Friday, March 23, 2018

Sweet Sixteen Tidbits - Friday

Kansas is in the Elite Eight for the 3rd consecutive year and the 24th time overall.  They are 14-9 in the Elite Eight.  Kansas lost to Oregon 74-60 in last year's Elite Eight.

Kansas is 22-9 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Kansas is tournament-best 5-0 vs. #5 seeds.

Kansas wins a tournament-best 9th game in the state of Nebraska.  They are now 9-2 in Nebraska.

Clemson is 1-3 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Clemson is 0-2 vs. the Big Twelve.  They also lost to Missouri 86-78 in the 2010 Round of 64.

Clemson is 0-4 vs. #1 seeds.

Villanova is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2016 and the 14th time overall.  They are 5-8 in the Elite Eight.  Villanova defeated Kansas 64-59 in the 2016 Elite Eight in route to the National Championship.

Villanova is 12-6 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Villanova is 2-0 vs. West Virginia.  They also defeated West Virginia 90-75 in the 1962 Round of 32.

Villanova has won their last 3 tournament games vs. the Big Twelve.  They defeated Kansas and Oklahoma in the 2016 tournament.  They are 3-1 overall vs. the Big Twelve.

West Virginia is 3-8 in the Sweet Sixteen.

West Virginia is 1-4 vs. #1 seeds.

Duke is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2015 and the 21st time overall.  They are 16-4 in the Elite Eight. Duke defeated Gonzaga 66-52 in the 2015 Elite Eight in route to the National Championship.

Duke is 21-9 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Duke is 3-0 vs. Syracuse.

Syracuse is 10-13 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Texas Tech is in the Elite Eight for the first time in tournament history.

Texas Tech is 1-5 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Chris Beard ties Bob Knight for the most tournament wins in Texas Tech history with 3.

Purdue is 4-7 in the Sweet Sixteen.  They have lost 4 straight Sweet Sixteen games.





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