2025 NCAA Tournament favorites went a perfect 12-0 in both rounds. Favorites are also 50-13 straight-up in the 2025 tournament. The Final Four doesn't contain any surprising teams, as all four No. 1 seeds are still alive.
It's been tough sledding for Ayoka Lee in the Sweet 16 matchup, as the 6-foot-6 center has struggled to counteract USC's two-headed center combo of Marshall and Clarice Akunwafo. Lee has 10 points with three minutes to play but has needed 13 shots to get there.
A season steeped with promise ended in early heartbreak for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who suffered a 71-62 upset loss to TCU on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Women's Tournament continues with the final round of the Sweet 16 on Saturday. [Read more: 2025 Women's March Madness Schedule: Dates, locations, channels, how to watch] Here are the highlights: No.
Villanova fired Kyle Neptune, and the Wildcats waited quite some time while the rest of the coaching market swirled. Villanova ended the year with a 19-14 overall record; the Wildcats have missed the NCAA Tournament three straight years.
Freshman Tahaad Pettiford and senior Denver Jones turned in dazzling performances when it mattered most, rallying top-seeded Auburn to a 78-65 victory over Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
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The Women's NCAA Tournament continues on Saturday with the Sweet 16. No. 2 seed UConn takes on No. 3 seed Oklahoma for a spot in the Elite Eight. Will it be the Huskies or the Sooners that advance? Tune in to ESPN to find out.
Notre Dame women's basketball is all too familiar with the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, but could Irish get past the round that has been a stopping point?
Here are our live updates from the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in Birmingham. Media day kicks off at 9 a.m. and games start at noon CT between TCU and Notre Dame