All four down. March Madness has crossed into insanity as the quartet of No. 1 seeds are out of the NCAA Tournament.
In Sweet 16 games on Friday, overall top seed Alabama and No. 1 Houston were bounced.
This will be the first-ever men’s Elite 8 with no No. 1 seeds pic.twitter.com/GhEy6iRa5d
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 25, 2023
The Crimson Tide were eliminated by San Diego State, 71-64, in a South Regional game.
The Aztecs used shot-blocking and defense to stifle Alabama, which was 3 of 27 from behind the arc.
Controversial Crimson Tide freshman Brandon Miller had an atrocious game, shooting 3 of 19 overall and 1 of 10 from 3-point range.
San Diego State led at the half by five points, but fell behind 48-39 before turning the game around with a 12-0 run.
The Aztecs never trailed again. They will face Creighton on Sunday in the Elite Eight.
Meanwhile, Miami, which is a five seed, completely handled Houston 89-76.
The Hurricanes trailed their top-seeded Midwest opponent once in the entire game, at 23-22.
Miami was ahead 42-36 at the half and broke the game open with an 11-0 run over four minutes of the second half to go up 70-53.
DOWN GOES THE FINAL NO. 1 SEED 🚨
MIAMI STUNS HOUSTON TO ADVANCE TO THE ELITE EIGHT! pic.twitter.com/uk4pG2SM6B
— ESPN (@espn) March 25, 2023
Miami, which is out of the ACC, will play Texas in an Elite Eight game on Sunday.
Previously, top seeds Purdue and Kansas didn’t make it out of the first weekend of games.
