| 2022 NCAA FINAL FOUR @ New Orleans, Louisiana 6th Final Four (’82, ’87, ’93, ’03 (Louisiana Superdome); ’12 (Mercedes-Benz Superdome)) – Hosted by Tulane U. (American Athletic Conf) (2nd Final Four) & U. of New Orleans (Southland Conf) (2nd Final Four) – The Floor | ||||
| First Semifinal | Second Semifinal | |||
| #2-South San Antonio, Texas (6th Regional) Hosted by U. of Texas at San Antonio (Conf USA) (6th Regional) | #1-Midwest Chicago, Illinois (4th Regional) Hosted by Northwestern U. (Big Ten) (1st Regional) | #2-West San Francisco, California (3rd Regional) Hosted by Pac-12 Conf (2nd Regional) | #8-East Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5th Regional) Hosted by U. of Pennsylvania (Ivy League) (6th Regional) | |
| Villanova University Wildcats (30-7) | University of Kansas Jayhawks (32-6) | Duke University Blue Devils (32-6) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels (28-9) | |
| Big East Conference (2nd Place) – Tourney Champs Villanova, Pennsylvania 7th Final Four (’39, ‘71, ’85, ’09, ’16, ’18) def #15 Delaware 80-60 #7 Ohio State 71-61 #11 Michigan 63-55 #5 Houston 50-44 | Big 12 Conference – Regular Season and Tourney Champs Lawrence, Kansas 16th Final Four (’40, ’52, ’53, ’57, ’71, ’74, 86, ’88, ’91, ’93, ’02, ’03, ’08, ‘12, ’18) def #16a Texas Southern 83-56 #9 Creighton 79-72 #4 Providence 66-61 #10 Miami of Florida 76-50 | Atlantic Coast Conference – Regular Season Champs Durham, North Carolina 17th Final Four (’63, ‘64, ’66, ’78, ‘86, ’88, ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92, ‘94, ’99, ‘01, ’04, ‘10, ’15) def #15 Cal State Fullerton 78-61 #7 Michigan State 85-76 #3 Texas Tech 78-73 #4 Arkansas 78-69 | Atlantic Coast Conference (2nd Place) Chapel Hill, North Carolina 21st Final Four (’46, ‘57, ’67, ’68, ’69, ’72, ’77, ’81, ’82, ’91, ’93, ’95, ’97, ’98, ’00, ’05, ’08, ’09, ’16, ‘17) def #9 Marquette 95-63 #1 Baylor 93-86 (OT) #4 UCLA 73-66 #15 Saint Peter’s 69-49 |
Friday, April 1, 2022 **NO APRIL FOOL’S JOKE HERE**
THE ELITE TAKE OVER THE FINAL FOUR
At least $1,366 will be donated to IRC; over $3,097 donated over 12 years
WATCHING USMNT GET DRAWN INTO ENGLAND’S GROUP, CA (smt) – While it was nice to see some fresh blood in the Final Four the past two years (Baylor & Houston’s 1st trip since before ’85, the Zags 2nd, blue-blood UCLA’s first since ’08 last year and Texas Tech & Auburn’s 1st ever, Virginia’s 3rd (and first since ’84), Michigan St’s first since ’15 in ’19), three blue bloods are back with three-time champion Villanova tagging along. Combined, the four teams have 61 Final Fours (the previous 2 tourneys had only a combined 41 with 19 of them belonging to UCLA). While not a blue blood in the traditional sense, Villanova has won 2 of the past 5 titles and are in their 3rd FF in six tourneys. The top-heavy Final Four makes you forget about St. Peter’s, Providence, Miami, Iowa St and even Gonzaga and Arizona. Remember them? Remember the West Coast power? Nope, it’s Kansas and three teams who you can barely see on the map on the East Coast.
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