The Boilermakers will meet the winner of top-seeded Houston and eighth-seeded Gonzaga in the regional semifinal. Matt Painter is headed to his eighth Sweet 16 in 16 NCAA Tournament appearances as Purdue's coach.

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Yesterday gave us some Clemsoning, the AssCC looking horrid in general, Creighton setting up a very tough game for the Auburn Tigers, Gonzaga looking every bit as good as their metrics, Cal manhandling the most expensive roster in basketball, and the “overrated SEC” merely winning 67% of its neutral floor games.

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson lifts the trophy after winning an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona for the championship in the Big 12 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP

The first tickets to the Sweet 16 will be punched when the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament gets underway on Saturday. And while the number of games has lessened with the field being trimmed from 64 to 32,

The majority of experts are picking Gonzaga to beat Georgia in a NCAA Tournament battle of the Bulldogs. There's a lot of things to like about Gonzaga basketball, which is among the top programs in the country. Gonzaga has made nine straight Sweet Sixteen appearances, which is the most in the nation.

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It's a battle of the Bulldogs — No. 8 seed Gonzaga and No. 9 seed Georgia will go head-to-head in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga (25-8) is heading into March Madness with some ...