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Ranking the 2022 Men’s Sweet 16: Who Looks Strongest?

What was once 68 is now just 16 after six days of near-nonstop hoops action.

The men’s Sweet 16 is set, and after a week of upsets it’s time to reset and rerank the teams still in contention to cut down the nets in New Orleans. Nine different seed lines and eight different conferences are represented as we head into the tournament’s second weekend, and three of the four No. 1 seeds remain standing (but not defending champ Baylor). Who’s the team to beat? And who’s just lucky to still be dancing? Here’s our updated top 16 power rankings.