By ADAM ZAGORIA
The NCAA Tournament’s South Region is looking like a dumpster fire.
Or a bracket including Kentucky and a bunch of Cinderellas — depending on how you look at it.
After Sunday’s action, the Nos. 1 (Virginia), 2 (Cincinnati), 3 (Tennessee), 4 (Arizona) and 6 (Miami) seeds had all been bounced from the Big Dance.
It’s the first time since 1979 that a region has failed to place any of its top four seeds in the Sweet 16.
Not sure which is worse…the red wedding for the north or my bracket for the south #MarchMadness #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/UHSgA48Ycy
— laura berger (@lsbergort) March 18, 2018
No. 5 Kentucky looks like the favorite now and will face No. 9 Kansas State on one Sweet 16 game on Friday in Atlanta. K-State ended Cinderella UMBC’s’ run, 50-43, Sunday night.
16 seeds are now 0-1 in the 2nd round. https://t.co/DRYIOQKLhp
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 19, 2018
UMBC, of course, became the first 16 seed to ever topple a 1 seed when it dominated Virginia on Friday night.
No. 7 Nevada will play No. 11 Loyola-Chicago in the other Sweet 16 game there.
Arizona, many people’s favorite to make the Final Four, lost in the first round to Buffalo, which then fell to Kentucky.
Miami was ousted by Loyola-Chicago, when then took out Tennessee for good measure.
LOYOLA-CHICAGO UPSETS TENNESSEE TO ADVANCE TO THE SWEET SIXTEEN WITH TITANIC pic.twitter.com/Y1XHzvVm6u
— Matt Allaire (@AllaireMatt) March 18, 2018
On Sunday, Nevada overcame a 22-point deficit to beat Cincinnati, 75-73.
Coach @EricPMusselman is WILDIN’ ?#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/cHMuNNgvBf
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 19, 2018
