There are only eight teams left in the NCAA Tournament and the Miami Hurricanes are one of them, despite being projected to finish 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
For such an occurrence, key takeaways exist from Miami’s third Sweet 16 appearance under 11th-year coach Jim Larrañaga, as the team moves into its first-ever Elite Eight:
1. Miami’s age may be the key ingredient to its success in the tournament.
Many of the top teams in college basketball see things change dramatically every year as the one-and-done philosophy has become very common in the game.