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Final 4

Elite 8

Average Minutes Read- 2379

Sweet 16

Average Minutes Read- 1460

TOP 32

Average Minutes Read- 828

TOP 68

Average Minutes Read- 1194

Special Recognition

Holiday Season Reading Challenge Winner: Don Jeter Elementary School – Alvin ISD

Spring Break Reading Challenge Winner: Tijerina Elementary School – HISD

Leaderboard- Holiday Reading

Average Minutes Read- 688

Alvin :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Barrett :: Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
Bel Nafegar :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Bill Hasse :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Burchett :: Spring ISD Elementary Schools
Carrillo Elementary :: HISD
Cottonwood :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Crosby :: Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
De Zavala :: Channelview ISD Elementary Schools
Don Jeter :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Dr. Red Duke :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
E.C. Mason :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Eastside :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Elrod ES :: HISD
Francis :: Aldine ISD Elementary Schools
Frazier :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
Glenn York :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Greenspoint :: Aldine ISD Elementary Schools
Hood Case :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Horn ES :: HISD
Jenkins :: Spring ISD Elementary Schools
Jensen :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Kennedy :: Alief ISD Elementary Schools
Kruse :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Laura Bush :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Marcella :: Aldine ISD Elementary Schools
Mark Twain :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Mary Burks Marek :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Mcgown :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
McMasters :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Meridiana :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Moore :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Newport :: Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
Northside :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Odom :: Aldine ISD Elementary Schools
Pine Burr Elementary School :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Red Bluff :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Rucker ES :: HISD
Salyers :: Spring ISD Elementary Schools
Savannah Lakes :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
South Belt :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
South Houston :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Southmayd Elementary :: HISD
Southside :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Stafford :: Stafford MSD Elementary Schools
Swenke :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
T. H Rogers School :: HISD
Tijerina ES :: HISD
Walt Disney :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Woodard :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Leaderboard- Week 5

Average Minutes Read- 250

Barrett – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
Bush – Alief ISD Elementary Schools
Crosby – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
Walt Disney – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Mark Twain – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Salyers – Spring ISD Elementary Schools
Don Jeter – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Tijerina ES – HISD
Woodard – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
Northside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Cottonwood – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Laura Bush – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Dr. Red Duke – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Rucker ES – HISD
Shirley Dill Brothers – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Southside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Odom – Aldine ISD Elementary Schools
Bel Nafegar – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Eastside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Kruse – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Swenke – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
Stafford – Stafford MSD Elementary Schools
Hood Case – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
E.C. Mason – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Santa Fe – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

McMasters – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Pine Burr Elementary School – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Matthys – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Burchett – Spring ISD Elementary Schools
Jenkins – Spring ISD Elementary Schools
Calvert – Aldine ISD Elementary Schools
Nelson – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Southmayd Elementary – HISD
Savannah Lakes – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Pomeroy – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Kennedy – Alief ISD Elementary Schools
Mae Smythe – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Meridiana – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Sampson – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
Chambers – Alief ISD Elementary Schools
Mary Burks Marek – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Mcgown – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
Newport – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
Horn ES – HISD
Pomona – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
South Belt – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Carrillo Elementary – HISD
Elrod ES – HISD
T. H Rogers School – HISD
Stuchbery – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Leaderboard- Week 4

Average Minutes Read- 203

Alvin :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Barrett :: Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
Bel Nafegar :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Bill Hasse :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Bush :: Alief ISD Elementary Schools
Carrillo Elementary :: HISD
Chambers :: Alief ISD Elementary Schools
Cottonwood :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Crenshaw :: Channelview ISD Elementary Schools
Crosby :: Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
De Zavala :: Channelview ISD Elementary Schools
Don Jeter :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Dr. Red Duke :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Drew :: Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
E.C. Mason :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Eastside :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Glenn York :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Hamblen :: Channelview ISD Elementary Schools
Hood Case :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Horn ES :: HISD
Jenkins :: Spring ISD Elementary Schools
Jensen :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Kennedy :: Alief ISD Elementary Schools
Kruse :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Laura Bush :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Mahanay :: Alief ISD Elementary Schools
Mark Twain :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Mary Burks Marek :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Matthys :: Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools
Matzke :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
McGhee :: Channelview ISD Elementary Schools
Mcgown :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
Meridiana :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Nat. Q. Henderson Elementary :: HISD
Nelson :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Newport :: Crosby ISD Elementary Schools
Northside :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Owens :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
Passmore :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Pine Burr Elementary School :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Sampson :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
Santa Fe :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Shirley Dill Brothers :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Southside :: Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools
Stafford :: Stafford MSD Elementary Schools
Swenke :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools
T. H Rogers School :: HISD
Tijerina ES :: HISD
Walt Disney :: Alvin ISD Elementary Schools
Woodard :: Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Leaderboard- Week 2 & 3

