Two No. 1 seeds are in action, while Duke faces a tough test as the Sweet 16 action gets underway on Thursday.
After a seven-year Sweet 16 drought was broken during Jay Wright's first national title run in 2016, we kind of expect the Wildcats to be lurking around with a shot. Houston's defense can make a team uncomfortable like TCU, only the Cougars have a deeper collection of offensive weapons and a much-higher level of efficiency on both sides of the ball. This is Michigan, back in the second weekend for the fifth time in the last five tournaments, trying to advance to the Elite Eight for the second straight year. In No. 4 seed Arkansas, Gonzaga will find a team that is happy to play its up-tempo brand of basketball. Compared to the other top teams in this field, Villanova has flown under the radar with a consistency that has lacked the kind of urgency that draws headlines. Both of these teams, who also ranked as the top two overall seeds in the field on Selection Sunday according to the committee, will be in action on Thursday night in hopes of continuing tournament campaigns that nearly ended much earlier than expected. Facing an old friend in Izzo and a common foe in Michigan State brought even more attention to the Coach K retirement tour side of things, but what Texas Tech lacks in narrative it makes up for in being an even tougher challenge for the No. 2 seed Blue Devils. How Duke's guards handle the on-ball pressure will determine what kind of game unfolds and whether or not the Blue Devils' talent advantage will be enough to win what the oddsmakers think will be a close game. The first South Region seminal features a rematch of the 2018 national championship game between Villanova and Michigan, where the Wildcats claimed the program's third NCAA Tournament title with a 79-72 win. The stakes are somewhat smaller, as is the seating with that Final four in the Alamodome and this weekend's regional action in the San Antonio Spurs' AT&T center, but neither team is taking the opportunity lightly. In fact, Eric Musselman's Razorbacks might welcome the challenge after drawing Vermont and New Mexico State -- both teams with below average pace metrics on the season -- in the first two rounds. Enough with the schedule.
The 2022 men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 begins Thursday night, with an awesome four-game schedule that'll feature top seed Gonzaga, fellow No.
Some hoped to get picked up by a Division I team a couple of years down the road. But even that was on the wild end of the spectrum. Some even considered the possibility of getting paid for basketball — overseas, maybe, some day. The ambitions of the other kids in the room were far more pragmatic: Some wanted to get a scholarship somewhere, anywhere, any level would do. He was here, in part, because a Mesa assistant coach, Michael Contreras, had seen Arms play on the grassroots circuit, had seen him play really well, picked him up for his own club team, saw how much the kid cared and figured there was no harm in trying to help get him one last shot. This was, frankly, his last chance to play basketball, his last hope beyond the high school level, where as an undersized guard he had hardly been a roaring success anyway.
After a few days off to recharge the old eyeballs, the NCAA Tournament is back with 16 teams vying for a chance to move on to the Elite Eight.
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The first weekend of the men's NCAA Tournament produced seven overtime games, one off the record. The second kicks off Thursday with the Sweet 16.
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No. 10 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 4 Providence No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 2 Duke vs. No. 11 Michigan No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 4 Arkansas No. 1 Gonzaga vs. fuboTV (CBS only) - Games are free to stream online via March Madness Live. Additionally, fans can stream all games on smart TVs and streaming apps via Sling, which has a free trial.
Only 16 teams remain in the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, and three of the most popular picks to win the whole thing will tip off on ...
Thursday will be a major day of games not only for college basketball fans, but bettors and those in bracket pools — who still have a shot. After the trial period, it is a $35 per month cost. The four March Madness games on Thursday will be broadcasted by CBS and TBS, as will the remaining four Sweet 16 games on Friday. The remaining 18 games can be streamed with a Paramount+ premium subscription for $9.99 to watch the matchups on CBS. That, combined with Sling TV, will be the cheapest option to stream every game. The Sweet 16 will begin with some of the most highly anticipated matchups of the bracket to date with the West's No. 1 Gonzaga taking on No. 4 Arkansas, and No. 2 Duke facing No. 3 Texas Tech. The South region will have its Elite Eight teams picked out as No. 2 Villanova will play No. 11 Michigan before No. 1 Arizona will matchup with No. 5 Houston. Only 16 teams remain in the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, and three of the most popular picks to win the whole thing will tip off on Thursday.
The 2022 NCAA Tournament resumes today with the first set of Sweet 16 matchups. Get ready for more March Madness with this preview that includes the ...
Miami is the final double-digit seed in the Sweet 16, battling past a plucky USC foe and obliterating No. 2-seeded Auburn to get here. North Carolina also had an arduous road to the 2022 NCAA Tournament’s second week. Iowa State also reached the Sweet 16 as a No. 11 seed this year. The program is now seeking its first Elite Eight appearance since the 2000 NCAA Tournament, but will have to overcome another Cinderella squad to get there. * No. 10 Miami (-2.5) vs. * No. 4 UCLA (-2.5) vs. They are poised to meet with another powerhouse when they play No. 3 Purdue on Friday. * No. 1 Kansas (-7.5) vs. * No. 1 Arizona (-1.5) vs. * No. 1 Gonzaga (-10) vs. With so many games being decided in overtime and double-digit seeds pulling massive upsets, it only took until Friday night for the dream of an unblemished bracket to get delayed another year. The Big Dance is returning after a much-needed four-day hiatus following an action-packed start to the tourney.