The Sweet 16 round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament reaches its conclusion, with eight teams vying for four spots in the Elite Eight.. Two No. 1 seeds enter the action Friday, including ...

No. 1 seed USC closes out the Sweet 16 against No. 5 seed Kansas State in its first game without JuJu Watkins, after the Trojans' star guard sustained a season-ending knee injury in the second round.

Under first-year head coach Mark Pope, the Wildcats (24-11) have downed Troy and Illinois to reach the Sweet 16. Kentucky won both meetings against Tennessee this season by combined 16 points.

The Sweet 16 is underway, and four more teams will advance to the Elite Eight on Friday. No No. 1 seed has gone down yet, and the SEC is assured of at least three teams in the Elite Eight, with as ...