The first weekend of the 2009 NCAA Tournament came to a thrilling close on Sunday. Syracuse, Xavier, Kansas, and Arizona found their way into the Sweet Sixteen without having to sweat too much on Sunday. The other four victors on the day had to work much harder to move on to the next round. Pittsburgh outlasted an impressive Oklahoma St team 84-76, Missouri got by Marquette in the final seconds 83-79, Michigan St knocked off red hot USC 74-69, and Louisville survived a scare from a very determined Siena squad 79-72.
When the weekend was over and the Sweet Sixteen was set, almost all the major contenders remained. In fact, this 2009 tournament has the lowest combined total when adding up all the seeds of any NCAA tournament in history. Only Arizona (seeded 12th) and Purdue (seeded 5th) are not among the 16 teams originally expected to make it through the first weekend of play, according to seeding, and all the #1, #2, and #3 seeds are still alive. This should make for some terrific matchups in the Regional Semifinals and Finals this weekend.
Check back later in the week for a preview of those games.
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When the weekend was over and the Sweet Sixteen was set, almost all the major contenders remained. In fact, this 2009 tournament has the lowest combined total when adding up all the seeds of any NCAA tournament in history. Only Arizona (seeded 12th) and Purdue (seeded 5th) are not among the 16 teams originally expected to make it through the first weekend of play, according to seeding, and all the #1, #2, and #3 seeds are still alive. This should make for some terrific matchups in the Regional Semifinals and Finals this weekend.
Check back later in the week for a preview of those games.
Please feel free to comment if you have any questions or suggestions for Academics on Athletics
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