Elite Eight bracket predictions, picks: Who reaches Final Four of March Madness?

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The Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament is set, with a weekend of March Madness ahead to send the top men's basketball teams to the 2025 Final Four in San Antonio.

It's been a relatively upset-free tournament, with No. 3 seed Texas Tech the lowest remaining. Will all the top seeds move on? Can the SEC and its four remaining teams own the Final Four?

Four games in one weekend to find out.

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As we prep for the March Madness Elite Eight, here are Journal Star predictions for the next round of the NCAA Tournament from editor Wes Huett and reporters Dave Eminian and Adam Duvall.

Elite Eight games (all times CT):​

WEST​

Saturday, March 29 at Chase Center, San Francisco

1 Florida (33-4) vs. 3 Texas Tech (28-8) | 5:09 p.m. | TBS/TruTV​

• Wes Huett: Florida
• Dave Eminian: Florida
• Adam Duvall: Florida

EAST​

Saturday, March 29 at Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey

1 Duke (34-3) vs. 2 Alabama (28-8) | 7:49 p.m. | TBS/TruTV​

• Wes Huett:Duke
• Dave Eminian: Duke
• Adam Duvall: Duke

MIDWEST​

Sunday, March 30 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

1 Houston (33-4) vs. 2 Tennessee (30-7) | 1:20 p.m. | CBS​

• Wes Huett: Tennessee
• Dave Eminian: Houston
• Adam Duvall: Houston

SOUTH​

Sunday, March 30 at State Farm Arena, Atlanta

1 Auburn (31-5) vs 2 Michigan State (30-6) | 4:05 p.m. | CBS​

• Wes Huett: Michigan State
• Dave Eminian: Auburn
• Adam Duvall: Auburn

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