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The SEC leads the way with a record seven teams in the Sweet 16.
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We are down to the Final Four teams remaining in the 2025 NCAA Tournament after Auburn beat Michigan State, Houston defeated Tennessee, Duke topped Alabama and Florida ousted Texas Tech in the Elite ...
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This is only the second time in tournament history that the Final Four will involve all top seeds.
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NCAA Tournament began with 68 teams earlier this week, and the bracket has now been reduced to the Sweet 16. With regional semifinal matchups set with the conclusion of the second round, scouting work has already begun for the teams just two wins away from reaching the Final Four in San Antonio.
Madness bracket this year got all the way through the Sweet 16 before getting a game wrong. What are the odds of a perfect bracket?
We've reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament and with only one of the remaining teams lower than a No. 6 seed and none lower than a No. 10, there's not a single Cinderella left to root for.
2025 NCAA Tournament favorites went a perfect 12-0 in both rounds. Favorites are also 50-13 straight-up in the 2025 tournament. The Final Four doesn't contain any surprising teams, as all four No. 1 seeds are still alive.
Last year, there were only four brackets that remained perfect after the first two rounds of the women’s tournament.
It's been tough sledding for Ayoka Lee in the Sweet 16 matchup, as the 6-foot-6 center has struggled to counteract USC's two-headed center combo of Marshall and Clarice Akunwafo. Lee has 10 points with three minutes to play but has needed 13 shots to get there.
Fans of Oregon State will recognize at least one familiar face in Oklahoma standout Raegan Beers, who has helped lead a program to a second straight Sweet 16 after helping the Beavers a year ago. Though Beers has been strong, the Huskies have run away from their opponents through two rounds and look too dominant to stop.
This year's Sweet 16 features no mid-majors — a first since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985 — with the SEC (a record-seven teams) and Big Ten (four) dominating the field. There are only four conferences with teams playing in the round and that's the fewest in NCAA Tournament history.