The chalk of the 2025 NCAA Tournament just keeps hitting, and the Midwest Region is no different. No. 1 seed Houston advanced to the Elite Eight on Friday night, setting up a matchup with No. 2 seed Tennessee in Indianapolis.
It’s the third 1-2 seed matchup of this year’s Elite Eight, following Alabama-Duke and Auburn-Michigan State. 1-seed Florida will take on 3-seed Texas Tech in the only non 1-2 matchup of the round.
Tennessee-Houston was one of the most talked about potential matchups when the bracket came out, and for good reason. These teams are nearly identical, built on toughness and defense.