UConn looks even better than last year and Cinderellas have gone home early.
The first weekend of this year's NCAA tournament is in the rearview window and it was a wild ride. The first two rounds of the Big Dance featured upsets, buzzer-beaters, close calls and three overtime games. Zooming back from the action shows many of the top contenders survived and advanced, setting up another excellent weekend of basketball. But before we get there, let's look back at five takeaways.UConn steamrolled its way through the first two rounds of the tournament. The No.
The Huskies have barely broken a sweat and look like the best team in the tournament to this point. They're exactly where they need to be as they roll into the Sweet 16 and prepare for a national championship game rematch against San Diego State.Of the 16 teams to reach the tournament's second weekend, 14 come from Power 6 conferences. The other two? Gonzaga and San Diego State, who each boast a national title game appearance in the last three years.
Cinderella left the ball early this year, but that may mean we get a phenomenal second weekend. The competition should be fierce, with a number of top teams still standing. This is only the fifth time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams that all of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds reached the Sweet 16. And it has only happened twice since 1995. Twelve of the top 14 teams. The Wolfpack completed an incredible stretch of basketball, winning seven games in 12 days to reach the Sweet 16.
NC State will get nearly a full week off and then face No. 2 seed Marquette on Friday in Dallas. No one should be counting the Wolfpack out now.pre-tournament ratings have been eerily accurate this season, as 12 of his top 13 are in the Sweet 16, and 14 of his top 21 made it. The only outliers were No. 35 Clemson and No. 58 NC State.
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