INDIANAPOLIS — On Selection Sunday, Houston drew what was considered the toughest path for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And now it’s been confirmed. Houston is the first No. 1 seed since North Carolina in 2017 “to take the hardest possible seed path,

The Houston Cougars beat the Tennessee Volunteers in the Elite 8 on Sunday, March 30, 2025 (3/30/25) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Houston will face Duke in the Final Four on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. Courtesy of Fanatics

Cougars have shown flashes of greatness, but have struggled against teams currently ahead of them in the rankings.

Houston men's basketball dialed up a last-second inbound play that gave Milos Uzan an easy basket vs. Purdue - and sent the Cougars to the Elite Eight

A little more than a year after transferring from to WSU, Zevi Eckhaus finally has the keys to the Cougars’ offense.

In his first taste of NCAA Tournament action, Young led BYU to its first victory in the event since 2012, exorcising the program’s March demons against 11 seed VCU before upsetting 3-seeded Wisconsin and punching a rare Cougars ticket to the Sweet 16.

Why is Houston playing at Lucas Oil Stadium? The Cougars' Sweet 16 matchup is practically a home game for Purdue:

What: The Portland Winterhawks (36-29-3-1) take on the Prince George Cougars (42-21-4-2) in Game 2 of their best-of-7 Western Hockey League 1st round playoff series. Prince George leads the series 1-0. When: Saturday, March 29, 6pm PDT. Where: CN Centre, Prince George, British Columbia.