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Florida basketball helps make history with first-seed sweep to reach Final Four
Upsets might be the best part of March Madness, hence the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's nickname, but, somewhat surprisingly, 2025 is only the second time in tournament history that all four No.
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The First Four of the NCAA tournament, explained
In 2011, the NCAA tournament expanded again, to 68 teams, and the First Four was created to trim the number of teams from 68 to 64 for the first round. As of the 2025 tournament, there are ...
David Teel: One chalky NCAA Tournament doesn’t mean Cinderella is dead
Either Auburn or Florida will play Monday night for the SEC’s first national championship since Kentucky in 2012.
UCLA women defeat LSU to advance to Final Four of NCAA tournament for first time
With Lauren Betts and Gabriela Jaquez leading the way, UCLA avenges its loss to LSU in the NCAA tournament last year in a ...
Women's March Madness 2025: UCLA, Cori Close reflect on Bruins reaching first NCAA Tournament Final Four
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.
Lauren Betts and UCLA reach first Final Four of women's NCAA Tournament, beating LSU 72-65
Lauren Betts had 17 points and seven rebounds despite spending the entire second quarter on the bench, and top overall seed ...
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How First Four teams do in the NCAA tournament
Since 2011, the NCAA tournament welcomes 68 teams each year. But to get to 64, we first have to play the First Four. In those games, the last four automatic qualifiers and the last four ...
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Ranking college basketball conferences by win-loss record in 2025 NCAA Tournament
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 ...
Columbia women get first NCAA Tournament win ever, rallying to beat Washington 63-60 in First Four
Riley Weiss scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to help Columbia rally from a 13-point halftime deficit and beat ...