The top eight seeds also advanced in 2019, 2009, 1995 and 1989.
The Houston Cougars breathed a sigh of relief, celebrating their latest Sweet 16 berth.What looked like a victory in hand turned into an overtime thriller in the span of two minutes.Video above: How an arena prepares to host NCAA Tournament Emanuel Sharp started overtime with a 3-pointer that put Houston ahead to stay as the top-seeded Cougars advanced to the Sweet 16 back in Texas by topping No. 9 seed Texas A&M 100-95 on Sunday night.
The win by Houston means all eight teams seeded 1 and 2 advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time since the NCAA tourney started seeding in 1979. The Cougars will play Duke, a 93-55 winner over James Madison, on Friday in Dallas in the South Region semifinals. This will be Houston's fifth straight Sweet 16 and 16th all-time.Another No. 1 seed that advanced on Sunday was UConn.
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