Final Four 2018 Schedule: TV Info and Updated Bracket for NCAA Showdowns

After all the bracket-busting madness to get to this point, the Final Four of the 2018 men's NCAA tournament still features a pair of No. 1 seeds.

Joining them in San Antonio are a No. 3 seed and a No. 11. That means the glass slipper will still fit for one Cinderella, but also that not every giant was struck down along the way.

Only two of Kansas, Villanova, Michigan and Loyola-Chicago will still be dancing by the end of Saturday night. By Monday, a champion will be crowned.

Let's lay out the game and TV schedules, then, and spotlight the two semifinal showdowns.

Final Four TV Info

Saturday, March 31

No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 11 Loyola-Chicago, 6:09 p.m. ET on TBS

No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 1 Kansas, 8:49 p.m. ET on TBS

Monday, April 2

National Championship, 9:20 p.m. ET on TBS

Matchup Breakdowns

Michigan vs. Loyola-Chicago

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At first glance, the Wolverines and Ramblers don't seem to have much in common.

Michigan is a national brand from a Power Five conference. This is its second Final Four appearance of the 2010s. Loyola-Chicago, on the other hand, hails from the nondescript Missouri Valley Conference. This is the school's first NCAA tournament appearance in over 30 years and only its second Final Four trip ever. The first did end with a national title, though, in 1963.

But dig a little deeper, and similarities start to surface.

Even before their sprints to the semifinals, these were two of the nation's hottest teams. They've suffered just six combined losses in 2018. The Wolverines are riding a 13-game winning streak. The Ramblers have reeled off 14 in a row.

They play similar styles, too.

Neither has a player averaging 15 points. The top-four scorers on both sides are capable and willing three-point shooters. Both teams rank better on defense than offense. Michigan's defense (fourth) sits 27 spots above its offense (31st). For Loyola-Chicago, there's a 42-spot gap (18th and 60th, respectively). They're almost identical in adjusted tempo, with the Ramblers 315th and the Wolverines 326th.

And neither fanbase might have any fingernails left at this point.

Only one of Loyola-Chicago's four victories wasn't a one-possession game. The first three rounds, decided by a total of four points, all featured Ramblers' jumpers in the final six seconds.

Michigan has breathed a little easier with a pair of double-digit victories. But it just slipped through the Elite Eight with a four-point victory and needed a buzzer-beater to escape the round of 32.

Both clubs could reasonably feel destiny is on their side. That should super-charge their confidence and lead to a thriller.

Kansas vs. Villanova

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This is the battle of the blue bloods, a collision of teams that expected to be here and actually made good on those plans.

These are two of the country's premier attacks, each a walking fireball from three.

Villanova sits atop the adjusted offensive efficiency rankings. Kansas sits just four spots behind. The Jayhawks, though, had the upper hand in regular-season three-point shooting, with a 12th-place finish (40.3 percent) to the Wildcats' 20th ranking (39.8).

Each offense is powered by a Wooden Award candidate: senior Devonte' Graham for Kansas and junior Jalen Brunson for Villanova. Both should be selected in the upcoming NBA draft and might be joined by a teammate. Wildcats wing Mikal Bridges is a likely lottery pick, and Jayhawks' swingman Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk will entice scouts with his size, athleticism and three-point stroke.

That Kansas duo contributes 31.9 points and 5.8 threes on a nightly basis. Villanova's combo counters with 37 combined points and 4.8 triples per contest. All four players are 40-plus-percent marksmen from distance.

Villanova, eyeing its second national title in three seasons, has better two-way balance. Its 13th-ranked defense is an asset, while Kansas' 42nd-ranked unit could be more of a liability. But after watching the Jayhawks outscore the Duke Blue Devils in an 85-81 overtime thriller, it's easy to think Bill Self's squad has the firepower to survive some defensive lapses.

The Wildcats haven't won a tournament game by less than a dozen points, so it's impossible to say anyone has had a better run than Jay Wright's bunch. But the Jayhawks' win over the Blue Devils might be the most impressive tournament win by any of the semifinalists.

This feels like it could go either way. No one will want to miss it.

Statistics via Sports-Reference and KenPom.com.