And ohhhhhh, how sweet, with 16 of the best teams in college basketball advancing to the second weekend. There is no Sister Jean, George Mason, VCU or Butler, just some of the best programs, coaches and players in college basketball. As someone who loves college basketball, I can’t tell you how much I enjoy seeing the Kentucky’s and Carolina’s and Duke’s and Tennessee’s and Michigan’s of the world in the second weekend of the tournament. They’ve been the best teams all season long and I can’t wait to see them all play each other this weekend.
Of course, just because we’re down to 16 teams doesn’t mean we have any better feel for how this tournament will actually play out.