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NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 schedule, bracket, and open thread

Fear not, we’ll be here sooner rather than later.

By Erik Evans
NCAA Basketball: Buffalo at Syracuse
Not in the Sweet 16, but I can’t stop Gumping.
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

With the Tide’s coaching search successfully concluded, and optimism springing up faster than those mutant dandelions in your back yard, we can once again watch some hoops and have fun doing it.

Sweet 16 time, folks. And, what it lacks in Cinderellas, it more than makes up for by the fact that it may literally be the most quality 1-16 quarterfinals that we’ve ever seen: the basketball should be outstanding.

So, here’s your bracket:

Here’s your complete schedule for the Sweet 16 (again, courtesy of Chris Novak at Big East Coast Bias):

Sweet 16 TV Schedule (Eastern)

Game Day Location Time (ET) TV Commentators
Game Day Location Time (ET) TV Commentators
Gonzaga vs. Florida State Thursday Anaheim I 7:09 p.m. CBS Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson
Tennessee vs. Purdue Thursday Louisville I 7:29 p.m. TBS Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Allie LaForce
Michigan vs. Texas Tech Thursday Anaheim II After conc. I CBS Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson
Virginia vs. Oregon Thursday Louisville II After conc. I TBS Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Allie LaForce
Michigan State vs. LSU Friday Washington D.C. I 7:09 p.m. CBS Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
North Carolina vs. Auburn Friday Kansas City I 7:29 p.m. TBS Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl
Duke vs. Virginia Tech Friday Washington D.C. II After conc. I CBS Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
Kentucky vs. Houston Friday Kansas City II After conc. I TBS Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl

I’ll update you tomorrow with who advanced, etc. But, we’ll go ahead and use this thread for today and tomorrow.

Enjoy some hoops!

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