Two tickets to the 2025 Final Four were punched Saturday. Two more will be punched Sunday. And how do you feel about the lack of so-called Cinderellas now? That was among the storylines after the first two rounds of this NCAA Tournament — how the only double-digit seed that made the Sweet 16 was an Arkansas team coached by John Calipari.

Florida was the first team to reach the Final Four with an 84-79 win over Texas Tech in the West Region final on Saturday. Duke followed by shutting down high-flying Alabama for an 85-65 win in the East Region final. That sets up an all-Southeastern Conference national semifinal between Florida and Auburn, with Houston facing Duke in the other.

Boston College got a goal from Teddy Stiga and 22 saves from Jacob Fowler. Denver will meet up with Western Michigan in the April 10 Frozen Four, while Boston University will play Penn State.

It certainly took a full 40 minutes, but Auburn basketball did what was needed. The Tigers took down 2-seed Michigan State in the Elite Eight, and they're heading back to the Final Four for the second time in program history.

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.

The Big 12 will have a team in San Antonio Saturday for the Final Four, as Houston advanced. The Cougars eliminated Tennessee in the Elite Eight, 69-50. Joining

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

While the UCLA men’s basketball program is one of the more storied ones in sport, the women are just trying to carve out a legacy of their own. They took that f