Final Four

Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament’s semi-final (penultimate) round. Of these teams, the two who win in the semi-final round play another single-elimination game whose winner is the tournament champion. In some tournaments, the two teams that lose in the semi-final round compete for third place in a consolation game a tournament format where four teams play two rounds of single-elimination games, resulting in a single champion.