The first day of Madness is behind us, so here now is how the NCAA Tournament bracket shakes out after 16 games. Click to see it in a larger format:
NCAA Tournament Bracket Update: A Mid-Major Minefield
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↵What sticks out is the number of mid-major schools that have advanced thus far. Eight of the 16 winners on Thursday came from non-BCS conferences. Of course, we were guaranteed at least four mid-major winners based on the match-ups, but three of the other four that moved on did so by upsetting a high-major school. Parity! It’s the buzzword of the season and it’s showing itself so far in March.
↵Today’s schedule -- which you can see in the CBS widget below -- gives us a realistic possibility for seven more mid-majors to move on to the round of 32 with New Mexico State, Houston, Gonzaga, Xavier, Siena, Utah State all capable of winning, plus the guaranteed mid-major from the Temple-Cornell contest.
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