The Sweet 16 in the 2017 NCAA men's basketball tournament is set, and the race to the Final Four in Glendale, Ariz., on April 1-3 is wide-open.
The field is a mix of chalk and sleepers. For those who have a busted bracket or lost their favorite team in the first weekend, that begs the question: Who should you root for to make the Final Four?
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Here's one good reason to root for each team remaining in the tournament:
East Region
No. 8 Wisconsin
Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig are experienced players worth pulling for; they've already played in two Final Fours and could propel longtime Wisconsin assistant Greg Gard to his first as a head coach.
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No. 4 Florida
The Gators dumped their first two opponents by an average of 20.5 points per game. Third-year coach Mike White is making the most out of that first NCAA tournament appearance.
No. 3 Baylor
This is a good story for a school that has been torn apart in the past year by a scandal involving the football program. After back-to-back first-round exits, Scott Drew has taken the Bears back to the Sweet 16, the fourth appearance during his tenure. The highlighter uniforms are back.
No. 7 South Carolina
Sindarius Thornwell led the Gamecocks to the Sweet 16 for the first time in the expanded bracket era, and they did it by knocking Duke out of the tournament. That has to count for something, right?
West Region
No. 1 Gonzaga
The Bulldogs have made 19 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including 18 in a row under Mark Few. It's time for that first Final Four appearance.
No. 4 West Virginia
“Press Virginia” is an amazing blur to watch, and Bob Huggins has another shot to take the Mountaineers to the top in his fourth Sweet 16 appearance with the school.
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No. 11 Xavier
The Musketeers have all the tradition and have made eight Sweet 16 appearances since 1990. Can Chris Mack lead the school to its first Final Four appearance in school history?
No. 2 Arizona
Sean Miller has done everything but lead the Wildcats to a Final Four appearance. Allonzo Trier and Lauri Markkanen give Arizona more than enough to get the job done this time.
Midwest Region
No. 1 Kansas
Sporting News Player of the Year Frank Mason III averaged 18.0 points in the first two rounds and has the Jayhawks in position to get back to the Final Four for the first time since 2012. They'll be right at home in Kansas City, too.
No. 4 Purdue
Do you like rooting for big men? Purdue's Caleb Swanigan is the best all-around big man left in the tournament and could lead the Boilermakers back to the Final Four for the first time since 1980.
No. 7 Michigan
The Wolverines turned a scary incident on the team plane into a run through the Big Ten Tournament and into the Sweet 16 under John Beilein. Derrick Walton Jr. and Moe Wagner have this team playing as well as anybody in the tournament.
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No. 3 Oregon
Tyler Dorsey and Dillon Brooks combined for 88 points in the first two rounds, and Dana Altman has this team in position to build on last year's Elite Eight appearance.
South Region
No. 1 North Carolina
Justin Jackson is awesome. You'll probably win your bracket pool if the Tar Heels keep winning, and it would be cool to see a regional final between the Tar Heels and either UCLA or Kentucky.
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No. 4 Butler
The Bulldogs are the least-heralded left in the South Region, but the Bulldogs have two Final Four appearances and won't be intimidated. They also have the best mascot left in the tournament.
No. 3 UCLA
LaVar Ball might say something outlandish, and we don't care. We get another chance to watch Lonzo Ball make a few more beautiful passes for the high-flying Bruins.
No. 2 Kentucky
Who doesn't love one-and-done players? You might not love John Calipari's recruiting strategy, but just sit back and enjoy Malik Monk, De'Aaron Fox and Bam Adebayo a little bit longer.
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