March Madness bracket breakdown and Sweet 16 outlook
The NCAA Tournament defied past upsets with eight of the top two seeds reaching the Sweet 16. UConn and other top teams advanced, while Yale, James Madison, Grand Canyon, and Oakland exited. Texas A&M, N.C. State, and Purdue highlighted early rounds with standout performances and record TV viewership across CBS and Turner networks.
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Uconn
Yale
James Madison
Grand Canyon
Oakland
Texas A&m
Andersson Garcia
Houston
Purdue
Gonzaga
North Carolina
Cougars
Texas
A&m
Arizona
Tennessee
Marquette
Iowa State
Illinois
Creighton
Duke
Alabama
Jack Gohlke
Golden Grizzlies
Kentucky
Gohlke
N.C. State
Wolfpack
San Diego State
DJ Burns
ACC
Virginia
Clemson
Florida
Dan Hurley
NCAA
CBS
Turner
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Northwestern
San Diego St
Duquesne
Morehead St
Howard
Wagner
Stetson
Florida Atlantic
Auburn
BYU
Washington St
Drake
Iowa
South Dakota St
Mississippi St
Michigan St
Saint Mary's
Charleston
New Mexico
Baylor
Colgate
Dayton
Nevada
Long Beach St
Conn
Colorado St
Dayton, Ohio
Montana St
Grambling
Boise St
Colorado
Elite
Wash
Iowa St
Phoenix
NC State
INC
Carolina
G. Canyon
Midwest
Utah St
Kansas
Oregon
Samford
Longwood
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Vermont
Texas Tech
Western Ky
McNeese
South Carolina
Akron
Saint Peter’s
Michael Conroy
Utah State
Josh Uduje
Zach Edey
Indianapolis
Woswell