The Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Tournament is set — and it’s not one many saw coming, even if it’s likely to produce a national championship game that basically anybody could’ve seen coming.
UConn is in the Final Four for the second straight year. NC State is in for the first time since 1983, and it’s been since 1980 for Purdue. Alabama is in for the first time.
It’s an odd collection of schools.
On paper, at least, we have mismatches in the national semifinals. Matt Painter’s Boilermakers are 9.5-point favorites over Kevin Keatts’ Wolfpack in Saturday’s first game. Dan Hurley’s Huskies are 11.5-point favorites over Nate Oats’ Crimson Tide in Saturday’s second game. So it’s possible, if not probable, that neither contest will be decided in the final minute.
As always, we’ll see.
Either way, the idea that we really are just two more probable wins away from a championship game between Purdue and UConn is pretty awesome considering one of those two schools was ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll in 12 of the 20 polls that published this season. This 68-team single-elimination event doesn’t often finish with the best against the best — but it just might this year.
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2024 NCAA Tournament scores, schedule
Final Four
Saturday, April 6
State Farm Stadium — Glendale, Arizona
| 6:09 p.m. | (1) Purdue vs. (11) NC State Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
TBS, TNT (watch live) |
| ~8:49 p.m. | (1) UConn vs. (4) Alabama Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
TBS, TNT (watch live) |
National Championship
Monday, April 8 — 9:20 p.m. (TBS)
State Farm Stadium — Glendale, Arizona
First Four
Tuesday, March 19
UD Arena — Dayton
Wednesday, March 20
UD Arena — Dayton
First round
Thursday, March 21
Spectrum Center — Charlotte | CHI Health Center — Omaha | PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh | Delta Center — Salt Lake City
| 12:15 p.m. | (9) Michigan State 69, (8) Mississippi State 51 | Condensed game |
| 12:40 p.m. | (11) Duquesne 71, (6) BYU 67 | Condensed game |
| 1:30 p.m. | (3) Creighton 77, (14) Akron 60 | Condensed game |
| 2 p.m. | (2) Arizona 85, (15) Long Beach State 65 | Condensed game |
| 2:45 p.m. | (1) North Carolina 90, (16) Wagner 62 | Condensed game |
| 3:10 p.m. | (3) Illinois 85, (14) Morehead State 69 | Condensed game |
| 4 p.m. | (11) Oregon 87, (6) South Carolina 73 | Condensed game |
| 4:30 p.m. | (7) Dayton 63, (10) Nevada 60 | Condensed game |
| 6:50 p.m. | (7) Texas 56, (10) Colorado State | Condensed game |
| 7:10 p.m. | (14) Oakland 80, (3) Kentucky 76 | Condensed game |
| 7:25 p.m. | (5) Gonzaga 86, (12) McNeese 65 | Condensed game |
| 7:35 p.m. | (2) Iowa State 82, (15) South Dakota State 65 | Condensed game |
| 9:20 p.m. | (3) Tennessee 83, (15) Saint Peter’s 49 | Condensed game |
| 9:40 p.m. | (11) NC State 80, (6) Texas Tech 67 | Condensed game |
| 9:55 p.m. | (4) Kansas 93, (13) Samford 89 | Condensed game |
| 10:05 p.m. | (7) Washington State 66, (10) Drake 61 | Condensed game |
Friday, March 22
Barclays Center — Brooklyn | Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis | FedEx Forum — Memphis | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena — Spokane
| 12:15 p.m. | (9) Northwestern 77, (8) FAU 65 (OT) | Condensed game |
| 12:40 p.m. | (3) Baylor 92, (14) Colgate 67 | Condensed game |
| 1:30 p.m. | (5) San Diego State 69, (12) UAB 65 | Condensed game |
| 2 p.m. | (2) Marquette 87, (15) Western Kentucky 69 | Condensed game |
| 2:45 p.m. | (1) UConn 92, (16) Stetson 51 | Condensed game |
| 3:10 p.m. | (6) Clemson 77, (11) New Mexico 56 | Condensed game |
| 4 p.m. | (13) Yale 78, (4) Auburn 76 | Condensed game |
| 4:30 p.m. | (10) Colorado 102, (7) Florida 100 | Condensed game |
| 6:50 p.m. | (9) Texas A&M 98, (8) Nebraska 82 | Condensed game |
| 7:10 p.m. | (4) Duke 64, (13) Vermont 47 | Condensed game |
| 7:25 p.m. | (1) Purdue 78, (16) Grambling State 50 | Condensed game |
| 7:35 p.m. | (4) Alabama 109, (13) Charleston 96 | Condensed game |
| 9:20 p.m. | (1) Houston 86, (16) Longwood 46 | Condensed game |
| 9:40 p.m. | (12) James Madison 72, (5) Wisconsin 61 | Condensed game |
| 9:55 p.m. | (8) Utah State 88, (9) TCU 72 | Condensed game |
| 10:05 p.m. | (12) Grand Canyon 75, (5) Saint Mary’s 66 | Condensed game |
Second round
Saturday, March 23
Spectrum Center — Charlotte | CHI Health Center — Omaha | PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh | Delta Center — Salt Lake City
Sunday, March 19
Barclays Center — Brooklyn | Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis | FedEx Forum — Memphis | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena — Spokane
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 28
Crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles (Game 1, Game 3) | TD Garden — Boston (Game 2, Game 4)
* Tip time may be delayed if prior game at site ends late
Friday, March 29
American Airlines Center — Dallas (Game 1, Game 3) | Little Caesars Arena — Detroit (Game 2, Game 4)
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 30
TD Garden — Boston (Game 1) | Crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles (Game 2)
Sunday, March 31 — 2:20 p.m. start
Little Caesars Arena — Detroit (Game 1) | American Airlines Center — Dallas (Game 2)
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