The Houston Cougars fell short of the Final Four in each of the last two years after seizing a No. 1 seed in the men's NCAA tournament. Kelvin Sampson 's squad now hopes to avoid a three-peat as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region for the 2025 edition of March Madness.

One of the headliners in the NIL-backed event, held on the Las Vegas Strip, the sixth-ranked Cougars left town with a 4-3 record. Two days later, UH would tumble out of the top 10 in the national polls for the first time in two years.

Houston knew it was going to be a top seed in the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday. But now, the Cougars know for sure which region they are headed to later on in the week. Houston was named the No.