The opening matchup of the next round has the potential to blow ... consequence of a Cinderella making it through the first two rounds is a blowout in the Sweet 16. Last year, defending champion ...

McNeese was the closest thing to a true Cinderella this year. Student manager Amir "Aura" Khan became a viral sensation. The Cowboys beat No. 5 Clemson 69-67 before reality hit in a 76-62 loss to No.

One upside to the absence of Cinderella stories in the Sweet 16 is that the matchups are all ... the narratives -- particularly with coaches -- and the potential for college basketball to hook ...

The Sweet 16 will begin in both the men’s and women ... Despite the noticeable absence of Cinderellas on both the men’s and women’s bracket, there will be plenty of drama and intrigue ...

After the Sweet 16 ended, only eight teams were left ... despite a relative lack of upsets or Cinderellas. March Madness upsets: Tracking broken NCAA tournament brackets as No. 3 LSU beats ...

After a jam-packed first four full days of the 2025 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments that saw games largely go as expected, 16 teams in each bracket still have dreams of their one ...