Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Final Four Is Set





All four #1 seeds won in the Elite 8, setting up a Final Four that has never happened before. Since the tournament bracket was instituted in the late 1970s, there has never been a tournament where all four #1 seeds reached the Final Four. UCLA beat Xavier 76-57 to clinch their way, and that was followed by a 83-73 North Carlonia victory over Louisville. Memphis, who a lot of people had as the #1 team that was going down before the rest of the #1 seeds, handled their business with Texas, beating them 85-67. The most interesting game was the last one between Davidson and Kansas. Davidson already had three stellar wins up to that point against Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin. Stephen Curry, guard for the Davidson Wildcats, has had a spectacular tournament, averaging over 30 points a game. But Kansas was up to the challenge and beat Davidson 59-57, after a potential game winning three pointer by Jason Richards clanked off the glass to end it. It was an extraordinary run by Davidson, but they fell short. In the final four, UCLA will play Memphis in the first game, while North Carolina will play Kansas in the second game. Which team appears to be a lock to win their game in the Final Four? Who is the most vulnerable team right now?

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