Sweet Sixteen Tidbits

Arkansas 74 Gonzaga 68

Arkansas is in the Elite Eight for the 2nd consecutive tournament and the 11th time overall.

It is the 4th time in school history that Arkansas has been in the Elite Eight in back to back years (1978 & 1979, 1990 & 1991, 1994 & 1995)

Arkansas's win is their first ever vs. a #1 seed.  They were previously a tournament-worst 0-10 vs. #1 seeds.

Arkansas' win is their first ever vs. a #1 ranked AP team.  They were previously tied for a tournament-worst 0-5 vs. #1 ranked teams.

Arkansas is 11-5 as a #4 seed all-time.  Only Louisville (19) and Syracuse (14) have won more games as a #4 seed.

Arkansas is 16-4 when playing on Thursdays in the tournament.

Gonzaga' lost in the Sweet Sixteen as a #1 seed for the first time.  They were previously 3-0 as a #1 seed in the Sweet Sixteen.

With Gonzaga's loss, the #1 ranked AP fails to win the tournament for the 9th consecutive tournament.  Since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, only 4 #1 teams (out of 37) have won the National Championship.

Villanova 63 Michigan 55

Villanova is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018 and the 15th time overall.

Villanova is 3-0 vs. Michigan in the tournament.  The other two times they played Michigan, they won a national championship that year.

• 1985 Round of 32 - Villanova 59 Michigan 55
• 2018 National Championship - Villanova 79 Michigan 62
• 2022 Sweet Sixteen - Villanova 63 Michigan 55

Villanova is 8-4 vs. the Big Ten including 3-0 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Villanova has won 11 straight games as the higher seed.  They are 5-0 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen as a higher seed.

Villanova has won 9 straight games as a #2 seed.

Villanova is tied with Louisville for a tournament-best 5-0 vs. #11 seeds.

Villanova has won 6 straight tournament games played in the state of Texas including a 3-0 record all-time in San Antonio.

Villanova is a tournament-best 5-0 on March 24.

Villanova has won 11 straight tournament games played on Thursday.

Michigan is 2-4 vs. Big East teams in the tournament.  Every time they have lost to a Big East team, that team won the national championship.

Michigan is 5-3 when playing games in state of Texas.  Every time they have lost a tournament game in Texas, the team they lost to won the national championship.

Duke 78 Texas Tech 73

Duke is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 and the 23rd time overall.

Mike Krzyzewski wins his 100th tournament game all-time.

Duke is tournament-best 7-0 vs. teams from the state of Texas all-time in the tournament.

Duke's win is their first in the state of California.  They were previous 0-3 in the tournament in California.

Houston 72 Arizona 60

Houston is in the Elite Eight for the 2nd consecutive tournament and the 7th time overall.  Houston is a tournament best 6-0 all-time in the Elite Eight.

Houston is a tournament-best 6-0 all-time time when playing in the state of Texas.

Houston's win is their 2nd all-time over a #1 seed.  Their only other win over a #1 seed was vs. Louisville in the 1983 National Semifinals by the score of 94-81.

Arizona fails to advance to the Final Four for the 6th consecutive time as a #1 seed.  They have been a #1 seed seven times and have only one Final Four in those seven appearances.

Arizona's loss is their first to a #5 seed.  They are now 3-1 vs. #5 seeds.

Arizona has lost 3 consecutive tournament games on Thursday.

Saint Peter's 67 Purdue 64

Saint Peter's is in their first Elite Eight in school history.

Saint Peter's is the first #15 seed to advance to the Elite Eight in tournament history.

Saint Peter's is a tournament-best 3-1 as a #15 seed all-time.

Saint Peter's is the first Metro Atlantic team to advance to the Elite Eight in tournament history.

Saint Peter's is 1-1 vs. Purdue in the tournament.  Purdue defeated Saint Peter's 65-43 in the 2011 Round of 64.

Saint Peter's win is their first tournament win on a Friday.  They were previously 0-3.

Purdue has lost 5 of their last 6 Sweet Sixteen games.

Purdue's loss is their first ever vs. a team seeded #14 or worse.

The Big Ten has no teams in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2017.

Kansas 66 Providence 61

Kansas is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018 and the 25th time overall.

Kansas wins their 2nd straight game vs. the Big East in the tournament.  It is the first time that Kansas has won two straight tournament games vs. the Big East in tournament history.

Kansas has won 4 straight Sweet Sixteen games.

Kansas is 5-0 in tournament games played in Illinois.

Kansas has won 10 of their last 11 tournament games played on a Friday.

Providence's loss is their first Sweet Sixteen loss since 1974.  They are 4-2 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Providence has lost 6 straight tournament games played on a Friday.

North Carolina 73 UCLA 66

North Carolina is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2017 and the 29th time overall.

North Carolina is 2-1 vs. UCLA in the tournament:

• 1968 National Championship - UCLA 78 North Carolina 55
• 1989 Round of 32 - North Carolina 88 UCLA 81
• 2022 Sweet Sixteen - North Carolina 73 UCLA 66

North Carolina has won 7 straight tournament games vs. the Pac Twelve and is 9-3 overall.

North Carolina has won 6 straight tournament games vs. teams from California.

North Carolina wins a record 10th game as a #8 seed.

#8 seeds are 8-4 vs. #4 seeds all-time in the tournament.

North Carolina is 6-1 playing tournament games in Pennsylvania.  Their only loss is the 1981 National Championship Game.

UCLA has lost 5 straight tournament games against teams from the state of North Carolina.

UCLA is 22-14 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen, but only 7-9 since the field expanded to 64.

UCLA's loss is their first ever against a #8 seed.  They were previously 3-0.

Miami, Florida 70 Iowa State 56

Miami is in the Elite Eight for the first time in school history.

It is the first time since 2010 that two schools will be making their first Elite Eight appearance (Butler, Tennessee).

#10 seeds are 2-2 vs. #11 seeds, but have won the last 2.

Miami's win is their first tournament win over the Big Twelve.  They are now 1-2 vs. the Big Twelve.

ACC has at least 3 teams in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2016 (when they had 4 teams).  It is the 5th time they have had 3 teams or more in the Elite Eight (1983, 1985, 2015, 2016 (4), 2022)

Iowa State is 1-6 vs. the ACC in the tournament.

Iowa State is 1-5 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Iowa State is 0-2 in Chicago with both losses in the Sweet Sixteen.

Iowa State is a tournament-worst 0-4 on March 25 in the tournament.