TL;DR
Two Elite Eight games on Sunday will complete the Final Four field, with UConn facing Duke and Michigan meeting the remaining bracket winner.
MSM Perspective
ESPN and NCAA.com previewed Sunday's games with standard bracket analysis; CBS ran a live preview show Saturday night.
X Perspective
X's basketball community is focused on UConn vs. Duke as the marquee matchup — two blue bloods meeting in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2004.
Saturday's Elite Eight produced two Final Four teams. Arizona snapped a 23-year Final Four drought, and Houston defeated Tennessee 69-50 to advance. Sunday's two remaining games will complete the bracket. [1]
The headline matchup is UConn versus Duke — two programs with a combined 17 national championships meeting in the Elite Eight. UConn held off a Michigan State comeback in the Sweet 16 on Friday. Duke edged St. John's in a game that ended New York's run. The winner advances to the Final Four in San Antonio. [2]
The other Sunday game features Illinois against the South region winner. Illinois, a three-seed, beat Iowa 71-59 on Saturday to reach the Elite Eight for the first time in over two decades.
The Big Ten has been the tournament's dominant conference, placing multiple teams in the Elite Eight. Michigan advanced Friday after pulling away from Alabama. The conference's depth has been the story of this bracket — five Big Ten teams reached the Sweet 16, and three made the Elite Eight.
The tournament has delivered its share of upsets and close finishes, but the Elite Eight increasingly looks like a showdown among established powers. No Cinderellas remain on the men's side. The lowest remaining seed is a three. The bracket has reverted to form after a wild opening weekend.
Sunday tips at 2:20 PM and 5:05 PM Eastern on CBS. By nightfall, the Final Four field will be set.
-- AMARA OKONKWO, Lagos
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