Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all four games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Wichita State vs Kansas. Just like on Friday, there wasn't a ton of nail-biting upsets today. However, the feel and fire of the Wichita State-Kansas game was palpable. A battle of the Sunflower State being played in Omaha, the crowd and both teams were into this. The fact that the Jayhawks have been ducking the Shockers put a little spice on this one.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Michigan State over Virginia. There were three games where the lower seeded team won, but none of them felt like a true upset. Sure, Wichita State running Kansas was ... shocking. And while a lot of people penciled in Michigan State over Virginia here, it still is a pretty big upset. Michigan State hasn't had their typical Sparty season and Virginia has spent most of the year near the top of the rankings. For the Spartans to end Virginia's season like this was an upset.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: ACC. Sorry for beating a dead horse, but the ACC is now 11-1 in the tournament. Sure, Virginia lost today, but the league has 5 of the Sweet 16 and, due to NC State and Louisville facing off in the next round, one guaranteed spot in the Elite 8.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: Big Ten. The Big Ten split their games today, with Wisconsin and Michigan State winning and Iowa and Maryland losing. Nothing to be ashamed of here, but they were the one league to have multiple losses.
DUD OF THE DAY: Duke vs San Diego State. Just not a good game to watch. Duke had this game in control pretty much the entire way.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Duke. If Okafor dominates the paint like this and they keep hitting all those shots ... they are scary good.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: Great coaching. Just look at the names of some of these coaches in the Sweet 16. Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Tom Izzo, Bob Huggins, Bo Ryan, Mark Few, Sean Miller, Lon Kruger and Mike Brey have a combined 10 titles and loads of tournament experience. Steve Alford, Mark Gottfried, Gregg Marshall, Larry Krystkowiak and Chris Mack aren't slouches, either. This is a big dog bracket of coaching.
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