March Madness 2018 Sweet 16

People have a one in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 chance of filling out a flawless bracket, depending on the tournament field, according to Sports Illustrated. “You can’t duplicate having ‘Doke in the game”. Two, you somehow cheated.

“I mean, I knew nothing…well, actually I really know nothing about basketball”, Renton said. In that case, I would suggest getting a Powerball ticket because you’re guaranteed to win. OK, not even I thought I would fill out a ideal bracket, but I am always filled with at least a little bit of hope as I’m picking winners. To put that into perspective, it marked the first time a 16-seed won in 136 attempts against 1-seeds in March.

If you look at the bracket now, the two sides of the bracket are very different.

To make up for the lack of upsets in the 5/12 games, 11-seeds Loyola-Chicago and Syracuse took care of business to advance to the Sweet 16.

As for the worst team remaining in the tournament, sorry Kansas State. Kansas and Villanova now look like favorites but both have games against tough opponents this round in Clemson and West Virginia. “The focus is still obviously on college basketball, but we couldn’t be in Boston without touching on the greatness of what happened in that space”. The upsets have been outstanding.

For the first time in history, a 16-seed defeated a 1-seed, as the University of Maryland Baltimore County not only beat the University of Virginia, but also dominated in the second half.

If there is anything that the data we have gathered so far from the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has taught us, it is the more you know about the ins-and-outs of college basketball, the less likely it is you’ll be at the top of the rankings in our Go Pants! bracket challenge. It’s going to be one heck of a run for these teams, and I am hoping for the best.

“Everyone else was picking Virginia out of that bracket”, said Rigas, adding “I thought Cincinnati had a decent shot as well so I thought I might as well pick them”.

“If we get behind with this team, it’ll be hard to get back in front because they execute so well offensively”, Nevada point guard Hallice Cooke said.

UMBC came into the game as the underdog and came out victorious in what was not a close game.

Also in the first round, No. 10 seed Butler beat up on the No. 7 seed Arkansas and won by 17 points. This matchup is actually AccuScore’s free forecast, and Nevada is 65% to win this game, which is significantly over the 55% Las Vegas now has the Wolf Pack.

The No. 2-seed Longhorns strive to make history as they will play in their fourth straight Sweet Sixteen and will face UCLA on Friday. Every year, teams call up their prospects to see what they have, and we’ve seen numerous guys break out during the playoffs with very little Major League Baseball experience, after September call-ups.

Iowa State freshman Lindell Wigginton takes an acrobatic shot during the first half against Tennessee. Loyola, Syracuse and Texas A&M University are all really good teams.

Just five of the previous 132 No. 9 seeds had ever made Sweet 16 before 2018, and now two have made it in one year. They take on No. 2 seed Duke who had no troubles in its 25-point victory over No. 7 seed Rhode Island.

As for the other 6-seeds Florida and Houston, each of their tournament runs came to an end in the final minutes, with Houston’s journey ending on a last-second 3-pointer.

Despite the fact there are still two No. 1 seeds remaining in the tournament, the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils are the current favorite on the odds to win the national championship at +325. It was an ugly game.

What Nevada and Loyola were able to do last weekend was incredible. Given a fifth seed in the South region, Calipari was on ESPN being interviewed about the questionable seeding and team expectations.

This year, Bryant noted, the approach has targeted access, from “NCAA March Madness Confidential”, a behind-the-scenes look into the tournament teams, to “Fast Break”, an NFL Red Zone-like digital whip-around show that jumps from game to game.