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United States
Měiguó
美国
college
dàxué
大学
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
Final Four
sìqiángsài
四强赛
April 4
4 yuè 4 rì
4月4日
at
zài
Indianapolis
Yìndì ānnà bōlìsī
印第安纳波利斯
to begin / tip off
kāidǎ
开打

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
United States
Měiguó
美国
college
dàxué
大学
men
nánzǐ
男子
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
championship tournament
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
Final Four
sìqiángsài
四强赛
will
jiāng
on
April 4
4 yuè 4 rì
4月4日
in
zài
Indianapolis
Yìndì ānnà bōlìsī
印第安纳波利斯
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
four (teams)
sì zhī
四支
participating
cānsài
参赛
teams
qiúduì
球队
are respectively
fēnbié shì
分别是
University of Connecticut
Kāngniēdígé Dàxué
康涅狄格大学
University of Illinois
Yīlìnuòyī Dàxué
伊利诺伊大学
University of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn Dàxué
密歇根大学
and
University of Arizona
Yàlìsāngènà Dàxué
亚利桑那大学
championship game
guànjūnsài
冠军赛
will
jiāng
on
April 6
4 yuè 6 rì
4月6日
to be held
jǔxíng
举行

April 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
United States
Měiguó
美国
college
dàxué
大学
men
nánzǐ
男子
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
championship
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
(structural particle)
de
Final Four
sìqiángsài
四强赛
matchups
duìzhèn
对阵
already
yǐjīng
已经
confirmed
quèdìng
确定
four (teams)
sì zhī
四支
teams
qiúduì
球队
are respectively
fēnbié shì
分别是
University of Connecticut
Kāngniēdígé Dàxué
康涅狄格大学
University of Illinois
Yīlìnuòyī Dàxué
伊利诺伊大学
University of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn Dàxué
密歇根大学
and
University of Arizona
Yàlìsāngènà Dàxué
亚利桑那大学
games
bǐsài
比赛
will
jiāng
at
zài
Indianapolis
Yìndì ānnà bōlìsī
印第安纳波利斯
(structural particle)
de
Lucas Oil Stadium
Lúkǎsī Shíyóu Tǐyùchǎng
卢卡斯石油体育场
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
April 4
4 yuè 4 rì
4月4日
University of Connecticut
Kāngniēdígé Dàxué
康涅狄格大学
will
jiāng
face off against
duìzhèn
对阵
University of Illinois
Yīlìnuòyī Dàxué
伊利诺伊大学
the same day
tóng yī tiān
同一天
evening
wǎnshang
晚上
University of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn Dàxué
密歇根大学
will
jiāng
face off against
duìzhèn
对阵
University of Arizona
Yàlìsāngènà Dàxué
亚利桑那大学
two (games)
liǎng chǎng
两场
semifinal games
bànjuésài
半决赛
both
dōu
will
jiāng
on
zài
television
diànshì
电视
on
shàng
broadcast live
zhíbō
直播
championship game
guànjūnsài
冠军赛
will
jiāng
on
April 6
4 yuè 6 rì
4月6日
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
the winner
shèngzhě
胜者
will
jiāng
to win
yíngdé
赢得
national
quánguó
全国
championship title
guànjūn
冠军

New Words

lánqiú
篮球
basketball
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
championship
sìqiángsài
四强赛
Final Four
dàxué
大学
university
duìzhèn
对阵
to face off
bànjuésài
半决赛
semifinal
guànjūnsài
冠军赛
championship game
zhíbō
直播
to broadcast live
shèngzhě
胜者
winner
guànjūn
冠军
champion

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

NCAA Mens Final Four Set for Indianapolis on April 4

2026 NCAA Mens basketball Final Four will be held in Indianapolis on April 4, with UConn, Illinois, Michigan and Arizona competing. The championship game is set for April 6.

The 2026 US college men's basketball championship Final Four matchups have been confirmed. The four teams are the University of Connecticut, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, and University of Arizona. The games will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

On April 4, the University of Connecticut will face off against the University of Illinois. On the same evening, the University of Michigan will face off against the University of Arizona. Both semifinal games will be broadcast live on television.

The championship game will be held on April 6, with the winner earning the national championship title.

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