Final Four predictions: AI picks winners of Illinois-UConn, Arizona-Michigan games
Here's how AI predicted both Final Four games of the 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament:
Will two Big Ten teams face off with a national championship on the line? No. 3 seed Illinois and No.
1 Michigan are on opposite sides of the Final Four in 2026, and could guarantee the Big Ten the NCAA Tournament championship with wins in the national semifinals. The Fighting Illini take on No. 2 Connecticut, while the Wolverines face fellow No.
1 seed Arizona , each on Saturday, April 4. The winners will move onto the national championship game on Monday, April 6, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. REQUIRED READING: Final Four predictions: Who will advance to national championship game?
The last Big Ten school to win a national championship was Michigan State in 2000, Tom Izzo's fifth season at the helm. The Huskies, meanwhile, are looking for their third national championship in four seasons under Dan Hurley, who's quickly rising the all-time coaching ranks. The Wildcats have won one national championship in their history, which came in 1997.