Auburn is attempting to make it a clean sweep of 1-seeds reaching the Final Four, while Michigan State is trying to get there for the first time since 2019

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.

With Michigan State basketball's elimination from the NCAA Tournament, the Big Ten national championship drought continues. Who was the last? Here's more:

To the editor: I have such an empty feeling. It feels like I lost someone. The best few weeks in sports. I sit on the sidelines left out of the dance. I watched Michigan yesterday, a team that won only eight games last year. Their bigs dominated. What a turnaround. BIG BUCKS bring BIG BUCKS, I hope.

Martin became the first player in the modern recruiting era to reach the Final Four with two different programs

No. 2 seed Michigan State basketball will need it all from Coen Carr in the Sweet 16 against Ole Miss when it plays for a spot in the Elite Eight.

Tom Izzo is back in the Sweet 16 for the 16th time in his long coaching career. He'll face Mississippi in the NCAA Tournament's South Region semifinals on Friday night.

Two teams have already secured a spot in San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four. On Sunday, they will find out their semifinal opponents as champions emerge from the Midwest and South regions in Elite Eight action.