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Florida had to take down Auburn for a second time this season in a 79-73 contest to return to the title game.
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“We’re an elite offensive team and a top-10 defensive team,” Florida coach Todd Golden said on Sunday.
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This is Houston's first time in the national championship since 1984.
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As for the viewership numbers, the Huskies 2024 title barely did any better than the 2023 Tournament. UConn's first title of these two, which, again, came at the end of a Cinderella-filled March Madness, was the lowest-viewed men's championship game with 14.7 million viewers. Last year's final showdown drew 14.8 million viewers.
Teams will often cut down nets to commemorate a win in the Elite Eight — which earns them a spot in the Final Four, a program-defining accomplishment at many schools — or if they win a conference tournament championship. Others will bypass it, choosing instead to only cut the nets for a national title.
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On a whiteboard in the Houston Cougars locker room inside the Alamodome, Kelvin Sampson wrote down his team’s record: 35-4. Then, underneath it: “One more.”
Ken Mack usually takes a couple moments before each game he produces to go out and savor the opportunities he has had during 35 years at CBS Sports.
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Auburn fans pack the Alamodome for Tigers’ open practiceAuburn Tigers fans are starting to pack San Antonio. Now less than 24 hours away, Auburn and Florida will face off for a spot in the national championship game. It’ll be a rematch from back in February when the Gators got the best of the Tigers,
Madness Music Festival approaches, concerns about the possibility of storms arriving during the event are growing.
The NCAA has certainly remembered the Alamodome, which has again become a No. 1 spot. All four No. 1 seeds in this season’s NCAA Tournament made it to the Final Four.
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