March Madness: Sweet Sixteen Thrills

0:00On March 27th, March Manus is heating up in the 2026 NCAA, A-Men's basketball tournament. Duke grabbed the number one overall seed in the East region, with Arizona leading the West, Michigan topping the Midwest, and Florida holding the South. The 60-18 field kicked off March 17th, with first four games in Dayton, Ohio, and now we're heading into the sweet 16 after two, full rounds of action. Early rounds deliver plenty of thrills, including upsets like 12th-seated high-point knocking-off, 5th-seated Wisconsin, and 9th-seated Iowa, stunning top-seated Florida in the second round. Favorites mostly held serve, though, with Duke, Arizona, Michigan, and Houston, all advancing comfortably past early challengers. Fans are buzzing over the drama, from overtime thrillers like VCU's win over North Carolina to Texas' gritty path as an 11th seed into the sweet 16. These surprises have shaken up brackets everywhere and kept underdogs in the spotlight.

1:00Now the sweet 16 tips off Thursday, in places like San Jose, Houston, Washington, DC, and Chicago. Matchups include number one, Duke against 5th-seated St. John's Arizona, facing 4th-seated Arkansas, and Purdue taking on Texas in the West. Expect more fireworks as these regional battles paved the way to the final four, with the national title game set for late March in Indianapolis.