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This time we break down the East — as always — with a little help from Michael Scott
East Region
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Villanova
Why You Should Cheer For Them:
The Wildcats have been the best or close to the best team all year. They tout one of the most exciting offenses in the country and shoot the ball really well. Their coach is a walking GQ model with more swag in his pocket square than we'll ever know. If you want sexy, Villanova is sexy.
Why You Should NOT Cheer For Them:
Outside of the basketball arena, the Big East school has earned the nickname VillaNoFun. Now we can no neither confirm nor deny such heated allegations. We can only say any school that can strike such a horrific chord with a part of its student base needs to work on rectifying such sordid absurdities before one should every cheer for them in any capacity.
If Michael Scott was Villanova:
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West Virginia
Why You Should Cheer For Them:
Bob Huggins is fourth on the active all-time wins list with 773. None of those wins came in the national championship game. He is the winningest active coach without a national championship. It's time.
Why You Should NOT Cheer For Them:
Bob Huggins dresses like a retired car salesman at the local buffet. What happened to the formal dress code of the college coach? We got Huggins dressing like he's going to get his car washed on a Saturday morning. John Calipari is wearing suits with no ties. Without order there is anarchy. I choose order.
If Michael Scott was West Virginia:
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Texas Tech
Why You Should Cheer For Them:
In Texas Tech's 92-year illustrious history, the Red Raiders have never been to an Elite Eight. Out of all the major Texas universities, Texas Tech is probably the least popular (unofficial poll). If you're not cheering for them, who is?
Why You Should NOT Cheer For Them:
The Red Raiders do some stupid Guns Up salute anytime they are winning, scored a basket or in the case of Texas Tech athletics as a whole, failing to suck. You know who else does Guns Up, every five-year-old in every town in America and "The Situation" from Jersey Shore. Pass.
If Michael Scott was Texas Tech:
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Purdue
Why You Should Cheer For Them:
Purdue lost its offensive catalyst Jake Haas to a fractured elbow in its first-round game, but clawed out a hard-found second-round game to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. If you like fighters, Purdue is your squad. The Boilermakers went from a second seed with an outside shot of winning the title to an after-thought that will sooner or later lose–either to Texas Tech or Villanova.
Why You Should NOT Cheer For Them:
In the words of The Office's Meredith Palmer, "piss or get off the pot." Purude really has no chance of keeping up with the best teams in the country without Haas. Move on and let Texas Tech take a crack at the winner of Villanova and West Virginia.
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