Men’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 power rankings
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After a somewhat tepid Round of 64, the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament took a step up in quality in the second round.
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Houston gave Tennessee a lesson in defensive dominance, shutting down the Vols for a 69-50 win to reach the Final Four for the seventh time.
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2025 NCAA Tournament favorites went a perfect 12-0 in both rounds. Favorites are also 50-13 straight-up in the 2025 tournament. The Final Four doesn't contain any surprising teams, as all four No. 1 seeds are still alive.
Milos Uzan led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting, none bigger than his last-second layup to win the game. He added six assists and three rebounds and was 6-of-9 from three-point range. Emmanuel Sharp added 17 for Houston.
Reniya Kelly grew up in Hoover, Alabama, and led her high school team to three state titles at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. That’s where Carolina will face Duke in the Sweet 16.
Four teams are already locked into the NCAA men's tournament Elite Eight. Four more must earn their place. Breaking down Friday's Sweet 16 matchups.
Villanova fired Kyle Neptune, and the Wildcats waited quite some time while the rest of the coaching market swirled. Villanova ended the year with a 19-14 overall record; the Wildcats have missed the NCAA Tournament three straight years.
The Sweet 16 begins tonight as the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament enters its second week. • Four games on tap: The action gets started at 7:09 p.m. ET when Alabama faces BYU. The other games are Florida-Maryland at 7:39 p.
Getting buckets is crucial to lifting your team into the Elite Eight. Here are the highest-scorers in men's Sweet 16 history.
Superstar guard Hailey Von Lith and former Oregon Duck center Sedona Prince lead the No. 2 seed TCU Horned Frogs against the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup.
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