The stage is set for a potentially epic Elite Eight showdown as No. 1 seed Duke and No. 2 seed Alabama will face off Saturday with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Both teams reached 100 points in their Sweet 16 victories and are brimming with the high-end talent necessary to create a compelling March Madness showdown.
The upsets have been few and far between during the NCAA Tournament for men's basketball, which is why we roll into the Elite Eight with all four No. 1 seeds still playing, along with three No. 2s and one No. 3.
Nothing like a conference rivalry matchup to instantly turn up the heat in the Sweet 16. Duke and UNC split their two games this season, each winning at home. The Tar Heels’ victory was a low-scoring overtime affair, 53-46, as only two of the 20 total players reached double figures.
Here’s the bracket for the men’s NCAA Tournament: Every game of the men’s tournament will be aired — here is a schedule — either on CBS, TBS, TNT or TruTV and their digital platforms, including Paramount+. CBS will broadcast the Final Four and national title game. The NCAA will also stream games via its March Madness Live option.
Analyzing Thursday's Sweet 16 men's NCAA Tournament matchupsFrom NFL plays to college sports scores, all the top sports news you need to know every day. Alabama became the first team to advance to the Elite Eight on Thursday with an incredible 3-point performance from the Crimson Tide.
And then there was one. TCU’s 71-62 win over Notre Dame on Saturday took out six perfect brackets in the women’s NCAA Tournament, leaving one out of 3.2 million on ESPN’s bracket tracker.
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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.
Who made the Elite Eight? Follow along here to see who advances past the women's Sweet 16, along with matchups and schedules for regional finals: