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.

The Final Four is nearly set. Three of the four teams have officially punched their tickets to San Antonio next week after making it through the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. Michigan State and Auburn are battling for the final spot in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon.

Oddly enough, the Alamodome was also the venue the only other time all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four. In 2008, Kansas toppled Memphis in overtime to win Bill Self’s first national title, tying the game in the final seconds of regulation with a Mario Chalmers 3-pointer after Derrick Rose missed a potential clinching free throw.

Eight teams will compete in the Elite Eight on Sunday and Monday for four spots in the Final Four next weekend. Defending champion and No. 1 seed South Carolina takes on No. 2 Duke at 1 p.m. ET to tip off the action, while No. 1 overall seed UCLA plays No. 3 seed LSU to round out Sunday's games.

Houston jumped to a big lead by limiting Tennessee, and the Cougars cruised past the Volunteers to advance to their Final Four since 2021.

South Carolina kept its repeat championship hopes alive and reached its fifth straight Final Four with a grinding 54-50 win over Duke on Sunday. The Gamecocks will face the winner between top-seeded Texas and TCU on Monday in their bid to become the first repeat NCAA champion since UConn’s run of four straight from 2013-16.

The final Big Ten team was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, as Michigan State fell to Auburn, 70-64. The Spartans put together a spirited rally in

Where to watch top teams UCLA, Texas, USC and defending champ South Carolina on the road to the Final Four in Tampa.

Who is still playing in March Madness? See the Elite Eight teams in the NCAA Tournament, which runs on Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, 2025.