Tar Heel Blog · Mar 26, 2016
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Saturday Open Thread
Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY SportsThe non-ACC side of the draw.
West: #1 Oregon vs #2 Oklahoma, 6:09 PM, CBS
South: #1 Kansas vs #2 Villanova, 8:49 PM, CBS
With one side of the Final Four already a lock for two ACC teams, the Big 12 has a shot at owning the other side of the national semifinals. In the West Oregon faces Buddy Hield and Oklahoma. Oregon is actually favored by 1.5 after the Sooners were installed as a one point favorite.
So far in the tournament, three teams have won by double digits in their first three games. UNC is one of them and the other two are in the South Regional Final. Kansas is favored by 2 to advance to the Final Four.