The NCAA Tournament has definitely lived up to its name of March Madness so far this year. We enter the Sweet 16 after seeing all kinds of upsets and a field that no one saw coming. A few days ago, no one had ever heard of UMBC. Now they are the talk of the nation. The Retrievers became the first 16 seed to ever beat the number one seed in the opening round in the history of the tournament. They outplayed Virginia for most of the night, shooting the lights out from three and playing great defense. Fellow one-seed Xavier fell to Florida State in the second round. The South Region is a mess with 5-9 and 7-11 matchups in the Sweet 16. Teams like Arizona (4), Wichita State (4), Cincinnati (2), and Michigan State (3), make up part of a long list of upsets. Villanova, Duke, and West Virginia are a few survivors that stand out along with my personal pick: Michigan. The Wolverines squeaked by after Jordan Poole nailed a buzzer-beater three in classic March fashion to beat Houston after getting outplayed most of the night. I’m sure your bracket is in the trash by now, almost everyone’s is. Mine is hanging on by Michigan and not much else. Regardless of your bracket, the tournament has been super exciting so far and I can’t wait to see what the next round has in store for us.
