC.
The first round of the women's NCAA tournament is complete. Dominating performances from the USC Trojans, UConn Huskies and Texas Longhorns gave notice to the field, while Maryland and NC State fended off would-be upsets.
UConn, TCU and UCLA Bruins rode big performances by their stars -- Paige Bueckers, Hailey Van Lith and Lauren Betts, respectively. South Carolina, Duke and Texas leaned into defense. USC somehow overcame the loss of star JuJu Watkins. And LSU got production from an unlikely source.
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The Duke Blue Devils and Alabama Crimson Tide, who each scored at least 100 points in their wins on Thursday, will face off Saturday. And the Texas Tech Red Raiders mounted the second-biggest comeback in Sweet 16 history for the chance to take on the Florida Gators.
Why might every Sweet 16 team win its regional semifinal matchup in Birmingham and Spokane? We predict the winners.