An historic Week 1 of the 2018 NCAA Tournament brought us giant killers, buzzer beaters, and incredible upsets, but also knocked six of the nine top collegiate prospects from Championship contention—a great run if you enjoy exciting basketball, and a massive downer if you’re watching with a Draft eye. Let’s take a look at how the biggest prospects handled their match-ups, and look ahead to a few Sweet 16 contents.
Players are listed in order of my pre-tournament draft rankings; all stats come from Synergy Sports, sports-reference.com or hoop-math.