Andy Katz ranks his top 10 moments from March Madness in 2022, beginning with Kansas' championship win over North Carolina.
The college basketball regular season is a marathon. Teams play 30-35 games doing as well as they can with the hopes of getting a spot in the NCAA ...
Big Ten (9, 9-9, 3-5): There was a lot of complaining about the Big Ten getting nine teams in the field but only two to the Sweet 16. SEC (6, 5-6, 1-5): This was one of the strongest leagues in regular-season play, especially at the top, but it was a disaster once tournament play started. No. 10 seed Davidson nearly took down Michigan State in the opening round as well, but fell a point short. Still, the door was opened wide for No. 3 seed Purdue to get to the Final Four after the top two seeds in the East region were bounced before the Sweet 16, but the Boilermakers were undone by No. 15 seed Saint Peter's. Michigan was the lone bright spot for the conference, reaching the Sweet 16 as a No. 11 seed. This time, they lost in the Sweet 16 to Arkansas. Providence also lost to the Jayhawks, but in the Sweet 16. The only disappointment was No. 1 seed Baylor falling in the Round of 32 to eventual finalist North Carolina. Villanova made it to the Final Four before losing to Kansas in the semifinal on Saturday night. Iowa State was a team that some thought should not have been in the field at all, but the No. 11 seed Cyclones got to the Sweet 16. A No. 8 seed (North Carolina) played for the national championship. The number to the left of a team's name is trivial. The college basketball regular season is a marathon.
After being a punching bag throughout the regular season, the ACC had three teams reach the Elite Eight and two teams reach the Final Four. North Carolina even ...
Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. The 2022 NCAA Tournament has come to a close, and some conferences performed better than others. The top three teams all had very disappointing showings, and just one program made any kind of real noise by defeating No. 1 seed Gonzaga.