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Breaking down 2025 women’s March Madness
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March 19, 2025
It’s time to dance — the NCAA Division I (DI) women’s basketball national tournament (aka, March Madness) tips off with today’s First Four matchups. Before you enter a bracket (or three!) in The GIST’s very own women’s bracket challenge, let’s dig into everything you need to know about the most chaotic tournament in sports.
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Eat chalk: How every No. 1 seed made it to the men’s Final Four

April 01, 2025
Eat chalk: How every No. 1 seed made it to the men’s Final FourEat chalk: How every No. 1 seed made it to the men’s Final Four

March Madness, meet April reality check.

Sorry, Cinderella — this year, the men’s March Madness tourney is straight chalk, with all four top seeds advancing to the Final Four after last weekend’s Elite Eight showdowns. But how did we really get here? On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz discuss how the transfer portal and NIL created a Final Four chalkfest. May the best teams win.

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