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.

Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.

Oh nothing, only women's sports being wildly successful once again. So successful that, in-fact, that this year's Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds were the second most-watched on ESPN in the history of, well,

This time last year, the ACC and Big East were entering the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with a combined record of 14-1 and comprising seven teams of the Sweet 16 field. By contrast, the Big Ten and SEC placed just two teams apiece among the final 16 in 2024 after the conferences earned eight bids each to the Big Dance.

Favorites went undefeated with a perfect 8-0 record in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1985, per Evan Abrams of Action Network. Teams favored by at least seven points in the 2025 tournament are also 26-1 overall, with the only loss being No. 5 Clemson's first-round defeat at the hands of No. 12 McNeese State.

Ole Miss vs Michigan State, Kentucky vs Tennessee, Michigan vs Auburn, Purdue vs Houston Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game predictions, picks today.

A season steeped with promise ended in early heartbreak for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who suffered a 71-62 upset loss to TCU on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Who will win Sweet 16 March Madness games this week? NCAA Tournament win probabilities, predictions, picks offer insight on matchups in this round.

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