Tennessee veterans Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack were part of the Volunteers team that lost to Purdue in the Elite Eight last year. They could have left to explore their professional basketball opportunities, but decided to return to Tennessee for another opportunity like the one they have today.

Houston is going for its second Final Four appearance in a five-season span. The Cougars will attempt to earn a short trip to San Antonio as they take on Tennessee for the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region championship on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis.

It's Houston vs. Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight — we've got the channel, streaming info and tip-off time.

To the delight of one of its biggest fans, the Cougars head to San Antonio with a chance of winning its first national title

Tennessee lets the clock run down as Houston celebrate reaching their seventh Final Four in program history.

No. 1 seed Houston is headed to the Final Four for the second time in the past five seasons after imposing its will on No. 2 seed Tennessee for a 69-50 win in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The Cougars used a masterful defensive effort to build a 22-point first half lead and then held on late for their 17th consecutive victory.

Houston's relentless, harassing defense had Tennessee's shooters dancing around. Now, the Cougars are two-stepping it back to Texas. L.J. Cryer finished with 17 points, Emanuel Sharp scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and the nation's stingiest defense delivered a historic NCAA Tournament performance,

Houston basketball secured its spot in the Final Four on Saturday with an Elite Eight win vs. Tennessee. Here's the Cougars history in the Final Four:

All the top seeds in the men’s tournament are headed to the Final Four! It’s Florida, Duke, Houston and Auburn next week in San Antonio. • Houston books their trip to San Antonio: Houston rolled to their school’s seventh Final Four appearance with a dominating win over Tennessee,

No. 1 seed Houston (34-4) defeated No. 2 seed Tennessee (30-8), 69-50, in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The NCAA Tournament is drawing to a close for men's basketball. Here are American-Statesman staff March Madness picks for the Final Four predictions.

The Longhorns don’t receive the same attention as some of the other top teams in the country, but they showed how dominant they could be in an Elite Eight victory over TCU.

In 2025, the crown will go to a No. 1 seed, as all four top dogs — Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston — advanced to the Final Four for the second time in tournament history. The Blue Devils face the Cougars,

Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, James Jones and Chase Daniel predict who will win the NCAA Tournament between Duke, Houston, Florida and Auburn. This is the first year all No. 1 seeds are in the Final Four since 2008.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Auburn Tigers vs. Michigan State Spartans NCAAM game from March 30, 2025 on ESPN.

The data told the story all year on Duke, Houston, Florida and Auburn. The Blue Devils, Cougars, Gators and Tigers had held the top four spots in daily rankings from KenPom since the first half of February,

After two exciting weekends of NCAA Tournament action, the 2025 Final Four field is set. The bracket started with 68 teams earlier this month, and the field has since shrunk to a mere quartet ahead of what should be a historic Final Four next weekend.

In fact, it's only happened one other time in NCAA tournament history. When is the last time the Final Four featured four No. 1 seeds? Memphis basketball fans know the answer. In 2008, the Tigers (coached by John Calipari) were joined in the Final Four by fellow 1-seeds North Carolina,