Final Four

American  

Trademark.

1. the four remaining play-off teams that compete for the U.S. men's or women's college basketball championship, awarded by the NCAA.

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Example Sentences

In 2023, he led mid-major Florida Atlantic University to the Final Four, knocking off power-conference opponents along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

He would repay her with pearls of wisdom from more than four decades of coaching college basketball and a dozen trips to the Final Four.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

That’s when May also learned the unfortunate consequences of turning an also-ran into a Final Four team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

After last year’s “embarrassment” in the Final Four, Close took an opportunity to learn from the mistakes that led to a blowout loss to UConn.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Mrs. F leads him around to the living room where Mr. Friedman is kicked back in his recliner watching reruns of the Final Four.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone