During the 2018 Final Four, San Antonio also hosted a tailgate, but it was held outside of the Alamodome. Now, with the tailgate at Civic Park, it will be in closer proximity to other events. The NCAA March Madness Music Festival, a free event, will take place at Tower Park, also located at Hemisfair.

The four teams participating in the Final Four this weekend in San Antonio are a perfect microcosm of the new era in college basketball. While a team such as Duke has built its roster with former blue-chip recruits such as Cooper Flagg,

Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were looking to resurrect their careers after being handed show-cause penalties by the NCAA for recruiting violations.

Nothing normal happens when the NCAA tournament plays in San Antonio. So ahead of the 2025 Final Four, here's a look at the craziest March Madness results from the Alamodome in previous years.

SAN ANTONIO – Downtown San Antonio will be jam-packed this weekend with Final Four festivities at the Alamodome and Hemisfair. If you’re planning to attend the games, the March Madness Music Festival, the Tip-Off Tailgate, or any Final Four events downtown, you should be aware of street closures to avoid getting stuck in traffic.

The University of Houston is playing just 200 miles from campus, but tickets to get inside San Antonio's Alamodome are expensive.

The Final Four in the men's NCAA Tournament is set, with all four No. 1 seeds -- Duke, Florida, Houston and Auburn -- winning their respective regions and advancing to San Antonio this weekend.

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