Final Four They're Back To Back Butler Headed To Houston

Southeast Regional Champions are the Butler Bulldogs. Some experts didn't believe in Butler's 2010 National Championship Game appearance, well this year Butler has made it to the Final Four again. #1 seed Pittsburgh was sent home followed by Wisconsin and Florida. Coach Stevens and his team from Indianapolis, has put the Horizon League on the map. Houston, we have a problem as the Bulldogs are heading to Texas. Butler punched their ticket versus Florida by winning in overtime after coming back from a double digit deficit. Cinderella is the title that will be given to them again, however it doesn't bother Butler. All these guys do is survive and advance.

Arizona Destroys Duke Then Williams Fall To Walker UConn Advance To Final Four

University of Arizona knocked out #1 seed and defending NCAA champion Duke Bluedevils. During Thursday Sweet 16 game, the Wildcats All American Derrick Williams hit 5 three's, several post scores and a few dunks in route to 25 halftime points. Eventually Williams Arizona teammates stepped up in the 2nd half to send the champs home. Saturday Kemba Walker and the Huskies took on Williams and the Wildcats. The game was close, back and fourth runs, then back and fourth lead changes. Eventually UConn was able to outlast Arizona 65-63 and advance to Houston, Texas. Awaiting the Hukies at Reliant Stadium will be the 2011 Final Four, their second appearance in three seasons. UConn will represent the Big East as the final team remaining from an eleven bid league. Jim Calhoun has guided his team to their 4th Final Four since 1999, he'll be looking for his 3rd title, his first since 2004.

Butler Out To Prove Final Four Was No Fluke As They Keep Dancing

Butler University Head Coach Brad Stevens lost a player off his 2010 NCAA Final Four team. Gordon Hayward left the program and became a 1st round draft pick of the Utah Jazz. Hayward was a buzzer beater away from a story book ending in the National Championship Game vs. Duke. Butler nearly won a title in the same city as their campus of Indianapolis,IN. Well after defeating Old Dominion on a buzzer beater and knocking out #1 seed Pittsburgh, the Bulldogs are out to prove it's all real, no fluke. Stevens and his Bulldogs will invade New Orleans for the 2011 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 round vs. Wisconsin of the Big 10. It's amazing how Butler is only two games away from returning to the Final Four, the winner of their game will take on the winner of Florida vs. BYU. Houston the site of this year Final Four could be welcoming Butler to the party. However Wisconsin and possibly BYU or Flordia will have something to say about that.

SDSU Led By Fisher Advance To Sweet 16

San Diego State University, led by Steve Fisher were ranked in the top five most of the season. The Aztecs were rewarded with a #2 seed in the West Region. SDSU were taken to the limit last Saturday by #7 Temple, however the Aztecs survived and advanced in double overtime. This weekend in Anaheim, California which will be a short drive from campus, the Aztecs will take on UConn in the Sweet 16. Many remember Steve Fisher from the University of Michigan. Fisher hleped guide the Fab Five to back to back NCAA Final Fours and Championship Game appearances. Fisher also won the 1989 NCAA Tournament after taking over the Wolverines on the eve of the tourney. Now he's help put SDSU basketball on the map, these Aztecs have lost only twice this season and that's only to one team : BYU.

Leonard Hamilton Seminoles Enter Sweet 16 In A Defensive State Of Mind

Leonard Hamilton will lead his Florida State Seminoles into the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Florida State #10 seed will take on #11 VCU for the right to move on to the Elite 8. The Seminoles stormed into Chicago and the United Center during the opening weekend of the NCAA's. FSU is the ACC leading defensive team in terms of points per game and field goal percentage. The Noles defeated Texas A&M & Notre Dame only giving up 50 and 57 points respectively. This great defensive was played mostly without the Seminoles leader Chris Singleton. Singleton played limited minutes over the weekend after playing his first pair of games after missing several weeks after a lower body injury. Kitchen and Singletary are the only FSU players that average double figures, obviously this team makes their living on the defensive end. There is a potential Elite 8 matchup between FSU and Kansas. Could you imagine Noles defense vs. Jayhawks offense. However Richmond and VCU both teams from Richmond,VA will have something to say about that. You never know, it could be an all city of Richmond Elite 8.

VCU Are Heading To The Sweet 16

VCU, had to be selected for the NCAA Tournament game. Many experts argue should they be in or out. Not only did VCU win in Dayton, Ohio during the First Four, VCU won 3 games in 5 days. Defeating USC (Pac 10), then VCU traveled to Chicago and defeated Georgetown (Big East) and Purdue (Big Ten). Now VCU has the CAA conference on their back, similar to George Mason. George Mason made the 2006 NCAA Final Four. 33 year old Shaka Smart has led VCU to the Sweet 16. Many experts believe Shaka is a wanted man. It's up to Smart to leave VCU for a bigger school one the season ends.

Possible NCAA Tournament Return For Duke Freshman Kyrie Irving

Coach K said a day prior to the tournament, their is a possibly his super freshman from New Jersey Kyrie Irving could return to the lineup. The freshman point guard hasn't played since suffering an injury three months ago vs. Butler. How ironic Butler is the team Duke defeated to win the 2010 National Championship. The Bluedevils begin their 2011 title defense as a #1 seed in the West Region. If Duke can get Irving back it puts everyone else in their natural positions. Especially All American Nolan Smith, who's been everything for Duke this season, he could move back to his natural shooting guard position. Duke would be one step closer to the likes of Kansas and Ohio State in terms of winning the championship, as many experts have the Jayhawks and Buckeyes as the favorites to cut down the nets.