Across
- 4. Much more successful than expected
- 9. Round of the tournament with 16 teams remaining
- 11. Coach K led this school to multiple championships
- 12. Nickname for an underdog team, "____ vs. Goliath"'
- 14. What a No. 1 seed is expected to reach in the tournament
- 15. School where Magic Johnson played
Down
- 1. A team on the edge of making the NCAA tournament
- 2. The GOAT
- 3. Last name of the only freshman to win Most Outstanding Player and NCAA title
- 5. Regional Finals
- 6. When a highly-seeded team loses early
- 7. The day we find out all 68 teams in the tournament
- 8. A team's ranking in the bracket, determining matchups
- 10. Texas school that won its first championship in 2021
- 13. Highest-scoring player in NCAA women’s history in 2024