(EDITOR'S NOTE: IlliniGuys co-founder Larry Smith has covered sports from the local to the international level for 35 years, including 12 Final Fours and six NBA Finals. He is the creator of the Dirty Dozen, an office pool selection matrix that is 12-0 in its existence.)
By Larry Smith - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 25, 2023
--If you feel like there's a little extra drama sprinkled into this weekend's Elite Eight games, you're right. At least one program (Creighton or San Diego State) will earn a trip to their first-ever Final Four and two others (Florida Atlantic, Miami) could join them.
This is another sign of the growing parity in college basketball.