Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after Maryland’s NCAA Tournament loss to Florida in the Sweet 16.

I t wasn't the night Maryland men's basketball was hoping for when it played Florida in the Sweet 16. The Terrapins hung tough in the first half against the Gators, trailing by tw

Florida basketball enters its Sweet 16 matchup with Maryland as the favored team. Per BetMGM, the No. 1 seed Forida Gators (32-4) are a 7.5-point favorites over the No. 4 Terrapins. The two teams will play Thursday at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. in the West Region semifinals (7:39 p.m. TBS and TruTV).

With the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight officially over, there weren't any unexpected results. 2025 NCAA Tournament favorites went a perfect 12-0 in both rounds. Favorites are also 50-13 straight-up in the 2025 tournament.

For the first time since multiple teams from the same conference could even enter the NCAA tournament, the ACC failed to get two into the second round. Time for some soul-searching.

No. 1 Texas and No. 2 UConn won their respective Elite Eight matchups on Monday night to wrap up the second weekend of the women's NCAA tournament. The Longhorns fended off Hailey Van Lith and TCU to reach their first Final Four since 2003,

And that extends to the 2025 Final Four participants, powerhouse programs who separated themselves from the rest of the field early in the regular season. Florida, Houston, Duke and Auburn were always great,

Florida survived third-seed Texas Tech while Duke didn't need any late-game heroics to secure a bid to San Antonio as the second No. 1 seed

Houston, Duke and Florida and Auburn are headed to San Antonio as the Final Four featured four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history. Whether you're sticking it out in your office pool or need clean brackets for the next round and into the Final Four,