Final four who is in

The No. The event is still widely remembered as one of the greatest title games of all time. The Badgers ultimately couldn't contain the Spartans, falling in the first semifinal. In the second semifinal, North Carolina fell to Florida, The win sent Florida to their first ever national title game. Here's how they got here, who got them here and the odds that they'll go all the way. They have been listed below in the order they were ranked by the selection committee for the tournament.

By Kyle Boone. Mar 31, at pm ET 6 min read. Getty Images. UCLA, however, had to grind out yet another instant-classic win, this time over 1-seed Michigan. The two teams will meet in the Final Four. Spread: Gonzaga The Cougars had been to the Final Four five times prior to their berth, all before the start of the expanded bracket era: in , and The latter three were Guy V.

Lewis' famed "Phi Slama Jama" teams. None of the teams won the tournament, with the Cougars finishing as runner-up in and ' The closest the program has come to the Final Four since was in when Kelvin Sampson took the team to the Sweet Below is a rundown of each of the Cougars' Final Four appearances, as well as the final result from the respective tournaments:.

Baylor will make its third Final Four appearance on Saturday, and its first since Illinois gets the bonus year out of Trent Frazier , whose defense will be elite in his fifth season with the Fighting Illini. Brad Underwood's team has more than just that core three, but what a dynamic trio that is. This is as much a system pick as it is a talent pick. Eric Musselman and his staff know how to properly position their players for success in a run-and-gun offense that embraces defense.

That should again be the case in with Miami transfer guard Chris Lykes stepping in and sophomore Devo Davis set to take on a big role. This team on the whole will have a ton of firepower bolstered by an even better defense. Recipe for another deep run a season after an Elite Eight showing.

Coach K's farewell tour gets its proper send-off here with one final run to the Final Four. It's a feel-good story and one well within reach because of its roster. Freshman Paolo Banchero might be the best player in college hoops, A. Griffin has the talent to be an All-American and sophomore Mark Williams is in line to pick up where he left off after a strong finish to his freshman campaign.

This Duke team is long, balanced and -- I'd wager -- will be a brutal matchup for most teams because of its talent level.

If the pieces fall in place and the young guns develop as expected then Duke should have the best team in the ACC -- and maybe the country. The roster is loaded, and fourth-year coach Penny Hardaway demonstrated last season that he is getting the hang of the on-court element of college coaching college basketball. The Tigers won 11 of their final 13 games, with their only losses during the stretch coming in narrow fashion against Houston , an eventual Final Four team.

Memphis had to settle for an NIT title, but with its two leading scorers back along with the nation's No. The most-intimidating factor standing in its way is a looming IARP ruling. Michigan was one win away from a Final Four last season and the Wolverines may be even better this time around. Bolstered by the return of C Hunter Dickinson and one of the top recruiting classes in the country, coach Juwon Howard should have a squad poised to make another deep run. Caleb Houstan and Moussa Diabate are a pair of five-star recruits who should help make the Wolverines' front line among the best in the nation.

It is no surprise that Michigan is the favorite of many in a stacked BIg Ten.