San Antonio has a special place in Kelvin Sampson's heart, which may add an extra shot of sentimentality to the 2025 Final Four for Sampson and the home state Cougars, who are back in the national semifinals for the first time since 2021.

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

If you are visiting San Antonio for the Final Four, be sure to check out this visitor’s guide.

The stage is set for the NCAA Tournament's Final Four, which will feature two great matchups: Florida versus Auburn and Houston versus Duke.