Tar Heels are in: UNC basketball makes NCAA Tournament, will start in First Four at Dayton
The Tar Heels lost to No. 1 Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals, but have won eight of their past 10 games and are playing ...
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The First Four of the NCAA tournament, explained
In 2011, the NCAA tournament expanded again, to 68 teams, and the First Four was created to trim the number of teams from 68 to 64 for the first round. As of the 2025 tournament, there are ...
UCLA women defeat LSU to advance to Final Four of NCAA tournament for first time
With Lauren Betts and Gabriela Jaquez leading the way, UCLA avenges its loss to LSU in the NCAA tournament last year in a ...
The last time all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four, the madness was epic
Every No. 1 seed is in the Final Four for just the second time in NCAA Tournament history and first time since 2008. Seeding, ...
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How First Four teams do in the NCAA tournament
Since 2011, the NCAA tournament welcomes 68 teams each year. But to get to 64, we first have to play the First Four. In those games, the last four automatic qualifiers and the last four ...
First Four Out: The biggest snubs of the NCAA Tournament
West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio State and Boise State all made a case to reach the "big dance," but their bubbles burst on Selection Sunday.
Columbia women get first NCAA Tournament win ever, rallying to beat Washington 63-60 in First Four
Riley Weiss scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to help Columbia rally from a 13-point halftime deficit and beat ...
North Carolina’s trip to Dayton for NCAA tournament First Four delayed by plane issues
North Carolina’s NCAA-provided charter flight left RDU International Airport after a significant delay, but the Tar Heels will be well behind schedule from the start in Dayton.