The No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks and Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles play in the NCAA Tournament opening round. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.

No. 1 seed South Carolina is attempting to become the first team to go back-to-back as national champions since UConn won four in a row from 2013-16, and the Gameocks got their title defense off to an impressive start on Friday with a 108-48 win over No.

The Golden Eagles (26-5) are in the NCAA tournament for second time in three seasons. Tech opened the 2023 NCAA Tournament with a win over Monmouth in the First Four before losing to Indiana in the first round.

SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball predictions for Houston Cougars vs. Purdue Boilermakers on Friday in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament

It took until the Sweet 16, but it’s finally happening with No. 3 seed Kentucky vs. No. 2 seed Tennessee on Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Wildcats haven’t been to the Elite Eight since 2019,

There aren't too many different flavors in the Sweet 16. Only four conferences are represented. It's the first time in NCAA tournament history the Sweet 16 is made up of all power conference teams. The only seed lower than a No.