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In the United States officially ends the March Madness (the Madness of March), or the month in which 64 varsity teamsdivided into four Divisions, faced each other to reach the NCAA Final Four in Houston.

Where to see the NCAA Final Four

At the NRG Stadium in the Texan city today, April 1, we start with the semifinals: Florida Atlantica will face San Diego State in the first game, while following that the University of Miami will play against the University of Connecticut (better known as UConn). The two winners will compete for the title on Monday 3 April. Italian fans will be able to follow the matches in streaming on ESPN.

Last year Kansas took over, who in the final beat North Carolina, winner of Duke in the semifinals, Paolo Banchero’s team, the naturalized talent now at the Orlando Magic that Italy hopes to use already from the World Cup at the end of the summer. In short, important names, “crowned” universities. This edition of March Madness, on the other hand, was marked by surprises and the capitulation of the favourites. Some of the contenders for the title have been sent home in a daring way.

This happened for example at the Arizona Wildcats, where one of the assistants is Richard Fois, who is in Gianmarco Pozzecco’s blue staff: he condemned them, against Portland State, with an incredible hoop after a lob pass that flew over the whole field. Thus, for the first time in the history of the NCAA tournament, none of the strongest three of each division managed to reach the Final Four. And for the first time in 50 years, three teams are making their first appearance in title challenges. The only one already seen is UConnwhich now obviously collects the favors of bettors.

NCAA, the bets

By the way, the collapse of the most awaited teams has reduced the number of bookmakers: the 63 games played so far have moved 9.2 quintillion dollars, an impressive figure in any case but clearly below the usual. In recalling that in history the team with the most titles (11) are the UCLA Bruins, followed by the Kentucky Wildcats (8) and the North Carolina Tar Heels (6), let’s see a summary of the four finalists. Let’s start right from UConn, which hopes to bring its successes to 5.

UConn Steamroller (for now)

The Huskies they are one of 15 universities that have become queens of the NCAA at least twice in history; the last triumph dates back to 2004 against Georgia Tech. Dan Hurley’s boys finished fourth in the West Regional with 25 wins and 8 losses in the regular season. In the March Madness Connecticut had four clear victories: +24 over Iona, +15 over St. Mary’s, +23 over Arkansas and even +28 over Gonzaga. The team’s cornerstones are forward/center Adama Sanogo and guard Jordan Hawkins, both aiming for the MVP title.

San Diego: two surprises for the finals

The Aztecs (Aztecs) of San Diego State they are one of three Cinderellas from the Final Four, where they finished with a 27-6 record. After liquidating Charleston and Furlam (second prediction) they accomplished a real feat in the «Sweet 16» with the victory against the first in the class, Alabama. The victory gave morale to coach Dutcher’s boys who in the «Elite 8» settled another surprise, Creighton with the turnover of the reference pair, Butler-Trammer.

Miami Florida: real “hurricanes”

That of the Miami Florida Hurricanes it is a fairy tale similar to that of San Diego: it reached Houston as the fifth force in its Conference. Impressive his roadmap in the three toughest matches of a complicated draw: eliminated in order Indiana (seeded number 4), Houston (who dreamed of appearing in front of the home crowd) and finally Texas. Jordan Miller, a very strong striker, is the pearl available to coach Larranaga; alongside him are also dangerous Pack and Wong.

Florida Atlantic: They had the worst ranking

In the end, the Florida Atlantic Owls. They started with the worst ranking among the four future finalists, but in turn they surfed the wave of surprises: defeats Memphis, Fairleigh, Tennessee and Kansas State. The team relies heavily on the shooting accuracy of guard Johnell Davis, but is also well equipped under the basket thanks to the centimeters of the long Vladislav Goldin, an excellent rebounder.