Power conferences fill this year's Sweet 16 for the first time ever

March 24, 2025

By John Marshall, Associated Press via Yahoo Sports: Years of bracket chaos have given way to the year of the power conference.

Cinderella is staying home this time.

The Sweet 16, a popular destination for bracket-busting mid-majors, will be made up entirely of teams from power conferences, a first since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

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Power conferences fill this year's Sweet 16 for the first time ever

Years of bracket chaos have given way to the year of the power conference. The Sweet 16, a popular destination for bracket-busting mid-majors, will be made up entirely of teams from power conferences, a first since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Highest seed to reach the Sweet 16: No. 10 Arkansas.

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