SPORTSLINE BY THE NUMBERS
Total of the remaining
49
seeds in the NCAA men’s basketball bracket, tying 2009 for the lowest number and closest to chalk the tournament has had since seeding began in 1979.
Times since 1979 all of the
2
1, 2 and 3 seeds reached the Sweet 16, this year and 2009. 19-0 The record of No. 1 seeds against No. 12 seeds since 1979, according to Marc Lawrence of Playbook.com. Virginia plays No. 12 Oregon on Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky.
Odds against Duke 2-1winning the national title, according to oddsmaker Danny Sheridan. Gonzaga and Virginia are next at 4-1, followed by North Carolina 6-1, Kentucky and Michigan State 10-1 and Michigan 12-1. newly retired Rob Gronkowski, admittedly speculating to ESPN there is always a chance the 29-year-old Patriots tight end would want to play football again.
NOT THE LAST WORD? He’s still a very young man. It wouldn’t shock me if he has a change of heart, if he feels great and he decides that he wants to play football.”
Drew Rosenhaus, agent for