The Elite Eight field for the NCAA Tournament is set and it features three teams from the Pac-12. Sixth-seeded USC and 11th-seeded UCLA both punched their tickets to the next round with wins on Sunday. The Bruins beat two-seed Alabama 88-78 in overtime to earn their first trip to the Elite Eight since 2008. The Trojans topped conference foe Oregon 82-68 for their first Elite Eight appearance since 2001.
Elsewhere, top-seeded Michigan moved on with a 76-58 win over fourth-seeded Florida State, while top-overall-seed Gonzaga kept its perfect season alive with an 83-65 rout of Creighton.
The Elite Eight starts tonight with 12th-seeded Oregon State squaring off with second-seeded Houston. Top-seeded Baylor will then battle third-seeded Arkansas. Michigan will meet UCLA on Tuesday, followed by USC and Gonzaga.
Second-seeded Louisville dusted off Oregon 60-42 in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tourney in San Antonio. The Cardinals will play Stanford tomorrow night in the Elite Eight. This is the third consecutive tournament the Cardinals have advanced to the regional final.