***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[HoopsTournament]

Texas Sweet Sixteen Facts
Appearances: 12
Sweet Sixteen Record: 5-6

• Record before seeding: 0-3
• Record as higher seed: 4-1
• Record as lower seed: 1-2

Sean Miller

• 9th Sweet Sixteen
• 3-2 with Arizona
• 1-2 with Xavier
• First with Texas

Purdue Sweet Sixteen Facts
Appearances: 16
Sweet Sixteen Record: 6-9

• Record before seeding: 1-0
• Record as higher seed: 3-4
• Record as lower seed: 2-5

Matt Painter

• 9th Sweet Sixteen
• 2-6 with Purdue

Iowa Sweet Sixteen Facts
Appearances: 9
Sweet Sixteen Record: 4-4

• Record before seeding: 2-1
• Record as higher seed: 1-0
• Record as lower seed: 1-3

Ben McCollum

• 1st Sweet Sixteen

Nebraska Sweet Sixteen Facts
Appearances: 1
Sweet Sixteen Record: 0-0
Fred Hoiberg

• 2nd Sweet Sixteen
• 0-1 with Iowa State

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Tonight I refuse to make fun of those mouth breathers, Go Big Red!! Make them hurt.

I know, I feel dirty having to root for the huskers.

 

[Acer88]

A runza?

I was going to guess corn dogs after a bite has Ben taken

 

[JEFF420]

fran and margret are gonna make another son tonight

 

[Cyched]

Hawks hacking their way back in this

 

[Letterkenny]

Wow Nebraska is getting called for a lot of touchy fouls.

 

[FerShizzle]

call it both ways

 

[CloniesForLife]

Lots of empty seats?

 

[simply1]

With the empty seats low it feels like fake sound like a Covid game

 

[JM4CY]

I know, I feel dirty having to root for the huskers.

It does feel weird to be so happy for your ex-wife to be killing it.

 

[Alswelk]

It does feel weird to be so happy for your ex-wife to be killing it.

More than you know

 

[HawaiiClone]

With the empty seats low it feels like fake sound like a Covid game

If I was in nose bleed seats, I might at least try to sneak down there for a little bit, but I don't know how strict the ushers are at tournament games.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

A runza?

That's my guess

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Iowa has them right where they want them

 

[Erik4Cy]

Lots of empty seats?

A lot.

Looks & sounds like there's lot more red in the crowd.

 

[ISU_Guy]

Iowa may be the best team in the country in hanging around and striking late.

 

[CycloneErik]

Nebraska gets a turnover right when I post about breaking it open, and it's the cheesy kind that blows things open.
They turn that one over right away, and the next possession, too. Less sloppy=blowout for Nebraska.

 

[AllInForISU]

If I was in nose bleed seats, I might at least try to sneak down there for a little bit, but I don't know how strict the ushers are at tournament games.

If it’s anything like Chicago, very.

 

[fsanford]

Iowa shooting 71% from 3 and they trail...
Might be cause for concern for Hawks, will see what happens

 

[ClonerJams]

Iowa hanging around, but they're shooting 71% from 3 and losing by 5. Probably not a great sign, but lots of game left.