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For the first time since 2017, no team seeded lower than No. 12 made it to the Saturday of the first weekend.
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This year's version of the Final Four is not for you.
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Houston has dominated defensively under coach Kelvin Sampson and this season led the nation in points allowed at 58.5 per game.
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Where’s the March Madness? Making sense of the NCAA Tournament’s Cinderella shortage
Only five double-digit seeds advanced over the past two days: two No. 10s, one No. 11 and two No. 12s. That ties the fewest since 2017.
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.
RandBall: Does the NCAA men’s basketball tournament signal the death of Cinderella?
Four No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. Every team in the Sweet 16 was from a big conference. Is this the future of the NCAA tournament in the NIL era?
Flagg, Broome, Clayton are among the Final Four players to watch in a showdown between No. 1 seeds
Fittingly for an NCAA Tournament in which big schools from big conferences took record numbers of spots in the first week, then hogged them all for the Sweet 16, the last week will bring a collection of all four teams seeded No.
NCAA Men’s Final Four is set: How to get tickets for semifinals, championship in San Antonio
NCAA Final Four field is now set following a Sunday where No. 1 seeds Houston and Auburn made it a clean sweep with four No. 1s reaching the Final Four for the first time since 2008 and second time ever.
Auburn completes wave of No. 1 seeds into Final Four
Auburn (32-5) earned its second Final Four trip — where the Tigers will face Florida following their 70-64 victory — while Michigan State (30-7) fell short in its bid to send coach Tom Izzo to his
March Madness guide: All No. 1 seeds in Final Four after wins by Houston and Auburn
With wins by Houston and Auburn on Sunday, next weekend’s Final Four will have all four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history.
Final Four: First look at Duke vs. Houston, Florida vs. Auburn as March Madness reaches final weekend
Florida will make its first appearance in the Final Four since 2014. All great teams, but only one can cut down the nets in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, April 7. The theme of the NCAA Tournament during the first weekend was chalk prevailing.
March Madness scores, results, bracket: Auburn tops Michigan State, Houston routs Tennessee to complete Final Four
Madness is set. No. 1 Houston locked up its bid in the foursome early Sunday with a dominant win over No. 2 Tennessee. It was pretty much over at halftime as the Cougars held the Vols to just 15 points before the break.
This NCAA Tournament doesn’t need a Cinderella — it’s got monster leagues and matchups
The Athletic has live coverage of the Men’s Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament games We’ve got gobs of chalk, a dominant conference being a dominant conference, nothing resembling a Cinderella and just one finish that might qualify for future men’s NCAA Tournament montages — but what a finish,
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No Cinderella? Don’t blame NIL or the portal
The NCAA Tournament, you see, was never really about Cinderella. Cinderella was and always will be just a fairy tale, promoted by the television networks, the deep state, Disney and the NCAA to brainwash you and give you something to feel good about as you do a deep dive into the world of sports gambling.
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Where has Cinderella gone this March Madness? John Rooke has some ideas
The NCAA transfer portal is causing a lack of Cinderella stories in the NCAA tournament, as mid-major teams lose their star players to larger programs. The transfer portal officially opened on ...
What are the 10 best Cinderella runs in NCAA Men's Tournament history?
There have been many memorable Cinderella runs in NCAA Men's Tournament history, but which are the 10 best? FOX Sports Research compiled the list.
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Where’s Cinderella? NCAA men’s and women’s Sweet 16s are heavy on the power conferences.
From a distance, with her team in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, Norfolk State guard Diamond Johnson watched Southern University’s improbable run to the dance as an HBCU from a small conference with the pride of a common bond.
How to watch Elite 8 March Madness games live for the 2025 NCAA Tournament
Want to stream the Elite 8 March Madness games? Here's the schedule and how to watch the NCAA tournament games live.
NCAA Tournament basketball unfortunately evolves into fewer underdogs toppling Goliaths
The transfer portal has turned the NCAA Tournament into a case of the rich getting richer. Fewer upsets and Cinderellas leave tourney lacking juice.
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NCAA Tournament's Sunday Elite Eight flops with TV viewers
The Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament was not a big hit with March Madness viewers. The regional finals on Saturday and Sunday saw all four No. 1 seeds advance to the Final Four and they averaged just 9 million viewers on CBS,
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4 March Madness teams that could be Cinderellas during the women's NCAA tournament
So, let's look at teams nationwide who could be great Cinderella candidates during the 2025 women's NCAA tournament. Here are four Cinderella teams to keep an eye on during March Madness ...
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