The women’s Final Four is on repeat. No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport’s final weekend in consecutive seasons.

Andrej Stojakovic and David Mirkovic are the keys to Illinois beating UConn in the Final Four and advance to the national title game

After being down by as many as 19 on Sunday, Braylon Mullins retrieved a loose ball near midcourt in the waning seconds against Duke and hit a three-pointer from 35 feet away to take the lead.

The Final Four in the men’s NCAA Tournament has been set as No. 1 seed Arizona, No. 3 Illinois, No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Connecticut advanced to the semifinals.

Catch the best highlights and observations from Day 2 of the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Illinois and UConn played back in November, but the makeup of both teams significantly changed over the following months

Murray, who turns 41 on Wednesday, has spent 18 years as an assistant at Quinnipiac, Post, Arizona, Wagner, Towson, Rhode Island, Xavier and Louisville before joining Dan Hurley’s staff at UConn. In five years, Murray has helped build two national championship teams — at least.

Two airlines said nonstop flights out of Bradley International Airport are available to help UConn fans get to both Final Fours.