Madness is over for Kentucky basketball, which lost to Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. But Mark Pope exceed expectations in Year 1.

Kentucky was nearly cooked in the first round of March Madness elimination after a stunning late surge by Liberty during the women's NCAA tournament.

The loss was the first Kentucky had suffered against Tennessee this season, with the Wildcats sweeping the regular season series earlier this year. Kentucky’s exit from the NCAA Tournament was of course before the Final Four and therefore a bit earlier than UK fans had hoped.

Tennessee’s defense has been dominant through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. No. 15 seed Wofford was held to 62 points in the first round, and No. 7 seed UCLA failed to break 60 points. The Volunteers must forget the regular season losses against the Wildcats and keep the positive momentum rolling.

In 2025, the crown will go to a No. 1 seed, as all four top dogs — Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston — advanced to the Final Four for the second time in tournament history. The Blue Devils face the Cougars,

With wins by Houston and Auburn on Sunday, next weekend’s Final Four will have all four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history. The only other time since seeding began in 1979 was in 2008,

NCAA Final Four field is now set following a Sunday where No. 1 seeds Houston and Auburn made it a clean sweep with four No. 1s reaching the Final Four for the first time since 2008 and second time ever.

Florida vs. Auburn in the Final Four is the matchup everyone wanted when the brackets were laid out, and now it's time to see which SEC team is best.