Final Four, March Madness
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Every No. 1 seed is in the Final Four for just the second time in NCAA Tournament history and first time since 2008.
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For the second time in NCAA Tournament history, and the first since 2008 when the road also ended in San Antonio, all four No. 1 seeds have advanced to men's college basketball's ultimate weekend.
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The 6'7" junior leads the nation in blocks per game (3.0) to go along with 20.0 points and 9.6 rebounds. UConn's Jana El Alfy (6'5") and Sarah Strong (6'2") will have their hands full containing Betts.
The Final Four is loaded, and basketball nerds are hyperventilating. But only one thing would surprise: Duke not winning it all.
The Final Four in Tampa Bay, Florida is made up of three No. 1 seeds — UCLA , South Carolina and Texas. UConn, however, is the betting favorite to cut down the nets as the sole No. 2 seed remaining.
In year three Florida basketball coach Todd Golden, UF has ridden an analytics approach to its first Final Four trip since 2014. Here's an inside look:
Who are the coaches with the most Final Four appearances in NCAA Men's Tournament history? FOX Sports Research compiled the list.
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During press conferences, the teams expressed excitement and an eagerness to fight for their spot in the championship.
Geno Auriemma let Cori Close watch UConn practice after her first season at UCLA. Now they're facing off in the Final Four of March Madness.
Nicole Auerbach spells out keys for each team in the women's Final Four, and predicts which ones will advance.
And while that 2019 team crashed the Final Four with relentless turnover-forcing defense and ceaseless three-point shooting, this year's team is just super efficient on both ends of the floor, a seven man-rotation consisting of six grown men and one free-wheeling freshman whose permanent green light could be what wins (or loses) them a title.
South Carolina Part IV — and while the teams have come to know each other, their experience at this stage varies widely.
There are plenty of fun bets relating to the Final Four, from how many dunks Houston will have to which team will get to 15 points first.
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Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were looking to resurrect their careers after being handed show-cause penalties by the NCAA for recruiting violations.