After the Sweet 16, it looked quite possible that we could have had all four No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four this weekend.
However, No. 2 Oklahoma beat Oregon 80-68 in the West as a 1-point underdog and No. 2 Villanova beat Kansas 64-59 in the Midwest in the regional title game as a 2-point 'dog last Saturday. On Sunday, Syracuse beat Virginia 68-62 in the South Regional as an 8-point underdog before North Carolina became the only No. 1 team and only favorite to win (and cover) with its 88-74 victory over Notre Dame as a 9.