After the tournament started with 68 teams, only 4 remain standing after a topsy-turvy weekend of basketball in the NCAA Men’s Tournament.
Only one top seed is left, and upsets turned what had been a relatively unsurprising tournament into one that provides fans with unexpected surprises in the tournament’s final stretch.
West Region
#3 seed Texas Tech is headed to Minneapolis for the Final Four after defeating #1 seed Gonzaga in the regional final, 75-69. They qualified for the first Final Four in the school’s history with wins over the Zags and Michigan in the Sweet 16
South Region
The only #1 seed that reached the Final Four comes from the South Region in the form of Virginia. The Cavaliers won a crazy regional final in overtime against 3rd-seeded Purdue and will be in the Final Four for the first time since 1984.
Midwest Region
The biggest surprise of the tournament so far came in the Midwest Region, where #5 seed Auburn defeated SEC rivals Kentucky to qualify for the Final Four. Despite being SEC Tournament champions, few expected Auburn to beat #1 seed North Carolina and then #2 Kentucky to qualify.
East Region
Finally, in the East, Michigan State won a matchup of titans against #1 overall seed Duke to advance to Minneapolis. The Spartans won a 68-67 squeaker against Zion Williamson and the Blue Devils to upset the country’s top team and advance.
