The Final Four is days away as all four No. 1 seeds head to San Antonio for the chance to win a national championship.

The NCAA Tournament is drawing to a close for men's basketball. Here are American-Statesman staff March Madness picks for the Final Four predictions.

Geno Auriemma will participate in his 24th Final Four as head coach of UConn, while UCLA is in its first-ever Women's Final Four. UCLA has been one of the great stories of the season behind star Lauren Betts, but this is UConn in the NCAA tournament.

Their second-round game against No. 6 BYU is likely to be more of a challenge — defensively, at least.Get daily updates on the Packers during the season. LIVE COVERAGE: Wisconsin vs BYU game updates in NCAA tournament second round The Cougars (24-8) average 80.

The NIT semifinals have arrived, and it's Chattanooga taking on Loyola Chicago at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.

Texas' Kevin Durant (2007) and LSU's Cameron Thomas (2021) own the highest points per game among freshmen who played multiple NCAA tournament games, each averaging 28.5 points over two games. Each player scored 27 points in a first-round win followed by 30 points in a second-round loss.

Maliq Brown, a defensive stalwart for Duke who missed the Blue Devils’ past four games with a dislocated shoulder, was available off the bench against Arizona in the teams’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup.

Texas’ stifling defense controlled the momentum early, slowing down TCU’s Hailey Van Lith-led attack in an Elite Eight matchup Monday. The Longhorns defeated the Horned Frogs 58-47, reaching the women’s Final Four for the first time since 2003.

The No. 2 seed UConn Huskies (34-3) and the No. 1 seed USC Trojans (31-3) will meet on Monday in the Women's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

One of the most important ways to build a winning roster in college basketball is by using the transfer portal, which is now officially open. Even though March Madness is still very much in swing,