Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Iowa vs Florida What a game and what an ending led to what a shocker. Florida was the buzz team entering the tournament, attempting to win consecutive national championships, but was felled by a Hawkeyes team who is hitting on all cylinders offensively and defensively. The game had some controversy, as a disputed "punch" that didn't happen allowed Alvaro Folgueiras to hit the game winning three with second remaining.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Iowa vs Florida. With not many upsets happening in this round, the Hawkeyes ousting the Gators was a shocker to the system and the first real major upset in this tournament.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: BIG TEN. A day after going 4-0 in the tournament, the Big Ten won both their games on Sunday to put six teams in the Sweet 16. Not only did Purdue hold off Miami to advance, but Iowa pulled off a major upset, toppling the first No. 1 seed.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: ACC. The ACC lost both their games on Sunday, making Duke their lone representative in the Sweet 16. One of the losses was a seed upset, as No. 3 Virginia lost to Tennessee in a game the Cavaliers spent most of the game playing from behind.
DUD OF THE DAY: Tennessee vs Miami-OH. After Miami-OH's outstanding performance over SMU in the First Four, everyone was waiting to see what this team could do against a really good Tennessee team. Well, it didn't go very well. The Redhawks were overmatched early and this was never a game. The Volunteers understood to not take Miami-OH lightly, and they overwhelmed the Redhawks.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Alabama vs Texas Tech. When filling out my bracket, this was a tough one to pick. Both teams would be missing one of their best players and each has shown the ability to have high ceiling and low floors. Well, we saw the Crimson Tide's ceiling at the same time we saw the Red Raiders' floor. The Tide hit 19 of 42 (!!!) threes while the Raiders missed 21 of their 25 shots from behind the arc.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Iowa vs Florida. With not many upsets happening in this round, the Hawkeyes ousting the Gators was a shocker to the system and the first real major upset in this tournament.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: BIG TEN. A day after going 4-0 in the tournament, the Big Ten won both their games on Sunday to put six teams in the Sweet 16. Not only did Purdue hold off Miami to advance, but Iowa pulled off a major upset, toppling the first No. 1 seed.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: ACC. The ACC lost both their games on Sunday, making Duke their lone representative in the Sweet 16. One of the losses was a seed upset, as No. 3 Virginia lost to Tennessee in a game the Cavaliers spent most of the game playing from behind.
DUD OF THE DAY: Tennessee vs Miami-OH. After Miami-OH's outstanding performance over SMU in the First Four, everyone was waiting to see what this team could do against a really good Tennessee team. Well, it didn't go very well. The Redhawks were overmatched early and this was never a game. The Volunteers understood to not take Miami-OH lightly, and they overwhelmed the Redhawks.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Alabama vs Texas Tech. When filling out my bracket, this was a tough one to pick. Both teams would be missing one of their best players and each has shown the ability to have high ceiling and low floors. Well, we saw the Crimson Tide's ceiling at the same time we saw the Red Raiders' floor. The Tide hit 19 of 42 (!!!) threes while the Raiders missed 21 of their 25 shots from behind the arc.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: Flavorful Sweet 16. Much has been made about the lack of Cinderellas, blowouts and power conferences dominating this tournament ... but what that does is give us a really compelling week of basketball. The Sweet 16 gives us Duke-St. John's, UConn-Michigan State, Houston-Illinois, Arizona-Arkansas, Michigan-Alabama, Purdue-Texas, Iowa State-Tennessee and Nebraska-Iowa. That includes the conference tournament champions of the ACC, Big East, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 ... all of the power five conferences. You have these coaches: Rick Pitino, Danny Hurley, Tom Izzo, John Calipari, Kelvin Sampson, Jon Scheyer, Brad Underwood, Dusty May, Nate Oates, Matt Painter, Rick Barnes, Sean Miller, T.J. Otzelberger, Tommy Lloyd, Ben McCollum and Fred Hoiberg. Wow! Of those coaches, 10 of them have reached a Final Four and four of them have won national championships.
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