In a tournament rattled by a plethora of upsets, to be one of the remaining 16 teams standing must be sweeter than ever.
The Sweet 16 round tips off Thursday evening with eight teams competing, with two games in Salt Late City and two more in Syracuse. The Elite Eight will be finalized Friday night when the rest of the Sweet 16 field dukes it out in both Houston and St. Louis.
Below is the complete Sweet 16 schedule (all times Eastern, on CBS):
Thursday, March 25
7:07 p.m.: (5) Butler vs. (1) Syracuse
7:27 p.m.: (11) Washington vs. (2) West Virginia
9:37 p.m.: (6) Xavier vs. (2) Kansas State
9:57 p.m.: (12) Cornell vs. (1) Kentucky
Friday, March 26
7:07 p.m.: (6) Tennessee vs. (2) Ohio State
7:27 p.m.: (10) St. Mary's vs. (3) Baylor
9:37 p.m.: (9) Norther Iowa vs. (5) Michigan State
9:57 p.m.: (4) Purdue vs. (1) Duke