Houston jumped to a big lead by limiting Tennessee, and the Cougars cruised past the Volunteers to advance to their Final Four since 2021.

The Houston Cougars left no doubt. After fighting through a tournament that included a tough battle against Gonzaga, then a last-second victory over Purdue not far from the Boilermakers' campus, UH didn’t leave any such room for suspense against Tennessee.

The Auburn Tigers will face the Florida Gators in the Final Four on Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The Blue Devils, Cougars, Gators, and Tigers had held the top four spots in daily rankings from KenPom since the first half of February, and their net efficiency ranks among the best ever charted by the analytics site going back more than a quarter-century.