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Kansas’ Bill Self not buying into theory that Jayhawks’ Sweet 16 foe has been lucky

CHICAGO — Analytics guru Ken Pomeroy provided Providence College’s men’s basketball team a rallying cry recently when his metrics deemed coach Ed Cooley’s Friars the “luckiest” of the NCAA’s 358 Division I programs.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022

How to bet Michigan-Villanova in Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA Tournament

Breaking down how to bet Villanova-Michigan.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 24, 2022

Players Who Need to Step Up in the Sweet 16

We pick the most pivotal players for the Sweet 16 teams as the tournament picks up again Thursday.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 24, 2022

Tim Cowlishaw: TCU fans, others know there’s something foul about March Madness and what it’s become

Maybe the problem I have with the NCAA men’s tournament is that it has reached its ultimate goal. It has become the NFL — an (occasionally) entertaining game producing great moments and played with no discernible rules.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

Thursday's Sweet 16 Best Bets and Odds: Bank on Villanova and Gonzaga

Thursday's Sweet 16 Best Bets and Odds: Bank on Villanova and Gonzaga

Sports Illustrated · Mar 23, 2022

March Madness Surprises, Dark Horses and More Entering the Men’s Sweet 16

Plus, which No. 1 seed could be next to go out?

Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2022

Michigan women dump Villanova, earn return to NCAA Sweet Sixteen

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan senior All-American Naz Hillmon, who has helped take the program to new heights, took her final bow at Crisler Center with a dominant performance to help send the Wolverines to their second straight Sweet 16.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2022

Mike Sielski: Eric Dixon made sure he and Villanova headed to the Sweet 16 on a high note

PITTSBURGH — Eric Dixon did not play the final 90 seconds of Villanova's 71-61 victory over Ohio State on Sunday, the victory that sent the Wildcats to their fourth Sweet 16 in the last six NCAA Tournaments. It was an exit George Costanza could appreciate.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 21, 2022

Ranking the 2022 Men’s Sweet 16: Who Looks Strongest?

From Gonzaga to Saint Peter’s, we reshuffle the deck after two rounds.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2022

Big Ten Faces Scrutiny After Another Suboptimal Men’s First Weekend

The conference sent nine teams dancing, but just two remain. Can Purdue and Michigan carry the torch?

Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2022