This is it, folks - we're right up to the final weekend of our tournament game, with just the Final Fours and championship games left to play. We've got four tremendous ballgames lined up over the next couple of days, so let's take a look at what's coming up.

Women's Final Four - Friday, 4:00 Pacific / 7:00 Eastern: South Carolina (1) vs. UConn (1)

A year ago, UConn beat South Carolina by 23 points in the national championship game. A year later, they're back in the same building for a Final Four showdown. UConn remains the juggernaut it was last year, albeit with more hardware — Sarah Strong just won the Player of the Year award, and Azzi Fudd is on a glide path to the number one overall pick in the WNBA Draft. South Carolina is the rare team built to challenge them; Dawn Staley's program has balance and depth, with six different players averaging in double figures. Whether that's enough to end the Huskies' legendary streak is what we'll see Friday night in Phoenix.

Texas already beat UCLA once this season, back in November, in a game where UCLA superstar Lauren Betts got banged up and barely showed up offensively. The Bruins are healthy for this one and Betts has looked unstoppable in this tournament, but the revenge narrative cuts both ways. Texas hasn't been to a national championship game since 1986, and UCLA has never been there in the NCAA era — so for one of these programs, Friday night in Phoenix is genuinely uncharted territory. The contrast in styles is the story: Texas plays fast, pressures relentlessly, and forces chaos; UCLA is deliberate, dominant in the paint, and built around Betts. The team that imposes its tempo wins this game.

Braylon Mullins couldn't hit water from a boat all game long against Duke. UConn was a miserable 5 of 23 from range in the Elite Eight, right until the freshman sank a 40-foot prayer with 0.4 seconds left to send the Huskies to the Final Four. That shot, born from a Duke turnover when all the Blue Devils had to do was hold the ball, instantly became one of the greatest moments in the tournament's already-rich history. Illinois has been steady all month, winning every game by double digits, and Keaton Wagler is playing like a lottery pick. The Illini have the best offense in the country and essentially get a home game with Indianapolis two hours from campus. But UConn is going for its third title in four years — something that hasn't been done since John Wooden's UCLA dynasty — and they just proved that when everything is against them, they find a way.

All season long the debate raged over which of these two programs was the best team in the country — and Saturday night in Indianapolis, we finally get to watch them settle the debate. Michigan blew out Tennessee in the Elite Eight and hasn't lost since February, a frontcourt-driven juggernaut that physically overwhelms everything in its path. Arizona is back in the Final Four after a 25-year drought following their 2001 national championship, led by Big 12 Player of the Year Jaden Bradley and a freshman class that has been spectacular all tournament. And guess what — they're also undefeated since February. Both teams have steamrolled their way to Indianapolis and have been waiting for this matchup since Selection Sunday. The winner will almost certainly be the favorite to be cutting down the nets on Monday night.

All right, everyone, that's gonna do it for me. There's four great games waiting for you, and you can expect to hear from me again Saturday night once both of our championship games are set. Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the games!

Best,

Chris