Sweet 16 basketball bracket 2018
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Sweet 16 Complete Schedule, Updated Bracket and Predictions
After stepping away from the NCAA men's basketball tournament for a few days, the event returns with the start of the Sweet 16 on Thursday.
While it's going to be hard to match the madness from the first weekend of the tournament, the 16 teams remaining are going to try to do just that with spots in the Final Four in sight.
Thursday's action kicks off in Atlanta, as No. 7 Nevada faces No. 11 Loyola-Chicago in a battle of mid-major teams.
No. 4 Gonzaga and No. 5 Kentucky headline Thursday's late action, as the perennial powers try to advance to the Elite Eight.
No. 1 Kansas, No. 1 Villanova and No. 2 Duke enter the spotlight Friday, with games being played in Boston and Omaha.
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Sweet 16 Schedule
Thursday, March 22
No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 11 Loyola-Chicago ( p.m., CBS)
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 7 Texas A&M ( p.m., TBS)
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Kans
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NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records
The NCAA tournament was the seventh year of college basketball's current postseason format. The tournament began with eight teams competing at the First fyra in Dayton to round out the team bracket.
In , Villanova captured the program's third national championship and second title in three years. After an early exit the season before, the Wildcats ran the table — winning six games bygd an average of almost 18 points while not playing a contest decided by single digits.
Among the tournament's other highlights were UMBC and Loyola Chicago. The Terriers became the first No. 16 seed to win in the Round of 64, eliminating top overall seed Virginia, The No. 11 seed Ramblers also pulled a first-round upset, beating Miami (Fla.) on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The March magic didn't end there as Loyola Chicago marched all the way to the Final fyra, becoming the fourth seed in tournament hi
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NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
American college basketball championship
The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 16, , and concluded with the national championship game on Sunday, April 1. The Final Four was played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[1] This is the third time that the women's Final Four was played in Ohio after previously being held in Cincinnati in and Cleveland in &#;and the first time that the women's Final Four was played in Columbus.[2] For only the fourth time in the tournament’s year history, all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four (, , ).
Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women's basketball tournament at 37 consecutive appearances. Connecticut also continued its record streak of 11 consecutive Final Four appearances.
Tournament procedure
[edit]Further information: NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament §&#;Current tournament format