Houston is going for its second Final Four appearance in a five-season span. The Cougars will attempt to earn a short trip to San Antonio as they take on Tennessee for the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region championship on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis.

Half of the NCAA men's tournament Final Four spots are filled. The other two will be determined Sunday. A breakdown of the Elite Eight matchups.

Houston has advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the third No. 1 seed to do so.

Houston, Purdue, Tennessee and Kentucky made the Sweet 16. The last team standing earns a spot in the Final Four in San Antonio.

Kentucky basketball lost to Tennessee in 2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 of March Madness bracket, ending UK basketball's first season under Mark Pope.

Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball’s 78-65 loss to Tennessee in the Midwest Regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium. During the Thursday press conferences, Tennessee player after player insisted that their two regular-season losses to Kentucky contained a simple explanation: “We didn’t play like ourselves in the first two games that we played them.