Those losses came after No. 7 Marquette was upset by No. 10 New Mexico, 75-66, on Friday in the first round. No. 11 Xavier beat Texas in their First Four matchup on Wednesday before losing, 86-73, to No. 6 Illinois on Friday. This is the first time since 2019 that the Big East is not represented in the Sweet 16.

UConn women’s basketball rolled to its 31st consecutive Sweet Sixteen with a 91-57 win over the 10-seed South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Gampel Pavilion on Monday. After a slow start, the Huskies out-scored the visitors 70-39 over the final 28:24.