Jon Joseph

Thanks to H Duck for the detailed and spot-on takes on the Tournament to date. And other Forum friends who have corrected my errors. Six B1G teams in the Sweet 16 is a conference record. We will see one of Iowa or Nebraska in the Elite 8, matching up with Houston, not on the Cougars' usual home court, but just minutes away from campus. As friend H has noted, many of the Blue Blood basketball programs are not in this Sweet 16.

Here's the Sweet 16 broadcast information presented by On3 - Here's hoping that the B1G teams keep on making Bank. 🤑 On32026 NCAA Tournament: Tip-off times, TV channels announce...Tip-off times and television channels for the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen games have been announced by Turner.

Yes, it was a tough outing for Georgia. So far, the Big Ten is getting the benefit of the bounce. The Florida and Vanderbilt losses could have easily gone the other way. I think 4-seed Arkansas in the West has a decent chance of taking down Arizona and then Purdue, if Texas, behind excellent coach Sean Miller and playing with house money, hasn't already defeated Purdue. 4-seed Bama in the Midwest has the size to pull off a B1G upset and take down Michigan. It's March, and there will be Madness and mad fans. Unfortunately, Oregon fans know what it's like for their team to Flounder 😁 in the postseason. 🤬

CBS Sports looks at FanDuel's 2026 Big Ten Wins Total. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-win-totals-2026-odds-predictions-picks-each-team/

A Sweet 16 ranking from SBNation - https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/1107507/sweet-16-teams-march-madness?ueid=66c3ca35924fb3254520a3f8fe2aa9ce&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SB%20Nation%20Daily%20Update%202026-03-23&utm_term=

Bleacher Reports Tourney Winners and Losers includes Kentucky's $22 million roster on the L side. Winners and Losers of the Men's 2026 NCAA Tournament Sund...The 2026 men's NCAA tournament field has now been whittled from 68 teams down to the Sweet 16.

FYI - Andy Staples, who walked on at Florida and is well-versed in It Just Means More stuff, recommends the following win total bets - OVER - Georgia 9.5, Kentucky 4.5, Oklahoma 7.5, Ole Miss 7.5, but only if Trinidad Chambliss is eligible, so stay away from the Rebels. UNDER - Vanderbilt 6.5 In Andy's opinion, the other SEC teams are too close to call, including Texas 9.5, Texas A&M 9.5, Alabama 8.5, and LSU 7.5. This will be Kiffin's toughest SEC slate. PO teams Alabama, Texas A+M, and Ole Miss are on the schedule, and LSU also plays Texas, and is on the road at Auburn and Tennessee. The last two games in the regular season see the Tigers on the road at Tennessee and Arkansas. Dabo and Clemson will be looking for revenge in Kiffin's opening game. Will QB Sam Leavitt be healthy after last season's foot injury? The word is that Kiffin really wanted UW's Demond Williams and settled for Leavitt. Off the Wall - When USC Athletic Director Jen Cohen was the AD at Washington, she hired Kalen DeBoer. If Riley does not get the Trojans to the playoffs and Bama wins 9 or fewer games, could we see DeBoer in LA?

Cornhuskers were this close to being shucked. 🤪 On3WATCH: Fred Hoiberg reacts to Tyler Tanner's near half-co....

On3, courtesy of ESPN, ranks the Sweet 16 - So far, I think B12 Iowa State has been more impressive than Arizona. I also wonder if Arizona has the size to match up with the Wolverines. A Midwest Regional final of Michigan vs. Iowa State could produce the tournament champion. On32026 March Madness: ESPN ranks all remaining Sweet 16 tea....

It's a B1G Tournament - https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2026/03/23/march-madness-winners-losers-sweet-16-ncaa-tournament/89278154007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_term=hero&utm_

The Sweet 16 - Thursday, March 26th 11 Texas vs 2 Purdue - 7 PM/ 4 PM - CBS - San Jose B1G vs SEC. Texas could be the best 11-seed in NCAA Tournament history. 9 Iowa vs 4 Nebraska - 7:30 PM/ 4:30 PM - TBS - Houston As was the case with Alabama vs. Oklahoma in the CFB playoff, with many teams from the same conference in the field, there will be teams from the same conference matching up. It so happens that the Hawkeyes and the Huskers are permanent football opponents and have a terrific rivalry. 4 Arkansas vs 1 Arizona - 9:45 PM/ 6:45 PM - CBS - San Jose 3 Illinois vs 2 Houston - 10:05 PM/ 7:05 PM - TBS - Houston Home cooking for the Houston Cougars. Friday, March 27th 5 Saint John's vs 1 Duke - 7 PM/ 4 PM - CBS - Washington, DC 1 Michigan vs 4 Alabama - 7:35 PM/ 4:35 PM - TBS - Chicago One sure bet: more fans will be wearing Blue than Crimson. The second B1G vs SEC match-up. 3 Michigan State vs 2 U Conn - 9:45 PM/ 6:45 PM - CBS - DC Hats off to coach Tom Izzo, coaching in his 17th Sweet 16. A 10 PM tip-off. It's not about the money, it's about the student-athletes, right? 🤑 6 Tennessee vs 2 Iowa State 10 PM/ 7 PM - TBS - Chicago ENJOY!

UCLA battled, but UConn was just too tough. Especially without the Bruins' top scorer and rebounder, Biladeau, not able to go. Six B1G teams in the Sweet 16 is a B1G conference record.

Well, tough loss, but consider the location and the competition. Graves and crew are bringing women's CBB back. South Carolina lost in Austin. An excellent and well-coached Longhorns team is odds-on to win it all. But UCLA may be Bruin-up another idea.

You don't need a Hawk's Eye to see that the B1G is coming through. See you later, Gator. Iowa 73 - Florida 72 - In Tampa, Florida. 😍 6th B1G team to advance to the Sweet 16. Come on, UCLA!

What the Pac-10 needed was a litigator with Mike Witty's experience and moxie, and not the firm of Bend, Over, and Smile.