Until then, these tiny teams with big seeds are thrilled for the chance to Dance. Seriously? No clue.įor now, all we can offer is what we've already learned: tidbits, statistics and stories worth knowing about every team in the 2016 NCAA tournament, from 68 to 1.īest of luck with that bracket, kid. The weirdest, wackiest, maddest March that ever Marched. If the past five months are any indication of what's to come, we are about to witness the NCAA tournament distilled to its purest chemical essence. What was this season about? Better basketball, beloved senior stars and more upsets than ever. So, what makes March Madness? Brilliant basketball. That game itself was new, too, thanks to a first-ever 30-second shot clock and freedom-of-motion rules that comprehensively succeeded in making a faster, more offensive, more entertaining product. It was the first time in the one-and-done era that grizzled seniors, and not glittering freshmen, almost exclusively dominated the game. There were other notable firsts this season. 1 teams lost seven times during the regular season for, you guessed it, the first time ever. Top-five teams were upset 37 times (21 of which came to unranked foes). You can literally count the ways: In 2015-16, top-10 teams suffered 74 losses, the most since the Associated Press launched its Top 25 poll. At night.Įvery NCAA tournament is unpredictable. Look, kid, there's something you should hear.
2016 MARCH MADNESS BRACKETS UPGRADE
Of the 31 postseason tournaments, top seeds only won 10.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĪll you need to know about every team in the NCAA tournament fieldĮxcited for the NCAA tournament? Of course you are. There were no easy choices for the committee this season, and the way the big slate of conference tournaments played out only emphasized the way this season has gone. 8 in the East and will face Providence in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday. Southern California is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. The winner plays top seed North Carolina in the East. FGCU won the Atlantic Sun again and will be in the First Four against Fairleigh Dickinson. The Eagles made a surprising run to the Sweet Sixteen in 2013 with then-coach Andy Enfield. The Wolverines are going to the First Four to play Tulsa, with Notre Dame then waiting for the winner in Brooklyn. The Huskies (24-10) will face eight-seeded Colorado in the first round. Up next is a trip to Des Moines, Iowa, as the No. "No matter where we're at, we're going to play defense, we're going to give our offense an opportunity to step up." "You play defense, and that allows us to win championships, and that's what we hang our hats on," Ollie added. "I think our style travels very, very well because we play defense," coach Kevin Ollie said after Sunday's 72-58 victory over Memphis in the American Athletic Conference title game gave his team the league's automatic NCAA berth. The UConn Huskies are back in the NCAA Tournament and are confident they've got what it takes to make another strong run. Yale earned just the fourth NCAA bid in school history, finishing the regular season with a 22-6 overall record and 13-1 in the Ivy, matching the best league record in school history. Texas is a sixth seed that opens with Northern Iowa. The divorce was messy with plenty of lingering animosity. The former Big 12 rivals broke off their regular meetings in football and basketball when the Aggies left for the Southeastern Conference four years ago. It would be a better bowl game, but Texas and Texas A&M are lined up to meet in the second round of the West Region in Oklahoma City. The Crusaders will face SWAC champion Southern in a First Four game with the winner getting Oregon in Spokane, Washington.
9 seed and with an overall losing record, is headed to Dayton, Ohio - as expected. Holy Cross, which won the Patriot League as the No. Kentucky coach John Calipari touted his SEC rivals from Vandy, saying the Commodores were a tournament team when many thought they were not. Wichita State got it, but will start in Dayton, Ohio, in the First Four against Vanderbilt, another bubble team.
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