Average Minutes Read- 393

Alvin – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Barrett – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools

Bel Nafegar – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Bill Hasse – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Burnett – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Bush – Alief ISD Elementary Schools

Chambers – Alief ISD Elementary Schools

Cottonwood – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Crenshaw – Channelview ISD Elementary Schools

Crosby – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools

De Zavala – Channelview ISD Elementary Schools

Don Jeter – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Dr. Red Duke – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Drew – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools

E.C. Mason – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Eastside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Elrod ES – HISD

Garfield – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Hood Case – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Horn ES – HISD

Jenkins – Spring ISD Elementary Schools

Jensen – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Kennedy – Alief ISD Elementary Schools

Kruse – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Laura Bush – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Mark Twain – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Mary Burks Marek – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Matzke – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Mcgown – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

McMasters – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

McMullan – Channelview ISD Elementary Schools

Meridiana – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Newport – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools

Northside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Odom – Aldine ISD Elementary Schools

Owens – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Park Place ES – HISD

Passmore – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Pine Burr Elementary School – Cleveland ISD Elementary

Pomeroy – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Sampson – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Savannah Lakes – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Shirley Dill Brothers – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

South Houston – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Southside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Swenke – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Teague – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Tijerina ES – HISD

Walt Disney – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Woodard – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Leaderboard- Week 1

Average Minutes Read- 383

Alvin – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Bailey – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Barrett – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools

Bel Nafegar – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Bill Hasse – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Bush – Alief ISD Elementary Schools

Bussey – Aldine ISD Elementary Schools

Chambers – Alief ISD Elementary Schools

Crosby – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools

De Zavala – Channelview ISD Elementary Schools

Dogan ES – HISD

Don Jeter – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Drew – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools

Eastside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Frazier – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Garfield – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Hood Case – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Horn ES – HISD

Jenkins – Spring ISD Elementary Schools

Kennedy – Alief ISD Elementary Schools

Kruse – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Laura Bush – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Laura Ingalls Wilder – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Mahanay – Alief ISD Elementary Schools

Mark Twain – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Mary Burks Marek – Alvin ISD Elementary School

Mcgown – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

McMullan – Channelview ISD Elementary Schools

Meridiana – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Nat. Q. Henderson Elementary – HISD

Nelson – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Newport – Crosby ISD Elementary Schools

Northside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Owens – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Passmore – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Pilgrim Academy – HISD

Pine Burr Elementary School – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Sampson – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Santa Fe – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Shirley Dill Brothers – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Southside – Cleveland ISD Elementary Schools

Stuchbery – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Swenke – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

H Rogers School – HISD

Teague – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Thomas Hancock – Pasadena ISD ES

Tijerina ES – HISD

Walt Disney – Alvin ISD Elementary Schools

Williams – Pasadena ISD Elementary Schools

Woodard – Cy-Fair ISD Elementary Schools

Timeline

NCAA® Read to the Final Four® Houston

Created as a catalyst for upholding the NCAA’s commitment to education and leaving a lasting impact in its tournament host cities, Read to the Final Four was launched during the 2016 Men’s Final Four in Houston. Since then, the program has been implemented in each Men’s Final Four host city, impacting hundreds and thousands of third-grade students.

Read to the Final Four is a literacy challenge aimed at creating a lifelong love and interest in reading for students across Houston. The NCAA Men’s Final Four and the Houston Local Organizing Committee have teamed up to inspire and incentivize third graders across the city to develop their abilities and entice participation in this literacy program. Schools, teachers, and students can win fun prizes and compete for an overall cash grand prize of $5000 donated to their school.

This year, students will be able to read both physical and online books and record their minutes on their own Read to the Final Four Reading Log. The initial reading season will take place Monday, November 7, 2022 – Sunday, December 11, 2022 with the final bracket challenge taking place Monday, January 9, 2023 – Sunday, March 19, 2023. The top four schools with an average of the most minutes read will be awarded a field trip to the Men’s Final Four Fan Fest Presented by Capital One, to crown the winning school in a special award ceremony on Friday, March 31, 2023, at the George R. Brown Convention Center.