2026 Sweet 16 features historic blue blood drought
By Bjorn Bergstrom, College Sports Wire••USA Today
The 2026 Sweet 16 features a historically low number of blue bloods, with four programs specifically being eliminated prior to the second weekend.
There are a number of programs that can be considered "blue bloods" in college basketball, but there are several that stand above the rest. The 2026 NCAA tournament features something that hasn't hap…