In an unprecedented tournament replete with historic upsets, one team has cruised through the brackets with surgical precision.
Losses by Alabama and Houston in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 ensured that a No. 1 seed would not reach the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979. While Florida Atlantic, San Diego State, and Miami earned trips to the Final Four with thrilling, close victories, Connecticut swept through the West Regional in Las Vegas with relative ease.
UConn crushed Gonzaga 82-54 in the West Regional final, producing the largest Elite Eight victory margin in more than 30 years. The Huskies’ combined 90-point margin of victory through four games ties for eighth-best since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. As a result, the Huskies are the overwhelming favorites to cut down the nets in Houston.
UConn's 28-point Elite 8 win over Gonzaga is its largest NCAA Tournament win beyond the Round of 64.