NCAA, Final Four and Elite Eight
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The first three rounds of the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament are in the rearview, and we are now moving on to the Elite 8. On Saturday night, the biggest and best tournament in American sports resumes with only eight teams still standing.
Notre Dame women's basketball plays 1-seed UConn in the NCAA Tournament Elite 8 at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, March 29 on ABC in Fort Worth, Texas.
No. 3 seed Illinois beat Houston 65-55 in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night, sending the Illini to the Elite Eight against Big Ten foe Iowa.
It ended up being pretty straightforward for the first three games across the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments on Sunday. But the final game, which solidified the men’s Final Four field, had an incredible ending for everyone that isn’t a Duke fan.