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sweet 16latest news update,sweet 16;Fresh, fast, furious and at times flawless, VCU didn't look a bit like a team playing its third game in five nights. The Rams pressured Purdue, broke through its defense for numerous layups, and overwhelmed the third-seeded Boilermakers of the Big Ten 94-76 Sunday night to earn their first trip to the round of 16.sweet 16
As their fans chanted "VCU, VCU," players hugged and celebrated on the floor of the United Center. What a trip — what a week — it has been. Now it's on to San Antonio for the 11th-seeded Rams (26-11), who play Florida State on Friday in the first NCAA tournament game matching a No. 10 seed against a No. 11 seed, according to STATS LLC.sweet 16

Sweet 16 Bracket

Well I think it’s safe to say that not many people picked this year’s Sweet 16 out of the original field of 64 teams. Download and view/print our Sweet 16 bracket. The biggest upset so far has to be the #9 seed Northern Iowa Panthers, who upset this year’s overall #1 seed in the Kansas Jayhawks in the second round. That certainly wasn’t the only surprise of the second round. #12 seed Cornell dominated #4 seed Wisconsin as well, eventually walking away with a 87-69 victory.

As if that weren’t enough upsets for one round, both #11 seed Washington and #10 seed St. Mary’s both scored wins in the second round, Washington knocking off #3 seed New Mexico and St. Mary’s downing #2 seed Villanova. Sign up for a new account with BetUS and deposit $500 or more to get a $500 match bonus.

It wasn’t all upsets in the second round, however, #1 seeds Duke, Syracuse, and Kentucky all won their games with ease. Three #2 seeds also advanced to the Sweet 16 with Ohio State beating Georgia Tech, Kansas State winning over BYU, and West Virginia knocking off Missouri. Baylor is the lone #3 seed to advance to this round with their win over Old Dominion, while Purdue is the only #4 seed left in the field after their overtime win against Texas A&M. Two #5 seeds still remain with Michigan State pulling the upset over #4 seed Maryland and Butler advancing with their victory over #13 seed Murray State. We also get a pair of #6 seeds with Tennessee and Xavier both winning in the second round.

Be sure to follow the expert cappers at Betfirms with their college basketball picks against the spread as we advance through the tournament. There’s no better place to get winning NCAA basketball betting advice to help you beat the college basketball odds this season.