Should be a good one…
Sweet Sixteen matchups…
- 2026 NCAA tournament schedule, scores, highlights
- All times ET
- Thursday, March 26 (Sweet 16)
- (2) Purdue vs. (11) Texas, 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (4) Nebraska vs. (9) Iowa, 7:30 p.m. | TBS/truTV
- (1) Arizona vs. (4) Arkansas, 9:45 p.m. | CBS
- (2) Houston vs. (3) Illinois, 10:05 p.m. | TBS/truTV
- Friday, March 27 (Sweet 16)
- (1) Duke vs. (5) St. John’s, 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (1) Michigan vs. (4) Alabama, 7:35 p.m. | TBS/truTV
- (2) UConn vs. (3) Michigan State, 9:45 p.m. | CBS
- (2) Iowa State vs. (6) Tennessee, 10:10 p.m. | TBS/truTV
Sweet 16 Surprises…
South Region: IOWA – 9-seed, defeats the defending national champs Florida 1-seed!
West Region: TEXAS – 11-seed, lowest remaining seed in tourney defeats 3-seed Gonzaga.
Matchups/Pairings…
Should seedings hold true we can expect to see more traditional matchups in the Elite Eight.
East – Duke v UConn
West – Arizona v Purdue
South – Houston v Nebraska
Midwest – Michigan v Iowa State
Potential SS Surprises… in order of importance
However, the upsets are not yet done!
St Johns, 5-seed over Duke 1-seed
‘Bama, 4-seed over Michigan 1-seed
Texas, 11-seed over Purdue 2-seed
Iowa, 9-seed over Nebraska 4-seed
This could be one of the most intriguing Sweet 16’s in the last several years. Quality ‘hot’ P4 teams (not Midmajors) on a winning streak with momentum, in the South (Iowa) & West (Texas) regions. High quality, under-seeded teams in St Johns and Alabama, with chips on their shoulders, looking to prove both the Selection Cmte and the talking head prognosticators wrong. What fun!!
Jim Harvey a.k.a. @gtmoblue
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