For three weeks the 2023 NCAA Tournament was unbridled chaos, and now a national champion will be cutting down the nets Monday night as No. 4 seed UConn and No. 5 seed San Diego State square off at NRG Stadium in Houston in the final college basketball game of the season. The Huskies are aiming for their fifth national title of the last 25 years while the Aztecs are seeking to breakthrough for the first national championship in program history.
It's a game pitting teams from opposite ends of the country who have opposite styles of play. Defense is the calling card of the Aztecs, who thrive on dragging opponents into slow-paced brawls with an old roster that is strong, physical and deep. UConn plays good defense, too, but the Huskies have raced past NCAA Tournament opponents by putting their deep offensive arsenal on display.
The battle of post players should be particularly intriguing as UConn bruiser Adama Sanogo and 7-foot-2 freshman phenom Donovan Clingan go up against San Diego State shot-blocking menace Nathan Mensah and the Aztecs' host of imposing athletes. On the perimeter, SDSU wing Matt Bradley will try and build off a 21-point performance in Saturday's Final Four victory. He will be tasked with out-dueling UConn 3-point marksman Jordan Hawkins.
Whoever emerges will bet cutting down the nets at the end of the night and going down in history as the last team standing from what's been a wild 2023 NCAA Tournament.
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2023 NCAA Tournament bracket, schedule, scores
All times Eastern
South
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday -- Dayton
- (16) Texas A&M-CC 75, (16) SE Missouri St. 71 | Recap
FIRST ROUND
Thursday -- Birmingham
- (9) Maryland 67, (8) West Virginia 65 -- Recap
- (1) Alabama 96, (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75 -- Recap
Thursday -- Orlando
- (13) Furman 68, (4) Virginia 67 -- Upset Breakdown
- (5) San Diego State 63, (12) Charleston 57 -- Recap
Friday -- Denver
Thursday -- Sacramento
- (7) Missouri 76, (10) Utah State 65 -- Recap
- (15) Princeton 59, (2) Arizona 55 -- Upset Breakdown
SECOND ROUND
Saturday -- Birmingham
- (1) Alabama 73, (8) Maryland 51 -- Recap
Saturday -- Orlando
- (5) San Diego State 75, (13) Furman 52 -- Recap
Sunday - Denver
- (6) Creighton 85, (3) Baylor 76 -- Recap
Saturday -- Sacramento
- (15) Princeton 78, (7) Missouri 63 -- Recap
SWEET 16
Friday, March 24 -- KFC Yum! Center, Louisville
- (5) San Diego State 71, (1) Alabama 64 -- Aztecs stun No. 1 Tide, move to Elite Eight
- (6) Creighton 86, (15) Princeton 75 -- Recap
ELITE EIGHT
Sunday, March 26 -- KFC Yum! Center, Louisville
(5) San Diego State 57, (6) Creighton 56 -- Aztecs earn first Final Four berth in program history
East
FIRST FOUR
Wednesday -- Dayton
- (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 84, (16) Texas Southern 61 -- Recap
FIRST ROUND
Friday -- Columbus
- (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 63, (1) Purdue 58 -- Knights make history in upset
- (9) FAU 66, (8) Memphis 65 -- Recap
Thursday -- Orlando
Friday -- Greensboro
Friday -- Columbus
- (7) Michigan State 72, (10) USC 62 -- Izzo snaps whiteboard in half
- (2) Marquette 78, (15) Vermont 61 -- Recap
SECOND ROUND
Sunday -- Columbus
- (9) FAU 78, (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 70 -- Recap
Saturday -- Orlando
- (4) Tennessee 65, (5) Duke 52 -- Vols on to Sweet 16
Sunday -- Greensboro
- (3) Kansas State 75, (6) Kentucky 69 -- Recap
Sunday -- Columbus
- (7) Michigan St. 69 (2) Marquette 60 -- Tom Izzo heads back to Sweet 16
SWEET 16
Thursday, March 23 -- Madison Square Garden, New York
- (3) Kansas State 98, (7) Michigan State 93 -- Nowell powers Wildcats in overtime thriller
- (9) FAU 62, (4) Tennessee 55 -- Owls keep dream season alive
ELITE EIGHT
Saturday, March 25 -- Madison Square Garden, New York
- (9) FAU 79, (3) Kansas State 76 -- Owls headed to first Final Four
Midwest
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday -- Dayton
- (11) Pitt 60, (11) Mississippi State 59 | Recap
FIRST ROUND
Thursday -- Birmingham
Friday -- Albany
Friday -- Greensboro
- (3) Xavier 72, (14) Kennesaw State 67 -- Recap
- (11) Pittsburgh 59, (6) Iowa State 41 -- Crooked rims doom 'Clones
Thursday -- Des Moines
SECOND ROUND
Saturday -- Birmingham
- (1) Houston 81, (9) Auburn 64 -- Recap
Sunday -- Albany
- (5) Miami 85, (4) Indiana 69 -- Recap
Saturday -- Des Moines
- (2) Texas 71, (10) Penn St. 66 -- Recap
Sunday -- Greensboro
- (3) Xavier 84, (11) Pitt 73 -- Recap
SWEET 16
Friday, March 24 -- T-Mobile Center, Kansas City
- (5) Miami 89, (1) Houston 75 -- Canes back to Elite Eight for second straight season
- (3) Xavier vs. (2) Texas -- Recap
ELITE EIGHT
Sunday, March 26 -- T-Mobile Center, Kansas City
(5) Miami 88, (2) Texas 81 -- Hurricanes clinch trip to first Final Four
West
FIRST FOUR
Wednesday -- Dayton
- (11) Arizona State 98, (11) Nevada 73 -- Recap
FIRST ROUND
Thursday -- Des Moines
Thursday -- Sacramento
Friday -- Albany
- (5) Saint Mary's 63, (12) VCU 51 -- Recap
- (4) UConn 87, (13) Iona 63 -- Sanogo goes off in historic performance
Friday -- Denver
SECOND ROUND
Saturday -- Des Moines
- (8) Arkansas 72, (1) Kansas 71 -- Arkansas stays calm down stretch
Sunday -- Albany
- (4) UConn 70, (5) Saint Mary's 55 -- Recap
Sunday -- Denver
- (6) TCU vs. (3) Gonzaga -- Recap
Saturday -- Sacramento
- (2) UCLA 68, (7) Northwestern 63 -- Recap
SWEET 16
Thursday, March 23 -- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- (4) UConn 88, (8) Arkansas 65 -- Huskies trounce Razorbacks, move to Elite Eight
- (3) Gonzaga 79, (2) UCLA 76 -- Zags rally late to stun Bruins, advance to Elite Eight
ELITE EIGHT
Saturday, March 25 -- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- (4) UConn 82, (3) Gonzaga 54 -- Huskies return to Final Four for first time since 2014
Final Four
Saturday, April 1 -- 6:09 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium -- Houston
- (5) San Diego State 72, (9) FAU 71 -- Aztecs rally to stun Owls on dramatic buzzer-beater
- (4) UConn 72, (5) Miami 59 -- Huskies rout Hurricanes to earn title game berth
National Championship
Monday, April 3 -- 9:20 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium -- Houston
- (4) UConn vs. (5) San Diego State -- 9:20 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
