Total Final Fours by Elite Eight Coaches - 6
Hurley with 2, Barnes, May, Painter and Scheyer have been 1 time each.
Hurley with 2, Barnes, May, Painter and Scheyer have been 1 time each.
***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***
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My Elite 8 / Final Four / NC Preferences:
Arizona over Purdue
Tennessee over Michigan
UConn over Duke
Illinois over Iowa
Final Four:
Arizona over Tennessee
UConn over Illinois
National Championship:
Arizona over UCONN
Arizona over Purdue
Tennessee over Michigan
UConn over Duke
Illinois over Iowa
Final Four:
Arizona over Tennessee
UConn over Illinois
National Championship:
Arizona over UCONN
I made this for a group chat since I'm a grad student at Illinois currently. Thought CF might be feeling the same considering the opponent
Just rooting for my state of birth!
I will say out in IL this morning 20 min from Iowa, there were even MORE hok sightings than yesterday. Most of the clothes looked like they came out of the plastic wrap this week. Husband asked if we should start a cyclone power chant at lunch
My dad is a lifelong Illini fan, told him make sure they take out the trash today.
This is the 4th time that a conference has 4 teams in the Elite Eight
2009 - Big East (UConn, Villanova, Louisville, Pittsburgh)
2016 - ACC (North Carolina, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Virginia)
2025 - SEC (Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee)
2026 - Big Ten (Michigan, Purdue, Illinois, Iowa)
This is the first time that one conference had 4 teams and no other conference had multiple teams.
2009 - Big East (UConn, Villanova, Louisville, Pittsburgh)
2016 - ACC (North Carolina, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Virginia)
2025 - SEC (Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee)
2026 - Big Ten (Michigan, Purdue, Illinois, Iowa)
This is the first time that one conference had 4 teams and no other conference had multiple teams.
I have more people in my family (5) that have graduated from the University of Illinois than any other school. So, for them, I will root for the Illini today!
I-L-L!
This is the 3rd time that Big Ten teams have faced each other in the Elite Eight.
1992 - Michigan defeated Ohio State 75-71
2000 - Wisconsin defeated Purdue 64-60
Big Ten is 1-3 in Elite Eight games this decade. Big 12 is 3-3 in Elite Eight games this decade.
1992 - Michigan defeated Ohio State 75-71
2000 - Wisconsin defeated Purdue 64-60
Big Ten is 1-3 in Elite Eight games this decade. Big 12 is 3-3 in Elite Eight games this decade.
1961 Elite Eight had 4 current Big 12 teams in the Elite Eight (Cincinnati, Utah, Arizona State, Kansas State)
It just blows my mind how small Iowas team is and that Florida couldn’t figure that out. They actually matched up well with Nebraska but nobody else. Yet here they are
Just gotta respect Iowa at this point. Absolutely incredible.
