North Carolina, Duke, and NC State have all advanced to the Sweet 16 together for the first time since 2015. This marks the fifth time that these three teams have reached the Sweet 16 together, with previous occurrences in 2015, 2005, 1989, and 1986. Additionally, this year's NCAA Tournament saw all No. 1 and No. 2 seeds advance to the Sweet 16, a feat that has only happened four times since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The Sweet 16 lineup features a chalky scenario with all top 8 seeds still in contention, making for potentially exciting matchups.
No surprises during the first and second rounds of the NCAA Menβs Basketball Tournament. All four top seeds have advanced but face big challenges in the first round of the Sweet 16. And donβt sleep on Clemson. https://t.co/ywKgVklAJw https://t.co/GnKunyFNYh
The top two seeds from each region are headed to the Sweet 16 for just the fifth time. One double-digit seed will join them. Most of the Cinderellas that put the madness in March busted out of the bracket long before midnight. https://t.co/asx3iPe4wZ
All top 8 seeds advance to Sweet 16 in #MarchMadness https://t.co/Yt2sBNxkgM
Bracket not busted: All top 8 seeds advance to Sweet 16 in chalky March Madness https://t.co/lhy6wMbka6
Seven of these eight teams made the Sweet 16 https://t.co/TwLQ6XQAl3
We've got a very chalky Sweet 16. Only one team seeded lower than No. 5 is still alive, and that's No. 11 N.C. State. Top 8 teams are still playing. and two of the four No. 3 seeds. We've got a loaded postgame show for you on TBS. Been a great week!!!
Only 4 non-chalk seeds (one in each region) in the #Sweet16, and two of those are merely 5s instead of 4s, and only one double-digit seed. The chalkiest Sweet 16 in a while, but good matchups. These could be great: Iowa St/Illinois Tenn/Creighton UNC/Bama Hou/Duke Gonz/Purdue
This is fifth time since the start of seeding in 1979 that all 8 top 2 seeds advanced to Sweet 16. Also happened: 2019 2009 1995 1989
Number 1 seeds are now 73-6 versus 9 seeds in the second round. Houston's win also assures us that all Number 1 and 2 seeds are in the Sweet 16, marking the fifth time ever (1989, 1995, 2009, 2019, 2024) that's happened.
All #1 seeds make it to the Sweet 16! β Each team is looking strong for #MarchMadness πͺ https://t.co/g3A6lVb6p1 https://t.co/8RkQL8Z2Yv
All four No. 1 and No. 2 seeds survived the weekend. Overall, 10 of the top 12 seeds made it to the Sweet 16. Should make for an amazing rest of the NCAA Tournament.
All #1 seeds make it to the Sweet 16! β Each team is looking strong! πͺ https://t.co/g3A6lVb6p1 https://t.co/8RkQL8Z2Yv
Higher seeds were only 21-11 in first round of NCAA Tournament but turns out lots of chalk in Sweet 16. Look at the seeds remaining, with all the 1s and 2s still left. 1-5, 2-3 1-4, 2-6 1-4, 2-11 (NC State) 1-5, 2-3
Every No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed in the men's NCAA Tournament advanced to the Sweet 16. This is only the fifth time that's happened since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985. https://t.co/p5AljEnpsJ
Watching all eight #1 and #2 seeds cruise into the Sweet 16. https://t.co/75jOeok2dZ
Reminder that chalky second rounds usually give us awesome Sweet 16 games. Stay with it. We got four 1-vs-4 or 1-vs-5 games, two 2-vs-3 games, and a 2-vs-6.
A Houston victory would mean that every top-two seed would make the Sweet 16. That's only happened four times since the NCAA tournament bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985. 2019 2009 1995 1989
Only times since start of seeding in 1979 that all 8 top 2 seeds advanced to Sweet 16: 2019 2009 1995 1989 https://t.co/pJXRVFS43j
If Houston wins, all of the No. 1 and 2 seeds will have advanced to the Sweet 16.
This is 5th time Duke, UNC and NC St all reached Sweet 16. Also: 2015 2005 1989 1986 https://t.co/l5ZwGLd8JK
North Carolina, Duke and NC State back in the Sweet 16 together for the first time since 2015.