Arizona and UCLA both are among the last 16 standing.
Jon Wilner The San Jose Mercury News On six occasions over the long history of the NCAA Tournament, the western third of the country has sent two teams to the Final Four.If there was ever a chance to dominate the sport’s grandest stage, it’s this year.Arizona, the No. 2 overall seed, is still alive in the South .The Bruins will face North Carolina, with the winner meeting either Purdue or St. Peter’s.Arizona gets Houston , then either Villanova or Michigan.
Winner: Shaheen Holloway. The former Sean Hall guard is working magic at St. Peter’s, a small school in Jersey City that plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. His Peacocks are just the third No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16 and the first team from the MAAC to ever advance that far. Oh, and They are the first team from New Jersey to reach the second weekend since Seton Hall did it in 2000 with a point guard named … Shaheen Holloway.
Winner: ACC. Criticized for most of the season, it has roared to life in the Madness with three teams in the Sweet 16 and its two standard-bearers, North Carolina and Duke, alive and well. Winner: San Francisco. A city that cares little for college basketball might stoop to show a passing interest if Duke and Gonzaga meet Saturday with the Final Four on the line.
Winner: Conference diversity. Nine different leagues are represented in the Sweet 16, led by the ACC and Big 12 and including three that don’t play FBS football: the West Coast, Big East and Metro Atlantic.Winner: Capital One commercials. Bird and Magic together? More, please.
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