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Defending national champion the University of Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue University are gone—the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet 16 won't have blue bloods Kentucky, Duke or North Carolina for only the second time since 1979.

Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry, who spent three seasons as the Miners' head coach, will face his former star guard at UTEP in Souley Boum and the Xavier Musketeers on Friday evening in the Sweet 16.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/the-maddest-march-ever-underdogs-head-to-the-sweet-16/"></div>We know you’re upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever. Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet 16 won’t have blue bloods Kentucky, Duke or North [&...

Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet 16 wont have blue bloods Kentucky, Duke or North Carolina for only the second time since 1979.

Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country in what may be the maddest March ever.

A No. 15 seed (Princeton) advanced to the Sweet 16 and a second No. 1 seed (Kansas) was sent home Saturday. What will the final eight games of the second round bring Sunday?Follow here for updates, insights and analysis from The Athletic's staff.NCAA Tournament Day 3 takeawaysArkansas, Devo Davis find the right formula to beat Kansas and reach Sweet 16How would Gonzaga fare in the Big 12?Up to date look at the bracketSunday's schedule and how to watchNo. 3 Xavier vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh ...

The two-seeded Texas Longhorns staved off a late comeback from No. 10 Penn State to advance to the Sweet 16 in the March Madness tournament.

Dylan Disu had a season-high 28 points on 14-for-20 shooting, steadying Texas down the stretch after a late Penn State surge and leading the Longhorns to their first regional in 15 years with a 71-66 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.

Self, 60, hasn’t coached in a game since before the Big 12 tournament. The No. 1-seeded Jayhawks face Arkansas on Saturday.

Three Big Ten teams tip off in the round of 32 on Saturday.