The Final Four is loaded, and basketball nerds are hyperventilating. But only one thing would surprise: Duke not winning it all.

In year three Florida basketball coach Todd Golden, UF has ridden an analytics approach to its first Final Four trip since 2014. Here's an inside look:

The four teams participating in the Final Four this weekend in San Antonio are a perfect microcosm of the new era in college basketball. While a team such as Duke has built its roster with former blue-chip recruits such as Cooper Flagg,

"A lot of times, the managers or support staff, they scout the other team," Gophers men's basketball head manager Drew Evenson said. "So sometimes the managers run the same stuff

Charlotte barber Brian Mack bought his shop with NIL money from his son, who played at South Carolina. On Saturday, he’ll host a watch party for a former client playing in the Final Four.

And yet, so much has changed since Duke's run to its last national title in 2015 or its most recent Final Four three years ago. Krzyzewski is gone, retired in 2022 after winning 1,202 games to set a men's college basketball record along with winning five titles and reaching 13 Final Fours.

Geno Auriemma let Cori Close watch UConn practice after her first season at UCLA. Now they're facing off in the Final Four of March Madness.

The UCLA Bruins are prepared to make history Friday night when they tip off in the program's first Final Four game against the UConn Huskies at Amalie Arena in