Saturday, March 27, 2021

Sweet Sixteen - Saturday - Tournament Tidbits

Oregon State is 15-20 in the NCAA Tournament

Oregon State is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1982 and the 8th time overall.  They are 2-5 in the Elite Eight.

Oregon State is 6-1 in the Sweet Sixteen

Pac 12 teams are now 12-8 vs. the Missouri Valley, but this is the first time time teams from those conferences played each other in the Sweet Sixteen

#12 seeds are now 2-0 vs. #8 seeds.  #12 Missouri defeated #8 UCLA 82-73 in the 2002 Sweet Sixteen in the only other matchup between the seeds.

Oregon State is the second #12 seed to advance to the Elite Eight.  Missouri in 2002 was the other.

Oregon State is the first Pac 12 team in the Elite Eight since Oregon in 2017 and the first Pac 12 tournament champion in the Elite Eight since Oregon in 2016

Loyola Chicago is 15-6 in the NCAA Tournament

Loyola Chicago is 2-3 in the Sweet Sixteen

Baylor is 17-14 in the NCAA Tournament

Baylor is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2012 and the 6th time overall.  They are 2-3 in the Elite Eight.

Baylor is 3-2 in the Sweet Sixteen

Baylor is 2-0 vs. the Big East in the tournament.  They defeated Creighton 85-55 in the 2014 Round of 32.

Big Twelve ends a 3-game tournament losing streak against the Big East.  They are now 19-20 vs. the Big East.

The win marks the 5th straight tournament that at least one Big Twelve team is in the Elite Eight.

  • 2021 - Baylor
  • 2019 - Texas Tech
  • 2018 - Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
  • 2017 - Kansas
  • 2016 - Kansas, Oklahoma

#1 seeds are now 46-9 vs. #5 seeds including 41-9 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Villanova is 67-38 in the NCAA Tournament

Villanova's loss snaps a 5-game tournament winning streak against the Big Twelve.  They are 5-2 vs. the Big Twelve.  Their only other loss was 72-57 vs. Kansas in the 2008 Sweet Sixteen.

The loss for Villanova also snaps a 3-game Sweet Sixteen winning streak.  Their last loss in the Sweet Sixteen was also the loss to Kansas in 2008.

The loss for Villanova also snaps a 3-game winning streak against #1 seeds.  Their last loss against a #1 seed was 83-69 vs. North Carolina in the 2009 National Semifinals.

Villanova is 0-3 on March 27 tying Kansas State and Notre Dame for the worst record on March 27.

Arkansas is 45-32 in the NCAA Tournament

Arkansas is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1995 and the 10th time overall.  They are 6-3 in the Elite Eight.

SEC is 3-2 vs. the Summit League including 1-1 in the 2021 tournament

#3 seeds are 2-0 vs. #15 seeds.  Florida defeated Florida Gulf Coast 62-50 in the 2013 Sweet Sixteen.

This is the 2nd straight tournament that the SEC has a team in the Elite Eight.  Auburn and Kentucky played each other in the 2019 Elite Eight.

Oral Roberts is 4-6 in the NCAA Tournament

Oral Roberts is 1-1 in the Sweet Sixteen

Summit League teams are 0-3 in the Sweet Sixteen

Houston is 32-26 in the NCAA Tournament

Houston is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1984 and the 6th time overall.  They are 5-0 in the Elite Eight.

Houston's win over Syracuse is their first tournament win over an ACC team since they defeated Virginia 49-47 in the 1984 Final Four.  They are 5-4 vs. the ACC.

Houston's win over Syracuse is the first for an AAC team over an ACC team in 3 games.

#2 seeds are 15-2 vs. #11 seeds.  Syracuse also lost as a #11 seed to #2 Duke in 2018.

Houston is the 2nd AAC team in the Elite Eight.  Connecticut was in the Elite Eight in 2014.

Syracuse is 70-41 in the NCAA Tournament

Syracuse is 10-14 in the Sweet Sixteen.  The 14 losses is tied with Louisville for the most all-time.

Syracuse has lost their last 4 games against #2 seeds

Syracuse's 46 points is their fewest in 111 tournament games.  Their previous low was 51 vs. Princeton in the 1992 Round of 64.

Syracuse's 46 points is the fewest that Houston has allowed in 58 tournament games.  Their previous low was 47 vs. Virginia in the 1984 National Semifinals.




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