The final two bids to the Final Four will be awarded Sunday in a pair of seismic Elite Eight clashes as the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament winds to a close. Up first will be No. 1 seed Houston taking on No. 2 seed Tennessee before No. 1 overall seed Auburn clashes with Michigan State later in the day.
Houston is seeking to make its third Final Four of the past five years under coach Kelvin Sampson, while Tennessee is clamoring for its first-ever Final Four appearance. It will be a defensive war between two coaches who know each other well. The Cougars’ Kelvin Sampson and the Vols’ Rick Barnes spent eight seasons facing off with each other at Oklahoma and Texas, respectively, from 1999 to 2006.
Auburn vs. Michigan State is also a battle of brilliant coaches as the Tigers’ Bruce Pearl seeks to deny 30th-year Spartans coach Tom Izzo his ninth career Final Four appearance. Each team was pushed in the Sweet 16 but used huge second half performances to rally and reach the Elite Eight.
Both Sunday showdowns have the ingredients to be thrillers as four of the nation’s best teams try and extend their seasons for one more week. Only two can advance, and the fight to survive figures to showcase college basketball at its best.
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It’s going to be a loaded week with more spectacular action in the NCAA regional semifinals and finals. Here’s the full schedule as the 2025 NCAA Tournament continues.
2025 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores
All times Eastern
Final Four
Saturday, April 5 — San Antonio
(1) Florida vs. (1) Auburn / (2) Michigan State, 6:09 p.m. | CBS
(1) Houston vs. (1) Duke, 8:49 p.m. | CBS
National Championship
Monday, April 7 — San Antonio
Semifinal winners, 8:50 p.m. | CBS
South
FIRST FOUR
Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Lexington
Denver
Milwaukee
Cleveland
SECOND ROUND
Lexington
Denver
Milwaukee
Cleveland
SWEET 16
Atlanta
ELITE EIGHT
Sunday — Atlanta
(2) Michigan State vs. (1) Auburn | 5:05 p.m., CBS (watch live)
East
FIRST FOUR
Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Raleigh
Seattle
Denver
Cleveland
SECOND ROUND
Raleigh
Seattle
Denver
Cleveland
SWEET 16
Newark
ELITE EIGHT
Saturday — Newark
Midwest
FIRST FOUR
Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Lexington
Providence
Milwaukee
Wichita
SECOND ROUND
Wichita
Providence
Milwaukee
Lexington
SWEET 16
Indianapolis
ELITE EIGHT
Sunday — Indianapolis
West
FIRST ROUND
Raleigh
Seattle
Wichita
Providence
SECOND ROUND
Raleigh
Seattle
Wichita
Providence
SWEET 16
San Francisco
ELITE EIGHT
San Francisco
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