Here’s how each 1-seed reached San Antonio and their key to reaching the final, plus disagreement on one game.
Category: NCAA
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Duke heads into Final Four as betting favorites
Duke (+105) leads Florida (+275), Houston (+450) and Auburn (+500) as the favorite to win the national championship.
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Williams leaves Aggies for Maryland hoops job
Buzz Williams has been hired as the new men’s basketball coach at Maryland, ending his six-year stint at Texas A&M.
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Auburn into Final Four amid Broome injury scare
Auburn held off Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday after national player-of-the-year candidate Johni Broome briefly exited with an elbow injury.
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UConn freshman McNeeley headed to draft
UConn freshman wing Liam McNeeley, a projected lottery pick and No. 14 prospect in ESPN’s draft projections, will enter the 2025 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday.
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New Mexico hires UC San Diego’s Olen as coach
New Mexico has hired UC San Diego’s Eric Olen as the school’s next head coach.
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Houston smothers Vols, punches Final Four ticket
Houston showed Tennessee and the SEC that the Big 12 can still play the role of bully in the Cougars’ dominating 69-50 win over the Vols on Sunday.
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Pain Index: Where do Arkansas, Purdue, other second-weekend team losses rank?
Some losses are understandable; others will haunt us forever. Let’s rank the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament defeats, from least to most devastating.
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‘The whole thing is chaos’: The art of the March Madness buzzer-beater
How does a buzzer-beater come to be? A little strategy, a lot of luck, and the right player at the right time.
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Like father, like son: Boozer twins, Anthony lead wave of legacy talent in major hoops week
From former NCAA champions to NBA All-Stars, here’s a look at players competing that boast a familiar surname.