March Madness was cranked up to a higher level of chaos the last few days as the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket broke open with two No. 1 seeds getting sent home, a No. 15 seed punching its ticket to the Sweet 16 and No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson making history as the second such team to ever defeat a No. 1 seed. All that stands between us and a Sweet 16 now is one full Sunday slate. Buckle up.
Round 2 wraps Sunday with eight games that will officially put a bow on the first full weekend of this year’s NCAA Tournament where eight teams will get sent home and the other eight will punch its tickets to the second weekend. If the rest of this week is any indication, the one thing we can expect is the unexpected.
Saturday alone provided fireworks we rarely see as No. 1 seed Kansas was eliminated by No. 8 seed Arkansas and No. 15 seed Princeton played its way into the final sixteen for the first time since well before expansion in 1967. Sunday shapes up to deliver goodies as well with No. 3 seed Kansas State an underdog to No. 6 seed Kentucky, No. 2 seed Marquette narrowly favored over No. 7 seed Michigan State and No. 3 seed Baylor vs. No. 6 seed Creighton basically sitting at a pick ’em.
And oh, by the way, did we mention a No. 16 seed could play its way into the Sweet 16 as well? Fairleigh Dickinson could make history as the only team to do that. After stunning No. 1 seed Purdue in Round 1 on Friday, the Knights could do what has never been done before in NCAA Tournament history in getting to the second weekend as a 16 seed.
Of course, getting some extra skin in the games may help put you in the tournament spirit (if you aren’t already there). Below, our CBS Sports experts have provided their insight with picks straight up and against the spread for some of the top games on Sunday’s extended slate. Our expert brackets may offer some help on this front as well.
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Author : Kyle Boone
Publish date : 2023-03-19 16:00:34
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