Houston (33-4) edged the Purdue Boilermakers in the Sweet 16 on a last-second basket by Milos Uzan that clinched the Cougars' 16th consecutive victory. Tennessee (30-7) handled the Kentucky Wildcats,

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.

Tennessee MBKB coach Rick Barnes adds $200,000 bonus as Volunteers make NCAA tournament Elite Eight with win over Kentucky. This all but assures Barnes of additional $100K he gets if Vols are No. 10 - No. 6 in final AP media poll. So, figure him for $1 million in bonuses so far

Houston’s relentless defense confused and harassed Tennessee and carried the Cougars into their seventh Final Four and first since 2021.

And Kentucky did so twice, achieving the feat in both regular-season matchups in 2024-25. A Sweet 16 win for Pope and the third-seeded Wildcats would put the program back in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 — and mark its 35th appearance in the round,

Madness broadcast for Tennessee basketball vs. Kentucky mistakenly used a Purdue logo instead of Kentucky's UK logo during the game.

Madison Booker scored 17 points and No. 1-seed Texas outlasted fifth-seeded Tennessee 67-59 in a tight battle Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

While some people may decry the lack of upsets in the first two rounds of the men’s NCAA Tournament, the result is a Sweet 16 filled with the best teams in the country. All four No. 1 seeds are still alive, and there’s plenty of talent on the rosters who are trying to upset them en route to the Elite Eight.