March Madness Sweet 16 2017: Likability rankings

The field for the 2017 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 is set. Which teams remaining in March Madness top the likability rankings and which teams fall in them?

While the 2017 NCAA Tournament has seen some upsets early, the heavyweights rule the Sweet 16 field. Three of the four No. 1 seeds still remain and there’s a very real chance that they could end up making a run at the Final Four during March Madness.

However, there’s also a great chance they get knocked off with the amount of great teams remaining. The beauty of the Sweet 16 is that this is when the best basketball happens on the floor.

Each of these teams are now going to get their chance to soak in the spotlight. Each of them has a story to be told. Some teams at this stage are more likable than others and some will have fans rooting for them to fall. Let’s take a look at the likability rankings of the remaining teams remaining in March Madness.

16. UCLA Bruins

In reality, the UCLA Bruins might be the most fun team to watch remaining in the tournament. They are loaded with talent and can score the ball in a variety of ways. There’s just one problem with the Bruins and it’s LaVar Ball.

Yes, Ball shouldn’t overshadow what his son Lonzo Ball and the rest of the Bruins do, but the deeper they go, the more of a platform he is going to get. It’s become tiresome at this point and if the Bruins go all the way, the world will never hear the end of him leading up to the 2016 NBA Draft.

What is likable is the fact that UCLA’s next game should be one of the best in the tournament yet. We have seen the Bruins and Kentucky Wildcats do battle before this year and now we get to see it again on an even bigger stage.