Sweet 16 power rankings: Who (besides UConn) can go the distance?
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. And then there were 16. After four days of basketball heaven, the regionals are set.
There were expected results, like all four No. 1 seeds advancing. And there were surprises, like No.
6 Notre Dame topping No. 3 Ohio State, and even more unexpected, No. 10 Virginia upsetting No.
2 Iowa in double overtime to earn its first Sweet Sixteen since 2000. Here’s how the remaining teams rank heading into the Sweet 16: Connecticut Huskies Two things stood out from UConn’s 98-45 win over No. 9 Syracuse.
First, its defense was impeccable. The Huskies held the Orange to 32. 8 percent shooting and 5.
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