The road to the Final Four has exited the first weekend of action, meaning it's time for the 2025 NCAA Tournament to roll along into the Sweet 16 portion of the bracket. Each one of the 16 remaining teams will be thinking about a trip to San Antonio,

Four teams advanced to the Elite Eight on Thursday, coming one step closer toward booking a trip to San Antonio. In the West Region, Florida dominated Maryland and Texas Tech used a furious rally to get past Arkansas. Out in the East Region, Alabama kept making 3-pointers against Brigham Young and Duke's offense shined against Arizona.

Alabama forward Jarin Stevenson (15) cuts off the lane as Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford (0) goes to the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Auburn, Ala. AP Photo/Butch Dill

That proves to be the difference as the Tide pulls away late and wins by a misleadingly solid final margin. In the history of the NCAA Tournament, we’ve never had a scenario where a team lost at home to another team by double-digits in the regular season,

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