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Final Four

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  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.


Example Sentences

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This will be their third Final Four trip in four seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Since their Final Four debut ended with a 34-point loss to UConn last season, the Bruins have been on a mission to prove themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

If Mullins joined the Huskies, then Hurley would see to it that they made it to the Final Four in Mullins’s freshman year—to be played in his home state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The Final Four in men’s and women’s basketball is scheduled for this weekend, and Southern California has two players to root for who were high school graduates from the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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