Nearly half the remaining Sweet 16 comes from those two conferences as schools from the ACC and Big East were a combined 7-0 in the Round of 32. Things weren’t so great for the Big 12 and SEC.

In the finals, he scored 17 points. Noah set a Sweet 16 record, topping the mark of former Tennessee Volunteers star Chris Lofton, by hitting 19 three-pointers in the tournament. Noah scored 35 ...