myron medcalf reseeding the sweet sixteen earlier this week. it didn't go well for him.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... g-sweet-16 13. Florida State (Reseed: 4; previous seed: 9)
Add this to the list of unexpected feats in the NCAA tournament. Florida State entered the NCAA tournament with a 4-6 record in its past 10 games. And it was down late against 1-seed Xavier before it pulled off the upset with an 18-4 run in the final 5:30 of the game. Huh?!?!
Florida State had the size, length and athleticism to hold All-American candidate Trevon Bluiett to a 2-for-8 clip from the field and bust brackets. Of the brackets on ESPN's Tournament Challenge, 21.6 percent of the participants had picked Xavier to reach the Final Four. A great win for Florida State and even more significant for Leonard Hamilton.
14. Loyola-Chicago (Reseed: No. 4; previous seed: 11)
Yes, this remains a Cinderella story. This 11-seed won at Florida in December, a remarkable victory for the Ramblers. But 10 days later, they lost at Milwaukee -- ranked No. 201 on KenPom.com -- before they dominated the Missouri Valley Conference, a league without perennial champ Wichita State for the first time since 1949.
The Ramblers' two NCAA tournament wins came courtesy of two late, winning shots. First, it was Donte Ingram's buzzer-beating 3-pointer against Miami in the first round, followed by Clayton Custer's luck-of-the-Irish bounce in the final seconds against Tennessee on St. Patrick's Day in the second round.
Those wild finishes should not diminish their overall achievements. This is a squad that connected on a solid 39 percent of its 3-pointers in its first two games, and played the respectable defense it has manufactured all season in wins over a Miami team with a potential lottery pick (Lonnie Walker IV) and a Tennessee squad that shared the SEC crown with Auburn.
15. Michigan (Reseed: No. 4; previous seed: 3)
Jordan Poole saved Michigan's season with a buzzer-beater that shocked a Houston team that had played the better game for 39 minutes, 56.4 seconds Saturday. The Wolverines now advance to the Sweet 16 after defeating Houston in a thriller and Montana via a double-digit victory -- the Grizzlies scored 47 points -- in the opening round.
Moritz Wagner recovered from a 2-for-6 shooting effort (5 points) against Montana to register 12 points (5-for-9 shooting), 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in the win over Houston. Yet the Wolverines squeezed by a dangerous 6-seed on a buzzer-beater, and its best player struggled against a Big Sky champion. It's not close to the dominant efforts from higher seeds on this list, but it's also short of Michigan's potential.
16. Kansas State (Reseed 4; previous seed: 9)
Kansas State did what Virginia couldn't do in its 50-43 win over UMBC on Sunday, the ugliest game of the weekend. The Wildcats finished 1-for-12 from the 3-point line and committed 18 turnovers. Yes, they won without Dean Wade, but UMBC failed to score in a significant 10-minute stretch in the second half, and Kansas State could not capitalize.
But the Wildcats dominated Creighton in the opening round, also without Wade, who is dealing with a foot injury. If Kansas State duplicates Sunday's effort, however, when it faces Kentucky in the Sweet 16, Bruce Weber's team will lose by 20-plus.
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