16 storylines to know ahead of the men’s Sweet 16

Here in Sweet 16 there is a growing sense of size of options ahead. Not only because he will have more free cutters if he is constantly winning. For every survivor, the chance is to make a unique imprint of history. Just a few wins, no matter how unlikely.

But now comes the hard part.

Alabama

There has never been a doubt about the big sport in Tuscaloose, and the answer was as obvious as the Big Al Elephant. Alabama claims 18 football national championships. Before last March, the basketball team was in the first 84 NCAA tournaments on one elite eight. However, if Crimson Tide was to go all the way, Alabama will immediately answer Trivia the question that the Division I School has joined for the most football and male basketball titles.

And maybe coach Nate Oats could join Nick Sabin on Aflac.

Arizona

None of the West in this century received the National Championship and we are now in 2025. Excluding the teaching and only two Western champions have been over the past 65 years. What would John Wayne think? The last time it was Arizona in 1997. Wildcats, the entire Pacific Time zone turns your lonely eyes. The problem is that everyone who opens their eyes on Thursday will see the Dukes on the other side.

Arcans

Do you know how many men have taken four different programs for Final Four? No. Do you know how many 10 seeds got there? One, in 46 years. Coach John Calipari has a chance to get his name on both lists now that Woo Pig Sooi has returned to his step. Razorbacks are probably 16. The choice in the holder that wins, but that is still a long way from loss to Oakland and Saint Peter’s in the first round.

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Auburn

The fate owes Tigers One, after its last four suction cup in 2019. There are three throwings with 0.6 seconds and more than 72,000 people watch over their shoulder and millions on television. He certainly will miss one. But no.

If the tigers can return to Final Four, they can find out if fate intends to pay. But he has to get there first and come on Friday evening, Michigan doesn’t care much about what happened in 2019.

Bullshit

Wisconsin’s efforts for comeback lags behind when the Byu progresses on Sweet 16

Cougars appeared in the 31 previous NCAA tournaments, most of all for any program that never got to Final Four. But life is good when your great -grandfather has invented the Tatras Tats, so maybe Cougary can step out of this list. Such is part of the ancestors of the leader of the leading shooter forward Richie Saunders and now people Ore-Ida gave free cubs 30 minutes after the victory of each Cougars tournament. Make the one bright moment with ketchup please.

In this way, if the Byu advanced to San Antonio, the cloak of the program with the most tournament performance without the finals four would fall into Xavier in the 30th place. Musketeers are a bunch that defeated Texas in the first four, then after a fall in the first round, coach Sean Miller lost to Texas. You know how old proverb goes, if you can’t beat them, join them.

DUKE

That could go as a last question in danger. This man, who died nine years ago at the age of 86, was the last coach who was not named Mike Krzyzewski, who led Duke to Final Four. Pens down. Who is Bill Foster? That was 47 years ago. Coach Jon Scheyer could knock Foster right from Jeopard. Right now Blue Devils wear the pride of the whole ACC in their backpack.

Florida

Walter clutch couplings Clayton Jr. The threes will raise Florida over the champions of UConn champions

There are only eight programs of three or more championships in the selection club. The title Florida would add a new member. And Gators would be the only school with all their championships in the 21st century. This is Florida, a relative newcomer to this March glory. Gators won three overall games in the first 45 NCAA tournaments and were largely uneetit. But this is their 11th. Sweet 16 over the past 30 years and have been trying for their sixth finals four.

Houston

Six previous last four, no championships. It is the largest but non-cigar record in books. Cougars lost in Final Four for all of John Wooden/Lew Alcindor UCLA UCLA after the famous victorious dash Jim Valvano around the NC state to make Patrick Ewing’s defense against Baylor in the pandemic tournament. Now they want to doung, even if they have to hold everyone below 60 points. This week, Indianapolis is going through Purdue and thousands of Boilermaker fans.

Kentucky

Only two men played and trained the National Champion. And we are talking about the royal couple – Dean Smith and Bob Knight. But Mark Pope has a chance to do them. He would be the first to do both at the same school. But for now, all big Blue Nation Eyes are on Friday evening at Kentucky vs. Tennessee-element sectom all-Sec of what threatens to move from the NCAA tournament from the NCAA tournament to the Sec/Else Else challenge.

Maryland

Maryland hits a stunning buzzer beater in finishing back and forth with Colorado State

The frequently used statement that 2000 Michigan was the last Big Ten team that won the National Championship is technically correct, but it should come up with an asterisk. Maryland won in 2002, but has not yet joined the conference. ACC gets this claim. These Terrapins even defeated the Big Ten team to do it in Indiana. The same for women, by the way. The only official title Big Ten was Purdue in 1999. But women Maryland won in 2006.

MICHIGAN

Only three coaches won the National Championship in their first season at school. Coach Dusty May would do it four and half would be Wolverines. Steve Fisher had three weeks as a temporary coach in 1989 to win the title for Michigan. At least May had the whole season. What would be really fascinating is if Wolverines could upset Auburn and Michigan State defeated Ole Miss in the southern regional in Atlanta. You would believe that Michigan vs. Michigan State with the final four berths on the table?

Michigan

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Here’s another sweet 16. That’s how many men won several national championships as a coach. Coach Tom Izzo deserves to be on this list than finished. If this happened at the 25th anniversary of your first, the better. It would be the longest section between the championships for the coach. It is possible that his Spartans will have to beat four consecutive SEC teams to do it.

Ole Miss

Now there is a chance that the rebels are doing a lot of things for the first time. He had never won a sweet 16 game before. I never went to Final Four. These are intoxicating days for a program that only owns seven NCAA victories in its history. However, if Ole Miss can beat Michigan State on Friday, he will go through Georgia in the tournament victory and will not be in the last place in SEC.

Purdue

In the last eight tournaments, Boilermakers have been six sweet 16 years old. This is more than their CHUMS on the road in Indiana over the past 32 years. But when the state of joking begins, there are still five national national championships in Bloomington. One for Purdue would at least help. Too soon, however, consider it with Houston.

Tennessee

Tennessee has one of the highest data on participation in the country. One of the largest arenas. Tradition with lots of big names. A lot of victories over Kentucky and Rocky Top is still the tip, even though the band plays 231 times every game. What Vols doesn’t have. . . Everyone from Peyton Manning knows it. No last four trips. Not one. Only two elite eight performances, which is amazing due to the long figure of this program.

This is the emptiness they want to fill so desperately, and see who is in the way, Infernal, the eternal 17-final four Kentucky. And if Tennessee wants to dream of a large, 70 -year -old coach Rick Barnes would be the oldest coach of the National Championship ever. Then Izzo-Czech months younger than Barnes-A 69-year-old coach Kelvin Sampson of Houston. Seniors’ record now belongs to Uconn’s Jim Calhoun, 68 in 2011.

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Texas tech

From selection to the end of the seventh at their conference after the finals four, perhaps even on the championship stage. This is practically unheard of. And if Red Raiders happened so far, they would help alleviate a striking shortage for their condition. There are more than 20 DI schools in Texas, but in 85 NCAA tournaments this state created exactly two champions – UTEP in 1966 and Baylor in 2021. Texas Tech added the third thing that came out of Lubbock by Buddy Holly.