Alijah Martin cuts down the net after Florida Atlantic defeated Kansas State in an Elite Eight game Saturday in an NCAA Tournament East Region final at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-ncaa-tournament-florida-atlantic-kansas-state-20230326-2q26ycvjeffttlhub6j4gqrzou-story.html

Bryan Greenlee (l.), Brandon Weatherspoon (r.) and the Owls advance to the Elite Eight.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ny-fau-beat-tennessee-sweet-16-20230324-ma34uasq5vbqxnqn6asrauda2i-story.html

Caitlin Clark scored 31 points and No. 2 seed shook disappointments the past two seasons and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament with an 87-77 win over in the Seattle 4 Regional semifinals on Friday night.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/clarks-march-madness-marches-on-iowa-women-beat-colorado

Despite a losing record, Oregon State is much improved from last season’s 3-28, following a run to the Elite Eight in 2021.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/02/09/amari-bailey-helps-ucla-pull-away-from-oregon-state/

Eric Musselman’s program had another impressive tournament showing, with the signature victory over the defending national champion Jayhawks, but the Hogs were denied a third consecutive trip to the Elite Eight.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/uconns-run-to-elite-eight-shows-power-of-talent-toughness-and-identity

Florida Atlantic’s Bryan Greenlee takes a three-point attempt against Kansas State’s David N’Guessan in an Elite Eight game March 25. Both players are transfers.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/3/31/23665157/get-used-to-beautiful-chaos-of-college-sports-florida-atlantic-ncaa-tournament-nils-transfer-portal

His Elite Eight appearance in 2022, despite the losses of Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark, was the latest feather in his coaching cap.

Source: https://nesn.com/bets/2023/08/top-10-coaches-in-college-basketball-ahead-of-the-2023-24-season/

Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate after defeating the Louisville Cardinals 97-83 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/caitlin-clark-triple-double-sends-iowa-by-louisville-into-final-four/

I wasn't going to let a little injury like this that happens on the basketball court all the time to stop me from playing in the Sweet 16 and advancing to the Elite Eight."

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/college/football/markquis-nowell-carries-k-state-past-michigan-st-to-elite-eight/article_b3721e66-2d22-5bbb-981f-cd16805a02c2.html

Julian Strawther added 11 points for the Bulldogs, who had a 12-game winning streak halted while playing in the Elite Eight for the fifth time in the past eight tournaments.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/college/football/uconn-strolls-past-gonzaga-82-54-earns-trip-to-final-four/article_5f26d6aa-7da4-5214-92af-5bdf192ce3a8.html

Mark's 2021-2022 season ended after shoulder surgery, which kept him out of the Coogs' Elite Eight run.

Source: https://abc13.com/tramon-mark-houston-cougars-uh-coogs-final-four/13000411/

Since then, they’ve made it to the NCAA Tournament 9 times, including a Final Four appearance and four other trips to the Elite Eight.

Source: https://brobible.com/sports/article/florida-gators-commitment-seven-foot-two-basketball-receruit/

The closest game was against Miami, who overcame a double-digit deficit in the Elite Eight itself to even advance to Houston.

Source: https://deadspin.com/ncaa-basketball-blue-bloods-duke-unc-kentucky-ucla-1850302886

The Hurricanes deserve a ton of credit as the only team who made the Elite Eight a year ago to return to this stage of the tournament in 2023.

Source: https://fansided.com/2023/03/24/march-madness-2023-predicting-elite-eight/

The Hurricanes scored the final 10 points, just barely getting out of the first round only a year after reaching the Elite Eight.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/basketball/march-madness-fairleigh-dickinson-stuns-no-1-seed-purdue/article_704b9bcc-b548-5c4b-9ddc-a4be6b862fa6.html

The Miami Hurricanes are going to their second straight Elite Eight.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/24/march-madness-2023-will-be-first-elite-eight-without-a-no-1-seed/

The UConn men’s program is now 6-7 in the Elite Eight round and 4-1 in Final Four games all-time.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/03/25/final-four-statement-uconn-men-roll-past-gonzaga-82-54-and-into-the-national-semifinals/

They followed that up with an Elite Eight appearance last year even after starting guards Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark sustained season-ending injuries in December.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timcasey/2023/01/10/houstons-mens-basketball-team-reaches-no-1-this-season-for-first-time-since-1983/

This is the first year that a beer named Octoberfest/Oktoberfest has not made it to the Elite Eight.

Source: https://www.mutiny.in/greenworks-brewing-company-hells-sr/

This spells good news for recently hired head coach Rodney Terry, who led Texas to an Elite Eight March Madness appearance earlier this year as an interim head coach.

Source: https://www.burntorangenation.com/2023/5/19/23730216/longhorns-daily-news-texas-mbb-tyrese-hunter-rodney-terry-ncaa-tournament-softball-big-12