Often, by the time the NCAA Tournament reaches its fourth round - the Elite Eight - a few of the bracket's titans and blue-blood programs have already fallen in surprising upsets. While No. 1 seeds are given their spot in the bracket for a reason,

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 31 ...

They have now won their four NCAA tournament games by a combined 94 points, and after a big game from Tyrese Proctor against Arizona, it was the freshman trio of Cooper Flagg (16 points, 9 rebounds), Kon Knueppel (21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists) and Khaman Maluach (14 points, 9 rebounds) that led the way in the Elite Eight.

The top-seeded Cougars were in enemy territory at Midwest Region games in Indianapolis, but they dominated Tennessee in Sunday’s region final to reach the Final Four.

We are now entering the middle stretch of the USC baseball season. 27 games in, the Trojans sit at 16-11 overall and 6-6 in Big Ten play. Earlier this week, Baseball America released its early projected field for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Trojans narrowly missed the cut, being listed as one of the “first four teams out”.

The last team in the field and the subject of plenty of criticism the past two days, UNC put the hammer down early to win its First Four matchup against San Diego State.

Alabama broke the 35-year-old NCAA Tournament record for 3-pointers with 25, a relentless spree that ushered the second-seeded Crimson Tide past BYU 113-88 on Thursday night.

Boston University scored five unanswered goals in the third period to defeat Ohio State 8-3 in the first round of the NCAA men's hockey tournament Thursday in Toledo. Boston, a No. 2 seed, advances to face either No. 1 Michigan State or No. 4 Cornell on Saturday, with the winner earning a spot in the Frozen Four.