March Madness Sweet 16 games ranked as men's NCAA Tournament nears Final Four
The men's NCAA Tournament is down to 16 teams with eight matchups to be played Thursday and Friday. We rank the games from No. 1 to No.
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The men's NCAA basketball tournament now enters its second week. Even though the teams remaining still have to win four more games to claim a coveted national championship , this is the part of the tournament at which teams and their fans can realistically envision the possibility that it really can happen. That is the case even for programs that have never managed to get over the hump.
Ten of the 16 teams still alive in the Big Dance are seeking that elusive first title, but several others haven’t raised a banner since the turn of the millennium. Here’s a cursory ranking of the eight matchups on tap this week in the Sweet 16. 1.
Connecticut vs. Michigan State Time/TV: Friday, 9:45 p. m.