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Arizona Over San Diego State – Defense Makes All the Difference
Three things make Arizona great and national championship material: Their defense, Aaron Gordon and Nick Johnson. Defensive efficiency is almost a given, even against a tough San Diego State team which Arizona overcame 70-64, but Gordon leading the team until Johnson finally woke up in the final three minutes was just as important.
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Dayton Over Stanford – Cinderella Isn’t Done Yet
There always has to be one team that defies belief, and the Dayton Flyers are the ones doing it this year, carrying on their improbable march towards the Elite Eight with a 82-72 win over Stanford, showing once more just how valuable it is to have no stars but simply 12 players who do what they’re told and can contribute at any given time.
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Wisconsin Over Baylor – Overwhelming Right From the Start
In what was quite the contrast of styles from even before tip off, Wisconsin were a bit too much in pretty much every way imaginable for Baylor, tearing the matchup zone to shreds through a great game by Frank Kaminsky and once again presenting a defense that seemed like it was a bit too much for a slightly shocked Bears team, losing 69-52.
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Florida Over UCLA – According to Plan
This group that has done so well for Florida this season and in the past isn’t unfamiliar with being in the final eight of College Basketball. The 79-68 win over UCLA? Nothing but routine, mostly thanks to a big shooting night from Michael Frazier. But this time, the expectations from everyone are a lot higher.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (Baylor vs Wisconsin, San Diego State vs Arizona)
The West regional semifinals will give us an opening game of Big 12 vs Big Ten as Baylor take on Wisconsin, while later on comes the number one seed in the region, Arizona, playing against San Diego State.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (UCLA vs Florida, Dayton vs Stanford)
After a few days of rest the NCAA Tournament resumes with the Sweet Sixteen stage. In the South region, the semifinals give us two double digit seeds in Dayton and Stanford opening the evening, followed by another Pac-12 team, UCLA, facing the number one team in the country, Florida.
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Sweet Sixteen – Ranking the Favorites to Win the 2014 NCAA Tournament
Reaching the Sweet Sixteen stage of the NCAA tournament also means a few days without basketball. This rest is also time to further analyze and try and decipher who the favorites and underdogs are from those that are left, which pretty much means separating between teams like Florida, Louisville and Arizona from the likes of Dayton and Stanford.
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The Teams in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
The 2014 edition of the NCAA Tournament has reached its Sweet Sixteen stage, with three teams from the Pac-12 (Arizona, Stanford, UCLA), three from the SEC (Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee) three from the Big Ten (Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin), two from the Big 12 (Baylor, Iowa State), two from the American Conference (UConn, Louisville), one from the ACC (Virginia), one from the Atlantic 10 (Dayton) and one from Mountain West Conference (San Diego Aztecs).
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Kentucky Over Wichita State – One and Done Ain’t so Bad
It’s hard to say what was the more meaningful statement from Kentucky beating Wichita State and moving on to the Sweet Sixteen. That John Calipari and his players aren’t as bad as the critics loved to say, or that the undefeated run from the Shockers has ended way earlier than anyone expected it to.
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Iowa State Over North Carolina – Injuries Make You Stronger
In probably the best game of the NCAA tournament so far, DeAndre Kane proved to be the hero for Iowa State in a dramatic 85-83 win over North Carolina, which ended with a little bit of controversy due to an uncalled timeout, but didn’t deny the Cyclones their trip to the Sweet Sixteen.