NCAA Tournament Conference Breakdown- Round 2 Update

The second round of the NCAA Tournament is in the books, and the Sweet 16 is set.  Yes, I'm still calling the round of 32 the second round, and the first round is the round of 64.  Calling 4 play-in games the first round is stupid, just like a lot of the things the NCAA does.  Anyway, in Round 1 we saw the Big 10 and Atlantic 10 steal the spotlight and dominate.  The Big 10 continued to do so, and have 4 teams dancing in the Sweet 16, the most of any conference.  The A-10 fell on their faces and went 1-4, with LaSalle being the lone survivor at this point.

The Mountain West is completely eliminated after San Diego St. and Colorado St. were knocked off by Florida Gulf Coast and Louisville respectively.  So the #2 RPI conference went 2-5 for the tourney and placed zero teams in the Sweet 16.  Awesome.  The Big East was off to a rough 3-5 start after Round 1, but they responded by going 3-0 in Round 2 and restoring respectability.

The ACC and Pac-12 have also had good tournaments and placed 2 teams each in the Sweet 16.  The ACC is 5-2 overall and the Pac-12 is 5-3 overall.

Below is a breakdown of the conference records of each of the Top 10 RPI Conferences so far.  Conferences are listed in order of RPI rank.

Conference Records

1. Big 10 (7 bids)

10-3 record (4 teams in Sweet 16) 

Round 1 Results (6-1): 1 Indiana beat 16 James Madison.  2 Ohio St. beat 15 Iona.  3 Michigan St. beat 14 Valparaiso.  4 Michigan beat 13 SD St.  7 Illinois beat 10 Colorado.  11 Minnesota upset 6 UCLA.  5 Wisconsin upset by 12 Ole Miss.

Round 2 Results (4-2):  1 Indiana beat 9 Temple.  2 Ohio St. beat 10 Iowa St.  3 Michigan St. beat 6 Memphis.  4 Michigan beat 5 VCU.  7 Illinois lost to 2 Miami.  11 Minnesota lost to 3 Florida.

2. Mountain West (5) 

2-5 record (eliminated)

Round 1 Results (2-3): 7 SD St. beat 10 Oklahoma.  8 Colorado St. beat 9 Missouri.  3 New Mexico upset by 14 Harvard.  5 UNLV upset by 12 California.  13 Boise St. lost play-in game to 13 LaSalle.

Round 2 Results (0-2): 7 SD St. upset by 15 Florida Gulf Coast.  8 Colorado St. lost to 1 Louisville.

3. Big East (8)

6-5 record (3 teams in Sweet 16)

Round 1 Results (3-5): 1 Louisville beat NC A&T.  3 Marquette beat 14 Davidson.  4 Syracuse beat 13 Montana.  2 Georgetown upset by 15 Florida Gulf Coast.  7 Notre Dame lost to 10 Iowa St.  8 Pittsburgh upset by 9 Wichita St.  9 Villanova lost to 8 UNC.  10 Cincinnati lost to 7 Creighton.

Round 2 Results (3-0): 1 Louisville beat 8 Colorado St.  3 Marquette beat 6 Butler.  4 Syracuse beat 12 California. 

4. ACC (4) 

5-2 record (2 teams in Sweet 16)

Round 1 Results (3-1): 2 Duke beat 15 Albany.  2 Miami beat 15 Pacific.  8 UNC beat 9 Villanova.  8 NC St. upset by 9 Temple.

Round 2 Results (2-1): 2 Duke beat 7 Creighton.  2 Miami beat 10 Iowa St.  8 UNC lost to 1 Kansas.

5. Pac 12 (5)

5-3 record (2 teams in Sweet 16)

Round 1 Results (3-2): 6 Arizona beat 11 Belmont.  12 Oregon upset 5 Oklahoma St.  12 California upset 5 UNLV.  6 UCLA upset by 11 Minnesota.  10 Colorado lost to 7 Illinois.

Round 2 Results (2-1): 6 Arizona beat 14 Harvard.  12 Oregon upset 4 St. Louis.  12 California lost to 4 Syracuse. 

6. Big 12 (5) 

3-4 record (1 team in Sweet 16)

Round 1 Results (2-3): 1 Kansas beat 16 W. Kentucky.  10 Iowa St. upset 7 Notre Dame.  4 Kansas St. upset by 13 La Salle.  5 Oklahoma St. upset by 12 Oregon.  10 Oklahoma lost to 7 San Diego St. 

Round 2 Results (1-1):  1 Kansas beat 8 UNC.  10 Iowa St. lost to 2 Ohio St.

7. Atlantic 10 (5) 

7-4 record (1 tram in Sweet 16)

Round 1 Results (6-0): 4 St. Louis beat 13 New Mexico St.  5 VCU beat 12 Akron.  6 Butler beat 11 Bucknell.  9 Temple upset 8 NC St.  13 LaSalle beat 13 Boise St and upset 4 Kansas St.

Round 2 Results (1-4):  13 La Salle upset 12 Ole Miss.  4 St. Louis upset by 12 Oregon.  5 VCU lost to 4 Michigan.  6 Butler lost to 3 Marquette.  9 Temple lost to 1 Indiana.

8. SEC (3) 

3-2 record (1 team in Sweet 16)

Round 1 Results (2-1): 3 Florida beat 14 NW St.  12 Ole Miss upset 5 Wisconsin.  9 Missouri lost to 8 Colorado St.

Round 2 Results (1-1):  3 Florida beat 11 Minnesota.  12 Ole Miss upset by 13 LaSalle.

9. Missouri Valley (2)

3-1 record (1 team in Sweet 16)

Round 1 Results (2-0): 7 Creighton beat 10 Cincinnati.  9 Wichita St. upset 8 Pittsburgh.

Round 2 Results (1-1):  9 Wichita St. upset 1 Gonzaga.  7 Creighton lost to 2 Duke.

10. West Coast (2)

2-2 record (eliminated)

Round 1 Results (2-1): 1 Gonzaga beat 16 Southern.  11 St. Mary’s beat 11 Middle Tenn (play in) and lost to 6 Memphis.

Round 2 Results (0-1):  1 Gonzaga upset by 9 Wichita St.

Others (22) 

Round 1:  5-19 Record.

Round 2:  1- 4 record.

Overall:  6-23 record, 1 team in Sweet 16.