The SEC broke a record with 14 tournament bids. A record four of those teams advanced to the Elite Eight, and now two to the Final Four. However, despite that top-end success, the conference does not boast the best overall NCAA Tournament winning percentage.

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.

After the first three tickets were punched for this week's Final Four, the final spot in the national semifinals will be filled Sunday with the last Elite Eight game between Auburn and Michigan State.

Michigan State's legendary head coach made sure to credit Auburn and its star forward for a great game on Sunday.

The 2025 Final Four is loaded with top seeds, NBA lottery picks and more breakout prospects who could be climbing boards. Cooper Flagg is now two games away from winning a national title before going No. 1 in the draft. He'll face his toughest test of the season against a Houston defense that just held Tennessee to 50 points.

Madness Elite 8 features No. 1 Texas vs. No. 2 TCU. Here are expert game picks, predictions for women's NCAA Tournament bracket.

Lauren Betts scores 17 despite sitting the entire second quarter, Gabriela Jaquez adds 18 and Timea Gardiner finishes with 15 as the Bruins defeat LSU 72-65 to advance to the Final Four, where

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.

It's just a 4.7 inch-tall version of her. As the Trojans try to make their first Final Four since 1986 without their star, who is recovering from her season-ending knee injury, they've made sure Watkins is included in the run as much as possible.