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One weekend down, two to go.
A chalky bracket seemed unlikely to yield any major upsets until No. 9 Iowa knocked off No. 1 seed Florida in the South region, bringing some chaos to a men’s NCAA Tournament that had lacked the underdog stories that can often define the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight.
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Until the Hawkeyes’ win, the tournament Cinderella was No. 11 Texas, which beat fellow No. 11 North Carolina State in the play-in round, beat No. 6 Brigham Young in the first round and then beat No. 3 Gonzaga 74-68 on Saturday to reach the program’s second Sweet 16 since 2008.
While Florida has been sent packing, the name-brand teams and programs still alive should make for an intensely competitive weekend.
Starting with the Big Ten, let’s get ready for the Sweet 16 by breaking down the biggest winners and losers from the second round:
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Actors, athletes and icons: Famous alumni from every NCAA men’s tournament team
University of Akron:
Yvette Nicole Brown, Alexa Bliss, Dominique Moceanu, The Black Keys and George Wallace
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Actors, athletes and icons: Famous alumni from every NCAA men’s tournament team
University of Akron:
Yvette Nicole Brown, Alexa Bliss, Dominique Moceanu, The Black Keys and George Wallace
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Actors, athletes and icons: Famous alumni from every NCAA men’s tournament team
California Baptist University: Brent Kutzle, Dustin-Leigh Konzelman, Kay Warren, Rick Warren and Marissa Figueroa (not pictured)
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Actors, athletes and icons: Famous alumni from every NCAA men’s tournament team
University of Hawaii: Bette Midler, Larry Beil, Jason Elam, Ken Niumatalolo and Barack Obama, Sr.
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Actors, athletes and icons: Famous alumni from every NCAA men’s tournament team
High Point University: Austin Dillon, Tubby Smith, Donna Fargo, Cody Allen and Charles F. Price (not pictured)
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Actors, athletes and icons: Famous alumni from every NCAA men’s tournament team
Howard University:
Chadwick Boseman, Thurgood Marshall, Anthony Anderson, Taraji P. Henson and Gus Johnson
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Actors, athletes and icons: Famous alumni from every NCAA men’s tournament team
Kennesaw State University: Bron Breakker,…
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