Quite simply, this is not the year of the Cinderella squad. The silver lining: The second-weekend matchups are loaded.

The Wildcats shot a blistering 12-of-24 from three-point range in both of those earlier meetings, coming away with a 78-73 win on Jan. 28 and a 75-64 victory on Feb. 11 to hand the Volunteers two of their seven losses.

Reniya Kelly grew up in Hoover, Alabama, and led her high school team to three state titles at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. That’s where Carolina will face Duke in the Sweet 16.

It's been tough sledding for Ayoka Lee in the Sweet 16 matchup, as the 6-foot-6 center has struggled to counteract USC's two-headed center combo of Marshall and Clarice Akunwafo. Lee has 10 points with three minutes to play but has needed 13 shots to get there.

Four teams are already locked into the NCAA men's tournament Elite Eight. Four more must earn their place. Breaking down Friday's Sweet 16 matchups.

Villanova fired Kyle Neptune, and the Wildcats waited quite some time while the rest of the coaching market swirled. Villanova ended the year with a 19-14 overall record; the Wildcats have missed the NCAA Tournament three straight years.

A season steeped with promise ended in early heartbreak for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who suffered a 71-62 upset loss to TCU on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

BYU vs Alabama, Maryland vs Florida, Arizona vs Duke, Arkansas vs Texas Tech Sweet 16 March Madness NCAA Tournament game predictions, picks today.

Superstar guard Hailey Von Lith and former Oregon Duck center Sedona Prince lead the No. 2 seed TCU Horned Frogs against the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup.