Here's a breakdown of which conferences are represented and why mid-major schools were unable to get over the hump during this year's tournament.

This time last year, the ACC and Big East were entering the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with a combined record of 14-1 and comprising seven teams of the Sweet 16 field. By contrast, the Big Ten and SEC placed just two teams apiece among the final 16 in 2024 after the conferences earned eight bids each to the Big Dance.

After a red hot start to the NCAA Tournament, the Big Ten cooled off slightly over the weekend. However, the conference will still be well represented in the March Madness regionals, sending four teams to the Sweet 16.

NCAA Tournament game schedule, announcers, TV channels, times for Elite Eight March Madness men's basketball games on television on Saturday, Sunday.

There are a handful of Sweet 16 teams that could even experience the same success when it comes to football season.  While a few of these are a stretch, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that eight remaining basketball programs’ players could be watching their football brethren in the College Football Playoff later this year.

Quite simply, this is not the year of the Cinderella squad. The silver lining: The second-weekend matchups are loaded.

Will Richard scored 15 points, Alijah Martin added 14 points and seven rebounds, and top-seeded Florida played a steady second half to run away from No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Tournament’s

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The exact moment the SEC became a basketball conference is still up for debate. What Rick Barnes can tell you is when his league was barely known for basketball. It was 1987, the beginning of what will someday be a hall of fame career for Tennessee's current coach.