The key theme in this ranking comes down to entertainment factor. The best finals feature the sports' most in-form stars. UCLA gets the short end of the stick with UConn fielding Bueckers. If Betts can dominate both ends of the paint to get past Bueckers and Co.

Three of the four No. 1 seeds made it to the final weekend of the NCAA Tournament, with UCLA, South Carolina and Texas still dancing. The odd one out is No. 2 seed UConn, a team that should by no means be considered an underdog.

In a battle of top seeds Friday, the Gamecocks, trying to repeat as tournament champions, are 2-1 against the Longhorns this season.