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Fifth-seeded Houston eliminated Arizona after No. 4-seeded Arkansas upset Gonzaga, opening the field for a surprise team to make the Final Four. Duke and Villanova also advanced.
Gonzaga, the No. 1 overall seed in the men’s tournament, will not return to the championship game after a loss to No. 4-seeded Arkansas. Arizona also lost, leaving Kansas as the only remaining No. 1 seed.
Sure, South Carolina and UConn are among the schools still in the mix — but so are the upset magicians South Dakota and Creighton.
Eight games on Sunday will determine the final contenders who will advance to the round of 16, which begins Thursday.
North Carolina jumped to a big lead, then in overtime held off the reigning champion Bears, who became the first No. 1 seed to be bounced from this tournament.