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With a 69-50 win over Tennessee that perfectly captured everything Sampson's program is about, Houston is on its way back to the Final Four

The Houston Cougars men's basketball team stamped its ticket to the 2025 Final Four over the weekend with an emphatic 69-50 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers. Now, the Coogs are headed to their seventh Final Four in school history, and fans have to be hoping this is the year their team finally secures a national championship.

Houston’s basketball team clinched a seventh appearance in the Final Four on Sunday. Houston downs Tennessee: Live score, updates, highlights from 2025 NCAA Eli

While some have complained that the lack of upsets have made the 2025 NCAA tournament a little less interesting, what we're left with is all four No. 1 seeds in the Final Four for only the second time in history.

Cinderella will not be found at the Final Four. Instead, the favorites are headed to the last weekend of the 2025 men's NCAA tournament.

Houston sophomore forward Joseph Tugler has been a strong defensive presence during the Cougars’ run to the Final Four. What Houston players said about upcoming