The Final Four will be played in Indianapolis.

The 1 seed Michigan matches up against 1 seed Arizona on Saturday, April 4, 2026, in a contest featuring KenPom's top two teams.

The 3-seed Illinois will play the winner of the 1-seed Duke vs. the 2-seed UConn. With eight minutes remaining, Duke is ahead by 11 points. (Update to follow at the end of the game.)

The Big Ten comes in with half of the Final 4, but the semifinal games will be as tough as they can get.

Arizona Desert Swarm

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Holy Hurley!

Duke pulls defeat from the jaws of victory. Duke simply had to hold the ball to run out the clock, but a Duke player passed the ball, the pass was blocked and turned over, and with two seconds left, UConn freshman Braylon Mullins hits a desperation 3 from well beyond the 3-point line -

UConn 73 - Duke 72 - and Mullins will never have to pick up a check in the Nutmeg State.

Illinois will play UConn in a Final 4 semifinal game in Indianapolis.

A Final 4 with two Big Ten teams, a Big 12 team, and a Big East team.

Madness indeed. 🤪

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UConn rallies, stuns Duke on last-second 3 to reach Final...

UConn eliminated No. 1 overall seed Duke from the men's NCAA tournament on Braylon Mullins' 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left.

36 years later, UConn pays back Duke and Christian Laettner. 😍

UCLA's Women's Team, behind the play of All Big Ten Player of the Year Lauren Betts, dunks Duke, 70-58. UCLA moves on to the women's Final 4.

The Bruins 35th win of the season sets the Big Record for Women's Basketball.

I don't know about kings, but No Dukes are left in the 2026 basketball tourney play, which IMO is A-OK. 😍

Kissin cousins?

N. Carolina led VCU by 19 in the second half, and lost in overtime 78-82 in the first round.

Duke led UConn by 19 late in first half, and lost on a prayer shot 72-73.

Meanwhile U Conn overcomes both God and the Devil. Women beat Notre Dame, and men beat Duke. Both in Final Four.

No Dukes are left

And neither are any ACC teams in either men or women Final Four.

Life is only a movie, right?

Braylon Mullins, the UConn freshman who hit the winning basket against Duke, played at Greenfield-Central High School in Greenfield, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis.

Mullins, the 2025 Indiana Mr. High School Basketball Player of the Year, heads home to compete against Illinois in the Final 4. 🤔 Hmmmm.

Duke got Adam Spanished.

FYI - from a Jon Wilner Hotline ($ Wall) article.

Before yesterday's loss by Duke, No. 1 seeds in the Tournament were 134-0 when leading by 15 points or more at the half.

Duke's loss to UConn joins last season's late meltdown versus Houston, and the Blue Devils' fans would like to see Coach K retire from retirement and back on the Duke bench.

UConn coach Dan Hurley is 10-0 Against the Spread in Sweet 16, Elite 8, and Final 4 games.

Again, I caution against recency bias; the SEC dominated last season's tournament.

But in this season's tournament, the Big Ten went 5-0 against the SEC.

"It Just Means More B1G Wins?" 😁😁😁😁😁

AP - Four Storylines for the Final 4 -

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Arizona, Michigan, UConn and Illinois have reached the Final Four. The Wildcats and Wolverines got there as No. 1 seeds. The Huskies are a No. 2 seed.

Hail to the Victors?

https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/24481271/final-four-teams-ranking-march-mandess-mens-national-championship?ueid=66c3ca35924fb3254520a3f8fe2aa9ce&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SB%20Nation%20Daily

Final 4 Broadcast Information -

https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/march-madness-final-four-schedule-how-to-watch-keep-up-with-uconn-illinois-michigan-arizona-in-indianapolis-002940311.html

When I completed my bracket prior to the tournament tipoff, I had both Michigan and UConn progressing to the final four and Michigan winning it all. After watching the offensive machine of the Arizona Wildcats, I am not so confident about Michigan winning, but the Wolverines are a very solid team .

I kinda lean toward Illinois falling to the tournament tested coach Dan Hurley who seems to always find a way to win big games. However I admit that Illinois is much better than I have given them credit for. And I have to admit that I turned away from the Duke-UConn game and was shocked several hours later to learn that UConn ended up winning that puppy.

Issac Trotter of CBS Sports sees an all-Big Ten final on Monday night, but Saturday's games will both be close.

A terrific look at the four teams, position by position.

Guard play still matters a lot, but CBB at the top is a game of Tall Ball and rebounding.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/final-four-2026-breakdown-illinois-uconn-michigan-arizona/

Four on the Floor to Watch on Saturday -

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2026/04/02/final-four-x-factors-march-madness-arizona-michigan-uconn-illinois/89394087007/

A Maize and Brew Take on the Tourney -

Maize n Brew

3 bold predictions for Michigan vs Arizona in the Final Four

Here are 3 bold predictions for Michigan Basketball vs Arizona in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament this weekend:

May he win the next two games 😁- Or, at least get Ill on Monday night.

Maize n Brew

Everything Dusty May said before Michigan’s Final Four ga...

Here’s everything Michigan Basketball head coach Dusty May told reporters in Indianapolis at the Final Four on Thursday to preview Saturday’s game vs Arizona:

Five key Final 4 matchups -

Saturday Down South

5 stories and matchups that will define the Final Four

Who are the best players at the Final Four? Is the Michigan-Arizona game really the national title game? We break down all things Indy.

Waiting for the Illini - UConn Tip Off - Some Coach Trivia -

Michigan's Dusty May grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana. Dusty is a University of Indiana graduate. While at Indiana, he was a student manager for Bob Knight.

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood paid a whole lot of dues before scoring a B1G gig.

Brad was a JC coach before serving as an assistant coach at Western Illinois for ten seasons.

Today, in Champaign, Brad can afford Dom Perignon Champagne instead of Ripple.

Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd played his college CBB in Walla Walla. First at Walla Walla Community College before finishing at Walla Walla's Chapman College.

Lloyd played pro ball Down Under and in Germany.

Then, Lloyd coached for twenty years as an assistant with Oregon grad Mark Few's Gonzaga teams.

UConn coach Dan Hurley played his college ball at Seton Hall, taking a backseat to his brother, Bobby, who was an All-American at Duke.

But when it comes to coaching, Dan is way ahead of his brother with two National Championships at UConn, and is looking for his third.

New Jersey native Hurley was an assistant coach at Rutgers before turning NJ high school St. Benedict's Prep into a high school power, and then taking the head coach jobs at Wagner College and Rhode Island.

Dan is 17-3 in March Madness games.

I'm hoping the UCLA women represent the West and win a title on Easter Sunday.

This Monday, I hope we will see Michigan play Illinois for the whole enchilada. We need the B1G dues. 🤑

And I also hope that in 2027, we will see Dana back where he and OBD belong, on the March Madness dance floor.

UConn makes the B1G feel Ill - UConn 71 - Illinois 62

Don't be sad, 1 out of 2 B1G ain't bad -

Michigan 91 - Arizona 73

It's a Dusty, not a May Day. 😁

Monday night, Michigan vs UConn.

CBS Sports on The Victors victory -

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/michigan-arizona-live-updates-score-final-four-march-madness-2026-results/live/

ESPN weighs in -

ESPN.com

How Michigan, UConn won Saturday's Final Four -- and keys...

ESPN's college basketball crew breaks down what they saw in Indianapolis -- and what could decide the championship.