Elite Eight
NCAA tournament quarterfinals
The Elite Eight is the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, when eight teams remain from the original sixty-four.
The term appears in March Madness coverage: Duke made the Elite Eight but lost to North Carolina.
By extension, any top-eight grouping in a bracket-style competition.
Support or category
- Sweet SixteenTournament's remaining sixteen
- Final FourChampionship tournament semifinalists
- March MadnessNCAA tournament season
- NCAAUniversity sports authority
regional finals · seeding · Cinderella story · upset · advance · survive · elimination · quarterfinals
bracket
Support or category
- Sweet SixteenTournament's remaining sixteen
- Final FourChampionship tournament semifinalists
- March MadnessNCAA tournament season
NCAA · regional finals · seeding · Cinderella story · upset · advance · survive · elimination · quarterfinals · Selection Sunday
upset
Disturb, topple, or shock
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- powerhouseSource of great energy
- CinderellaRags-to-riches heroine
dynasty · contender · matchup · showdown · dominance · triumph · victory · clinch · pressure · intensity
buzzer-beater
Score at the horn
dribble · rebound · three-pointer · dunk · layup · jumpshot · assist · turnover · block · fastbreak
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- Basketball EventsNBA Finals, playoffs, championship, finals, draft day
- tournament termsbracket, playoff bracket, semifinals, quarterfinals, finals
- College BasketballNCAA, March Madness, bracket, Final Four, Sweet Sixteen
- tournament bracketsbracket, seed, seedings, second seed, top seed
Elite Eightone-and-done
Occurring just once
early exit · bubble team · NIT · also-ran · last place
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