The headline says it all. The four games this weekend that will decide the Final Four participants are the best collective set of Elite Eight games in history. This isn’t mere conjecture or hyperbole either. I went back and looked at every Elite Eight since 1985, the first year of the modern 64-team bracket. Though there have been tournaments where the final eight teams had a lower sum of seeds (add up the seeds for the 2007 Elite Eight and you get a staggering 13, while the 2009 Elite Eight featured teams with a 16 — this year checks in at 21), but none of those, nor any other years, can compare to the four games we’re about to see this weekend. (Also, the sum of seeds is a flawed stat: Neither Louisville nor Michigan State deserved their No. 4 or No. 7 seed and having Cinderella teams in the Elite Eight such as VCU or George Mason is more fun than seeing, say, an underachieving No. 4 seed.) Trust me on this, or go look the archives and see for yourself. Nothing can top 2015. Here’s why:

The undefeated game (Kentucky vs. Notre Dame — Saturday, 8:49 p.m. ET)

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Why does 2015 automatically get a leg up in the best Elite Eight in 30 years? Because of the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats and their quest for 40-0. Every game UK plays — there are three left if they make the final — is must-see TV. A potential date with Duke in the final could set modern ratings records. While all Kentucky games have been must-see for weeks, this is the first one in which the Wildcats have a realistic chance of going down. I’ve been predicting a Kentucky loss since 20-0 so I might as well steer into the skid now and stay with that prediction. If I had to take one team in the field, it’d be Kentucky. But I’d take the field over Kentucky, which is a major difference. The ‘Cats haven’t played a worthy adversary since Louisville before New Year’s Day. (Don’t try to say Georgia, LSU, Florida and Texas A&M were on the same level.) Notre Dame is a full step below Kentucky (maybe two) but they have the guard play and outside shooting to pull off the upset. Plus, what if Kentucky doesn’t operate well under this high-stakes pressure? But regardless of the winner, watching the physical, athletic and big UK team is always a joy, even when they’re doubling-up opponents. This game tips at 8:49 p.m. ET, so make your dinner plans early.

The rematch (Arizona vs. Wisconsin — Saturday, 6:09 p.m. ET)

Tip-off in last year’s regional final. (USA TODAY Sports Images)

On second thought, just order in tonight, because this game — the best matchup so far this tournament — tips at 6:09 p.m. ET. This regional game stood out the instant the bracket was released, which usually means one of those teams gets upset and said matchup never happens. Not this time. Both Wisconsin (No.1) and Arizona (No. 2) handled their first three games with ease and now face-off in a rematch of last year’s classic Elite Eight game. Player of the Year candidate Frank Kaminsky kept Wisconsin in the game with clutch shooting, while Arizona missed a buzzer beater at the end of overtime that would have given the Wildcats the win. Who wins the rematch? Kaminsky is still around, as well as junior scorer Sam Dekker, while Arizona improved with the addition of the powerful freshman Stanley Johnson. Watch out for rebounding to be a key. Both teams are marginal at getting their own offensive boards, but rank in the top five of holding opponents from grabbing their own. This battle between the No. 2 and No. 3 team in the Pomeroy Ratings should be a thriller.

March’s two best coaches in an unlikely showdown (Louisville vs. Michigan State — Sunday, 2:20 p.m. ET)

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This one is all about the sideline, with Tom Izzo and Rick Pitino (who we dubbed the best March coach of the past decade) facing off in the most unexpected Elite Eight game, but still one of the best. No one — especially Izzo and Pitino — thought their underperforming teams would find themselves 40 minutes away from the Final Four this year. But this is what both do in March, seemingly almost every tournament. They squeeze every last drop out of their rosters. Pitino and Izzo have met twice in the tournament, splitting the games with Michigan State getting the bigger fish: A regional final back in 2009 en route to a title-game loss to North Carolina. Izzo is looking for his seventh Final Four since 1999. Pitino is going for his fourth. This is Izzo’s seventh Elite Eight since 2001 (when Pitino arrived at Louisville) and the sixth for Pitino.

The blue blood against the recent upstart (Duke vs. Gonzaga — Sunday, 5:05 p.m. ET)

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If Wisconsin-Arizona was Saturday’s blockbuster, Duke-Gonzaga is Sunday’s. Who knows how Duke, a freshman-led team, will handle the “old” Zags, as Coach K referred to the Bulldogs on Friday night. How will Gonzaga, a team that is a perennial tournament contender but last made the Elite Eight in 1999, react to playing the school’s biggest game in 16 years? The Zags go deeper, but Duke is more top-heavy, which should make the officiating a crucial (and unfortunate) aspect of this game.  The winner in Houston should be favored in their Final Four game next Saturday, which means a potential history-making showdown with Kentucky could be on the line on Sunday.

Enjoy your rest from basketball this afternoon. You’re gonna need it. (Getty Images)