The Big East is well represented in the Sweet 16, as four schools - No. 1 Villanova, No. 1 Connecticut, No. 6 West Virginia and No. 7 Georgetown - are still alive in the quest for a place in the Elite Eight.
Regroup. That's the operative word for bettors following the first two rounds of March Madness, which comprised 48 games that went extremely well for sportsbooks. Games have been close and favorites have failed to cover the Vegas spreads.
Atlanta Regional
Can Glen Davis, known as "Big Baby," move out Shelden Williams, aka "The Landlord?" Davis is the 6-foot-9, 310-pound center for LSU, one of the nation's best rebounding teams. Williams has been Duke's lone inside force on some nights. LSU has lost only to Florida in its past 12 games, suggesting that the Tigers could have trouble with a quick team and J.J. Redick's motion.
Texas against West Virginia matches LaMarcus Aldridge and the Longhorns' zone against Kevin Pittsnogle and the Mountaineers' perimeter orientation. Texas longs for another shot at Duke, which it lost to by 31 points in December.
Oakland Regional
Memphis continues to be an afterthought, thanks to the UCLA-Gonzaga matchup. Memphis, the class of Conference USA, is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1992. Bradley last got this far in 1955, when it was a 24-team tournament.
Adam Morrison, the nation's leading scorer, could find points hard to come by against the Bruins, who have held their past eight opponents under 60. This one evokes a classic from 2003, when the Zags lost in the second round to Arizona 96-95 in double overtime. Then, Gonzaga was a No. 9 see. Now it's a No. 3 seed.
Washington Regional
George Mason scored a 70-67 win at Wichita State in ESPN's Bracketbusters, which might have gotten the Patriots the CAA's first at-large bid in 20 years. The Shockers' Paul Miller against Jai Lewis is nearly 600 pounds worth of pivot.
No. 1 seed Connecticut vs. No. 5 seed Washington is an all-Huskies game. Brandon Roy, a 6-6 senior wing, gets to showcase his game in the East. A Connecticut vs. George Mason final would pit Gay from Archbishop Spalding High In Severn, Md., against Thomas from Baltimore's Mount St. Joseph High. Two years ago, they shared The Baltimore Sun's All-Metro player of the year honor.
Minneapolis Regional
This field seems out of place in the North Country, since three of the four were members of the Big East.
Both Villanova and Boston College share the ball, but the Wildcats rely on their four guards, while the Eagles go through Craig Smith. Villanova nearly upset North Carolina in this round last year, and BC, now in the Atlantic Coast Conference, is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1994, when it upset the Tar Heels to get there.
Sleek Florida, the national leader in field-goal percentage, goes against a Georgetown team that can play at multiple speeds. The Gators are making their first Sweet 16 since 2000, when they reached the NCAA final. The Hoyas last went this far in 2001, before they were beaten by Maryland.
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Regroup. That's the operative word for bettors following the first two rounds of March Madness, which comprised 48 games that went extremely well for sportsbooks. Games have been close and favorites have failed to cover the Vegas spreads.
Atlanta Regional
Can Glen Davis, known as "Big Baby," move out Shelden Williams, aka "The Landlord?" Davis is the 6-foot-9, 310-pound center for LSU, one of the nation's best rebounding teams. Williams has been Duke's lone inside force on some nights. LSU has lost only to Florida in its past 12 games, suggesting that the Tigers could have trouble with a quick team and J.J. Redick's motion.
Texas against West Virginia matches LaMarcus Aldridge and the Longhorns' zone against Kevin Pittsnogle and the Mountaineers' perimeter orientation. Texas longs for another shot at Duke, which it lost to by 31 points in December.
Oakland Regional
Memphis continues to be an afterthought, thanks to the UCLA-Gonzaga matchup. Memphis, the class of Conference USA, is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1992. Bradley last got this far in 1955, when it was a 24-team tournament.
Adam Morrison, the nation's leading scorer, could find points hard to come by against the Bruins, who have held their past eight opponents under 60. This one evokes a classic from 2003, when the Zags lost in the second round to Arizona 96-95 in double overtime. Then, Gonzaga was a No. 9 see. Now it's a No. 3 seed.
Washington Regional
George Mason scored a 70-67 win at Wichita State in ESPN's Bracketbusters, which might have gotten the Patriots the CAA's first at-large bid in 20 years. The Shockers' Paul Miller against Jai Lewis is nearly 600 pounds worth of pivot.
No. 1 seed Connecticut vs. No. 5 seed Washington is an all-Huskies game. Brandon Roy, a 6-6 senior wing, gets to showcase his game in the East. A Connecticut vs. George Mason final would pit Gay from Archbishop Spalding High In Severn, Md., against Thomas from Baltimore's Mount St. Joseph High. Two years ago, they shared The Baltimore Sun's All-Metro player of the year honor.
Minneapolis Regional
This field seems out of place in the North Country, since three of the four were members of the Big East.
Both Villanova and Boston College share the ball, but the Wildcats rely on their four guards, while the Eagles go through Craig Smith. Villanova nearly upset North Carolina in this round last year, and BC, now in the Atlantic Coast Conference, is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1994, when it upset the Tar Heels to get there.
Sleek Florida, the national leader in field-goal percentage, goes against a Georgetown team that can play at multiple speeds. The Gators are making their first Sweet 16 since 2000, when they reached the NCAA final. The Hoyas last went this far in 2001, before they were beaten by Maryland.
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