There has been a lot of talk about this year’s men’s NCAA Tournament being chalky. Whether it is because of NIL and the transfer portal, as some have suggested, or it’s a random occurrence, there haven’t been as many upsets and Cinderella runs this year.

The Sweet 16 round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament reaches its conclusion, with eight teams vying for four spots in the Elite Eight. Two No. 1 seeds enter the action Friday, including Houston, which takes on No. 4 Purdue in the last game of the third round, and No. 1 overall Auburn, which plays No. 5 Michigan.

Who is playing in Final Four? See the national semifinal teams in the March Madness NCAA Tournament and schedule, which runs on Saturday, April 5.

For just the second time in history, four No. 1s will meet in the Final Four. Fans of college basketball chaos are wondering what happened to the NCAA Tournament they knew and loved.

With the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight officially over, there weren't any unexpected results. 2025 NCAA Tournament favorites went a perfect 12-0 in both rounds.

And that extends to the 2025 Final Four participants, powerhouse programs who separated themselves from the rest of the field early in the regular season. Florida, Houston, Duke and TK were always great,

Two tickets to the 2025 Final Four were punched Saturday. Two more will be punched Sunday. And how do you feel about the lack of so-called Cinderellas now? That was among the storylines after the first two rounds of this NCAA Tournament — how the only double-digit seed that made the Sweet 16 was an Arkansas team coached by John Calipari.

As a result, for the first time since 2008, the Elite Eight featured four victories from No. 1 programs. Within the latest pair of results, B/R extracted a few winners and losers with the help of historical facts and notable on-court performances.