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NCAA Sweet 16 2015: Teams are set, get your gear

Another memorable opening weekend at the NCAA Tournament has finished, and now’s your chance to commemorate the 16 teams that made it through.

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The Sweet 16 is set after a wild and unpredictable NCAA Tournament through the first weekend. Some things make sense: Kentucky remained undefeated; Duke rolled through. Others, not so much: UCLA, after many believed it didn't deserve its bid to the tournament at all, advanced to its second Sweet 16 in a row.

Embrace the unpredictable at the SB Nation sports shop with a shirt none would have guessed would be printed this time last week:

The Bruins advanced in their NCAA opener with a questionable goaltending call in a one-point win over SMU, but they left nothing to chance in a 92-75 romp over UAB on Saturday to advance to the South Region semifinal in Houston against No. 2 Gonzaga. UCLA’s Tony Parker lit up the Blazers for a career-high 28 points and 12 rebounds in the Round of 32, and he brought his smooth game to the postgame interview when he complimented sideline reporter Allie LaForce’s bracelet:

Check out the full spectrum of Sweet 16 shirts at the SB Nation sports shop.

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