The Big 12 will have a team in San Antonio Saturday for the Final Four, as Houston advanced. The Cougars eliminated Tennessee in the Elite Eight, 69-50. Joining Houston will be fellow No. 1 seed Auburn,

The conference sent four teams to the Sweet 16 and could win the national title. But expansion undercuts the dollars distributed.

The Big 12 Conference went 1-1 on Saturday during the NCAA Women’s Tournament, as TCU advanced to the Elite Eight. Behind Hailey Van Lith, the Horned Frogs advanced to the final eight for the first time in program history with a 71-62 victory over Notre Dame.

This time last year, the ACC and Big East were entering the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with a combined record of 14-1 and comprising seven teams of the Sweet 16 field. By contrast, the Big Ten and SEC placed just two teams apiece among the final 16 in 2024 after the conferences earned eight bids each to the Big Dance.

The Wildcats once again failed to return to the Final Four but, for the first time in years, did not lose to a lower seed in the NCAAs.

Give BYU credit, as they were picked to finish near the bottom of the Big 12 Conference this past season. Instead, the Cougars put together a strong run that en

The SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 gobbled up more than 50 percent of all the multi-million dollar units available in the tournament.

The 2025 NCAA Tournament Final Four features the top four seeds: Duke, Houston, Florida, and Auburn. The SEC had a strong tournament with two teams in the Final Four and a total of 21 wins. The Big 12 also performed well, led by Houston's Final Four run and a 13-6 overall record.

The transfer portal has turned the NCAA Tournament into a case of the rich getting richer. Fewer upsets and Cinderellas leave tourney lacking juice.

For the first time since multiple teams from the same conference could even enter the NCAA tournament, the ACC failed to get two into the second round. Time for some soul-searching.