How sweet it is to be still alive and kicking in the NCAA Tournament. There are just 16 teams remaining in the field after the opening two rounds kicked out 48 of the opponents.
At this point, we still don’t have a 100 percent clear grasp on who might win it all. It looks like UConn is potentially checking all the boxes, but now all the No. 1 and 2 seeds made it into the Sweet 16 this year. It’s only the fifth time since 1979 that this has occurred.
With a lot of chalkier programs advancing into the later rounds, it’s a good time to analyze where the futures market stands for the national championship odds.