Despite early stumbles from 1-seeds, the HERO Sports staff likes the chances of the two remaining 1-seeds — Kansas and Villanova — winning in the Sweet 16.
Kansas over Clemson and Villanova over West Virginia are the only two consensus Sweet 16 picks. Gonzaga, Kentucky, Michigan and Nevada were picked by three of four writers and the other two matchups were split evenly.
Here are the Sweet 16 predictions, and you can listen to Andrew Doughty and Wai Sallas' Sweet 16 and Elite 8 picks in this week's Posterized podcast above.
| GAME | COFFARO | DOUGHTY | OXLEY | SALLAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky vs. K-State | Kentucky | K-State | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| Nevada vs. Loyola | Loyola | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada |
| Gonzaga vs. Florida State | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | Florida State |
| Michigan vs. Texas A&M | Michigan | Texas A&M | Michigan | Michigan |
| Kansas vs. Clemson | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas |
| Duke vs. Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse | Duke | Duke |
| Villanova vs. West Virginia | Villanova | Villanova | Villanova | Villanova |
| Purdue vs. Texas Tech | Purdue | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech |
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