Mar 27, 20211 min read

CBB: Sweet 16 preview, rankings

Top-25 Teams:

1. Gonzaga (28-0, 100)

2. Baylor (24-2, 98)

3. Michigan (21-4, 96)

4. Loyola-Chicago (26-4, 94)

5. Alabama (25-6, 93)

6. Arkansas (24-6, 90)

7. Houston (26-3, 89)

8. USC (23-7, 88)

9. Villanova (18-6, 87)

10. Florida State (17-6, 86)

11. Oregon (21-6, 85)

12. Creighton (21-8, 84)

13. UCLA (19-9, 77)

14. Syracuse (18-9, 76)

15. Oral Roberts (18-10, 75)

16. Oregon State (19-12, 74)

17. Illinois (24-7, 73)

18. Iowa (22-9, 72)

19. Oklahoma State (21-9, 71)

20. Kansas (21-9, 70)

21. Ohio State (22-10, 69)

22. West Virginia (19-10, 68)

23. Abilene Christian (24-5, 62)

24. Texas (19-8, 61)

25. Purdue (18-10, 60)

Sweet 16 Preview: The second week of the NCAA Tournament gets going on Saturday, March 27 as Loyola-Chicago (-6.5) takes on Oregon State, Baylor (-6.5) looks to return to the Elite Eight versus Villanova, Oral Roberts (+11) hopes to keep their Cinderella run going against Arkansas, and Syracuse (+6) gets Houston in the night cap. The following day, top seeds Gonzaga (-13.5) and Michigan (-3) face Creighton and Florida State, respectively. The Pac-12 takes over on Sunday night as UCLA (+6) gets Alabama before USC (-2.5) looks to beat Oregon again. The must-see players heading into the Sweet 16 include Jared Butler (Baylor), Buddy Boeheim (Syracuse), Herb Jones (Alabama), Cameron Krutwig (Loyola), Evan Mobley (USC), Moses Moody (Arkansas), Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga), Franz Wagner (Michigan), and many others.

Final Four Odds:

1. Gonzaga (+160)

2. Baylor (+350)

3. Michigan (+650)

4. Houston (+900)

Odds according to Vegas Insider.

Tournament MVP:

1. Drew Timme (Gonzaga, 20.0 PPG)

2. Quentin Grimes (Houston, 20.0 PPG)

3. Jared Butler (Baylor, 14.5 PPG)

4. Cameron Krutwig (Loyola, 14.5 PPG)

5. Hunter Dickinson (Michigan, 14.0 PPG)