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The Utah Utes and Penn State Nittany Lions may have fallen short of making the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but they are two of the last teams remaining still playing at this point in the season. Utah and Penn State have advanced to the finals of the NIT and will be ready to face off for the title.... 

Every No. 1 seed has advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. But there is truly only one top seed. The Connecticut Huskies have long been the most dominant program in women’s college basketball and are two wins away from yet another national championship.... 

Two No. 1 seeds will match up in the twilight portion of the Final Four doubleheader on Saturday, but one is a clear favorite. The Villanova Wildcats will enter the national semifinals expected to come away with the victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.... 

Midnight has not come for Cinderella yet, as the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers have advanced all the way to the Final Four. They will look to advance to the national championship game with another upset win next time out against the Michigan Wolverines.... 

March Madness is down to its Final Four, with a pair of No. 1 seeds, a No. 3 and a Cinderella still left in the field. The Villanova Wildcats have unquestionably put together the strongest run of any team in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and that comes after entering as the favorite.... 

The Final Four on Saturday in San Antonio features three marquee teams and one gate crasher. The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers are a No. 11 seed and the Cinderella story of this year’s NCAA Tournament. To get to the title game they will have to upset the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines in the Final Four and to win the title they will have to beat a No. 1 seed in either the Kansas Jayhawks or the Villanova Wildcats. Let’s look at this year’s Final Four odds and Final Four trends.... 

The Penn State Nittany Lions had a tough time of it in the competitive Big Ten this season, but have played very well outside of conference in the NIT. Penn State has picked up three straight wins to advance to the NIT semifinals, where it will face off against fellow No. 4 seed the Mississippi State Bulldogs.... 

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers missed out on a chance to make the NCAA men’s basketball tournament when they were knocked out of the Conference USA Tournament by Marshall. But they are making the most of their inclusion in the NIT.

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The top two seeds in the Midwest Region have advanced to the Elite Eight, but it’s not the No. 1 seed that is favored to advance. The Duke Blue Devils have been made the favorites in their matchup against the higher-seeded Kansas Jayhawks.
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The March Madness tournament has been full of upsets the last two weeks. But one thing has remained constant. The Villanova Wildcats entered the tournament as the favorite and they remain that in their quest to win the national title. Villanova has advanced to the Elite Eight, where it will face off against the No. 3 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders with a Final Four appearance on the line. ... 

The Florida State Seminoles have been the giant slayers for two straight rounds in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. If they can pull one more upset, it’s on to the Final Four. The No. 9 seed Seminoles will face off against the No. 3 seed Michigan Wolverines in the Elite Eight on Saturday.... 

The wackiness continued in the South Region in the Sweet Sixteen, as two lower seeds once again came away with victories to set up an unlikely Elight Eight. The No. 9 seed Kansas Wildcats will face off against the No. 11 Loyola-Chicago Ramblers next time out with a berth in the FInal Four on the line.... 

The Syracuse Orange made history during the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse was the first team to ever make it from the First Four to the Sweet 16, winning three tight games on its way to a rematch with the Duke Blue Devils.
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The Clemson Tigers have proved to the world that they weren’t the pushover many thought they were. You almost always see at least one No. 4 or No. 5 seed fall in the NCAA Tournament First Round, and many thought that Clemson would be the team to go. The Tigers were just a five-point favorite per the CBB betting odds against New Mexico State and they were put on upset alert by Seth Davis.
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The Purdue Boilermakers are not about to go down without a fight. Purdue knows it has its best chance to win a basketball title since the 1980s with this roster, and the Boilermakers are ready to show that they can still play.

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Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats have shed the label of choke artists. Up until Villanova won its first title since 1985 two seasons ago, the Wildcats were seen as the team that couldn’t handle the pressure of March Madness. They were a perennial tournament team, but crashing out in the Second Round as a No. 1 seed in 2015 and a No. 2 seed in 2010 and 2014 left many doubting this team’s chops. ... 

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are looking to prove why the Big 12 was the toughest conference from top to bottom in the country. Oklahoma State finished second-to-last in the conference, but this team is just one win away from making the NIT Final Four in Madison Square Garden. ... 

If you think the NCAA Tournament is crazy, you should check out the NIT. With teams jetting across the country and opponents not set until 48 hours before games in many cases, the action is fast and furious. ... 

The Kentucky Wildcats may not be one of the four best teams in the country this season, but the schedule is setting them up nicely for a Final Four run regardless. Kentucky is only the No. 5 seed in the South Region but that is the highest seed remaining. The Wildcats will look to move on to the Elite Eight next time out when they face off against the No. 9 seed Kansas State Wildcats.... 

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers have become the latest Cinderella in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, knocking off two higher seeds to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. They will aim to make a surprising run to the Elite Eight next time out in a matchup against the No. 7 seed Nevada Wolf Pack.... 

The West Region has been hit hard by upsets, and all of a sudden heading into the Sweet Sixteen, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are the favorite to emerge out of the region. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs will aim to take care of business in the Sweet SIxteen when they match up with the No. 9 seed Florida State Seminoles.... 

The Michigan Wolverines looked primed to join the long list of top-seeded teams knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by the Round of 32 last week, but somehow survived against Houston. Michigan is hoping to take advantage of this second chance by advancing to the Elite Eight with a win over the No. 7 seed Texas A&M Aggies next time out in a West Region matchup.... 

The Kansas Jayhawks were looked upon as one of the most perilous No. 1 seeds heading into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but are only one of two left standing. The Virginia Cavaliers suffered a historic upset in the first round to No. 16 seed UMBC while No. 1 seed the Xavier Musketeers fell in the second round.... 

Even though all the other regions have experienced their fair share of upsets through the first two rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the East has remained pretty chalk.... 

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has been rife with upsets, and there hasn’t been a region more affected than the South. Its No. 1 seed, the Virginia Cavaliers, became the first team in March Madness history to lose to a No. 16 seed, falling to UMBC in blowout fashion....