The Final Four pairings for the NCAA Tournament are set. Kansas faces Villanova, then it’s Duke-North Carolina for the first time in the tournament in New Orleans on Saturday. Kansas is the lone remaining No. 1 seed, and reached the national semifinal with a 76-50 win over Miami. Villanova advanced to its third Final Four in the last six tournaments with a 50-44 victory over Houston. Duke, led by retiring Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski, beat Arkansas 78-69 as Coach K reached his 13th Final Four. North Carolina, under coach Hubert Davis, beat upstart Saint Peter’s 69-49.
Two of the four-team field for the Women’s NCAA Tournament are set. Defending national champion Stanford is headed back to the women’s Final Four after topping No. 2 seed Texas 59-50. The Cardinal will be in their 15th Final Four in program history and play either North Carolina State or Connecticut in the national semifinals in Minneapolis. Top-seeded South Carolina advanced to its second straight Final Four with an 80-50 victory over Creighton. The Gamecocks are in the Final Four for the fourth time in seven tournaments and will face either Louisville or Michigan.