NCAA Tournament Preview: Teams Aiming to Nix No. 1 Seed Sweep
All four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four last year, and it looks highly possible again this year. But here are teams that could keep that from happening.
Head Coach John Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils reacts during the first half in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., on March 21, 2025. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Last season’s sweep of No. 1 seeds reaching the Final Four has many wondering if Cinderella will even get an invite to the Big Dance that is the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Duke, Florida, Michigan, and Arizona look poised to make it back-to-back years of all No. 1 seeds in the Final Four. That said, there are plenty of teams that could disrupt that feat along the way.
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