The Sweet 16 further confirmed the trend of this men’s NCAA Tournament: The higher seeds are dominating the proceedings. Dramatic, last-second losses by 10-seed Arkansas and 6-seed Ole Miss were the closest we got to having “surprise” entries into the Elite Eight.

No. 1 Houston will try for its first Final Four since 2021 when it takes on Tennessee in Indianapolis, while the No. 1 overall Auburn takes on Michigan State in the other Elite Eight game. Both No. 1 seeds are slight favorites to earn a trip to San Antonio, site of next Saturday's semifinals.

Free Press sports writer Chris Solari breaks down Sunday's Elite Eight matchup in Atlanta between No. 2-seed Michigan State and 1-seed Auburn.

Teachers are scoring big with students by bringing the spirit of March Madness into the classroom. Every year, college basketball teams face off in the NCAA tournament where even fair-weathered viewers turn into die-hard spectators.

Three No. 1 seeds will be in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament. It’s the No. 2 seed favored to win the title in Tampa, Florida. South Carolina reached its fifth straight Final Four with a 54-50 win over Duke.

With wins by Houston and Auburn on Sunday, next weekend’s Final Four will have all four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history. The only other time since seeding began in 1979 was in 2008,