A look at the 2016 March Madness bracket now that the Sweet 16 is set
For anyone that thought that there was no way that the Second Round of March Madness would be able to live up to the First Round, that may have been the case, but it wasn’t by a wide margin at all. The Second Round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament delivered on heaps of excitement, stellar performances, and memorable moments.
Not only did the Second Round of March Madness on Saturday feature Indiana knocking out a surging powerhouse in Kentucky in a battler between two historic programs, but Saturday also featured North Carolina recapturing potential national title form, Gonzaga pulling off an emphatic upset, and Yale almost coming back to upset Duke—though they fell short.
Then came Sunday’s slate of Second Round games, which were just simply absurd. Sunday’s March Madness action featured Texas A&M overcoming a double-digit deficit with under a minute to play, Buddy Hield going berserk for Oklahoma, and both Notre Dame and Wisconsin winning with shots at the final second to push them forward to the Sweet 16. The Second Round even concluded with a nail-biter between Oregon and Saint Joseph’s with the Ducks moving forward.
Now that the Sweet 16 for the 2016 NCAA Tournament is now set, though, let’s take a look at the updated 2016 March Madness bracket to see where things stand and what matchups hoops fans can look forward to.
The matchup between North Carolina and Indiana is going to be titanic, as is the one between Kansas and Maryland. All in all, it seems abundantly clear that the March Madness isn’t going to subside once we reach the Sweet 16, which all fans should be thankful for.
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