Ole Miss throttled Iowa State on Sunday night to advance into the Sweet 16 and earn a date with Michigan State in Atlanta. It's the Rebels' first trip this deep into the NCAA tournament since 2001 and Chris Beard's second season at the helm in Oxford has already been one to remember.
Despite posting a second consecutive 20-win season and emerging from the gauntlet of an SEC schedule with a 10-8 record, there wasn't a ton of widespread belief in Ole Miss' ability to get past both North Carolina and Iowa State.
