Only 16 teams remain in the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament entering Thursday. By the end of this weekend, the field will be whittled down to the Final Four.
Four games will take place Thursday, split between San Francisco and San Antonio, before four more on Friday in Philadelphia and Chicago. Eight teams will remain entering the weekend, with two games Saturday and two on Sunday.
Nine different seed lines and eight conferences remain among the round of 16. Here’s what to watch for entering the Thursday games.