With Final Four and national championship pictures much clearer than they were a week ago, how do the remaining teams stack up headed into Sweet 16?

Those are some of the storylines as the 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament heads to the Sweet 16 this week and the road to the Final Four marches on. The biggest March Madness upset from the opening weekend came when top-seeded Florida lost to ninth-seeded Iowa in a second-round stunner out of the South Region.

Each team left has at least two games under their belt to show us how they perform on the NCAA Tournament stage.

Meanwhile, opinions are split in the NFC North

The women’s Sweet 16 will have a definite SEC feel with six teams advancing from that conference to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

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Harris played just three games for the Chargers last year before suffering a season-ending injury.

The challenge is that the grind starts early. For teams in the race, it can feel like playoff hockey a month or more before the postseason even begins. That puts added pressure on coaching staffs to manage energy levels. Rest and recovery start to matter just as much if not more than systems and structure.

INDIANAPOLIS (WTWO/WAWV) — The Barr-Reeve Vikings and Parke Heritage Wolves have both been named IBCA/Ballogy Team of The Week. The 27-1 Vikings will play Triton for the 1A State Championship Saturday morning at 10:30am.