Despite turning his left ankle and suffering a right elbow injury, Johni Broome finished with 25 points. His health will be massive for Auburn against the Gators. Florida beat the Tigers 90-81 at Auburn on Feb. 8. Auburn won the regular-season SEC title but Florida won the SEC tournament.
Duke enters Final Four as a worthy favorite, but how can you ignore Houston's experience, defense and grit? Beware the upset!
No. 1 seed Houston has the makings of a March Madness classic (in April) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The nation's best offensive team (Duke), with the projected No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft (Cooper Flagg) faces the nation's best defensive team (Houston) and one of the best coaches in the country seeking his first national championship (Kelvin Sampson).
For the first time since 2008, the Final Four will consist entirely of No. 1 seeds, with No. 1 overall seed Auburn becoming the last to join Florida, Duke and Houston in San Antonio after a 70-64 win over Michigan State in Atlanta.
Douglas Farmer crunched the numbers and has you covered with his complete March Madness bracket, headlined by Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars finally reaching the top of the mountain.
The Final Four in the men's NCAA Tournament is set, with all four No. 1 seeds -- Duke, Florida, Houston and Auburn -- winning their respective regions and advancing to San Antonio this weekend.
Milos Uzan led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting, none bigger than his last-second layup to win the game. He added six assists and three rebounds and was 6-of-9 from three-point range. Emmanuel Sharp added 17 for Houston.
Florida and Duke have already secured a spot in San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four. On Sunday, the Gators and Blue Devils will find out their semifinal opponents as champions emerge from the Midwest and South regions in Elite Eight action.
The odds of achieving a perfect bracket for the college basketball tournament are about 1 in 9.22 quintillion.