The Sweet 16 NCAA teams playing in March Madness 2024 (2024)

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The opening weekend of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was nothing short of thrilling, and March Madness lived up to its name, delivering several upsets and controversial endings. The field of 68has now been narrowed down to the Sweet 16.

All four No. 1 seeds — the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Connecticut Huskies, the Houston Cougars and the Purdue Boilermakers — made it to the Sweet 16. The lowest seed that was still competing as of Thursday is the No. 11 seed North Carolina State Wolfpack.

Which teams made it to the Sweet 16?

  • North Carolina Tar Heels
  • Iowa State Cyclones
  • NC State Wolfpack
  • Gonzaga Bulldogs
  • Arizona Wildcats
  • Illinois Fighting Illini
  • Tennessee Volunteers
  • Purdue Boilermakers
  • Marquette Golden Eagles
  • Creighton Bluejays
  • Duke Blue Devils
  • Clemson Tigers
  • Alabama Crimson Tide
  • San Diego State Aztecs
  • Houston Cougars
  • University of Connecticut Huskies

What is the Sweet 16 bracket?

The tournament is divided into four regional brackets, with four teams remaining in each region.

In the East region:

No. 1 seed Connecticut vs. No. 5 San Diego State
No. 2 seed Iowa State vs. No. 3 seed Illinois

In the West region:

No. 1 seed North Carolina vs. No. 4 seed Alabama
No. 2 seed Arizona vs. No. 6 seed Clemson

In the South region:

No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Duke
No. 2. seed Marquette vs. No. 11 seed NC State

In the Midwest region:

No. 1 seed Purdue vs. No. 5 seed Gonzaga
No. 2 seed Tennessee vs. No. 3 seed Creighton

Where are Sweet 16 games being played this year?

The Sweet 16 will be played in Boston, Dallas, Detroit and Los Angeles from March 28-31.

When will we know the Elite 8 teams?

We will know all the Elite 8 teams on the evening of Friday, March 29.

The Sweet 16 NCAA teams playing in March Madness 2024 (2024)

FAQs

Where are the Sweet 16 games played in 2024? ›

The Sweet 16 for the 2024 NCAA Tournament will be played at four locations:
  • TD Garden in Boston.
  • American Airlines Center in Dallas.
  • Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
  • Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Mar 31, 2024

What men's teams are in the Sweet 16 bracket? ›

Who's in the Sweet 16?
  • Alabama Crimson Tide.
  • Arizona Wildcats.
  • Clemson Tigers.
  • Creighton Bluejays.
  • Duke Blue Devils.
  • Gonzaga Bulldogs.
  • Houston Cougars.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini.
Mar 28, 2024

Did Duke make it to the Sweet 16? ›

Duke held off top-seeded Houston down the stretch to survive and advance to the Elite Eight of the 2024 men's NCAA tournament. Watch the full ending of the Blue Devils' Sweet 16 win here.

Where are Sweet 16 games played in women's basketball? ›

Sweet 16
  • Times Union Center - Albany.
  • Moda Center - Portland.
Apr 8, 2024

Where is the women's sweet 16 2024? ›

Moda Center -- Portland, Ore.

Where are the Sweet Sixteen locations? ›

What are the Sweet 16 locations? The American Airlines Center in Dallas (South), TD Garden in Boston (East), Little Caesars Arena in Detroit (Midwest) and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles (West) are the four host sites for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight.

Where is the final four of 2024? ›

2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Season2023–24
Teams68
Finals siteState Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona
ChampionsUConn Huskies (6th title, 6th title game, 7th Final Four)
Runner-upPurdue Boilermakers (2nd title game, 3rd Final Four)
7 more rows

What men's team has the most Sweet 16 appearances? ›

Most NCAA Basketball Sweet 16 Appearances
RankSchoolAppearances
1Kentucky44
2North Carolina36
3UCLA35
4Duke33
21 more rows
Mar 22, 2024

Who won the March Madness bracket? ›

How many Sweet Sixteens has UNC been to? ›

The Tar Heels have won six NCAA championships (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, and 2017) in addition to a 1924 Helms Athletic Foundation title (retroactive). North Carolina has won a record 133 NCAA tournament matchups while advancing to 31 Sweet Sixteen berths (since 1975), a record 21 Final Fours, and 12 title games.

Did UNC make it to Sweet 16? ›

1 seed UNC in Sweet 16. Photo by Samantha Lewis / The Daily Tar Heel UNC junior forward Harrison Ingram (55) goes for a layup in Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, March 28 during UNC's appearance in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 against Alabama.

How do Sweet 16 tickets work? ›

A full strip of tickets includes a ticket to each of the sessions hosted at that venue. For the first and second round locations, this would include tickets to the two afternoon session games, the two evening session games, and the two second round games in the third session.

How many points did Caitlin Clark score against Colorado? ›

Clark's fingerprints were all over Iowa's easy Sweet 16 win over Colorado. She led the team with 29 points, but her passing particularly impressed basketball fans Saturday.

Where are the NCAA tournament sites in 2024? ›

Thursday and Saturday regionals will be held in Boston, Massachusetts (at TD Garden for the East Region) and Los Angeles, California (at Crypto.com Arena for the West Region). Friday and Sunday regionals will be held in Dallas, Texas (at the American Airlines Center for the South Region) and Detroit, Michigan (at ...

What arena is the men's Final Four in 2024? ›

Welcome to Greater Phoenix, home of the Final Four. The semifinals and championship games will be hosted at State Farm Stadium in Glendale Arizona – the home stadium of the Arizona Cardinals — on Apr. 6 and Apr.

How many games take place during the Sweet Sixteen? ›

Games Per Round
First Four1st RoundSweet 16
4 Games32 Games8 Games

Where is the Purdue Sweet 16 game being played? ›

DETROIT — March Madness made its way to Little Caesars Arena with the Sweet 16, where 1-seed Purdue knocked off 5-seed Gonzaga in downtown Detroit to advance to Sunday's Elite Eight berth in the 2024 NCAA tournament Midwest region.

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