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2016 NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight open thread: Will the cream rise?

It seems likely that the best team in America is still alive in the NCAA Tournament. And so is Syracuse!

By Andy Hutchins
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With just seven games left in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, we're assured of two things:

  • The ACC is going to have a team play for the national championship.
  • Many of the same people who have responded to the SEC's decade-plus of dominance in football will suddenly be beating their chests about teams doing well in a crapshoot of a tournament.

I have a feeling that the best team in America is still alive in the NCAA Tournament, and I have a sneaking suspicion — despite North Carolina suddenly knowing how to make threes — that that team is playing in Saturday's late game, which features Kansas and Villanova. (And yes, I know Virginia is No. 1 in KenPom.) I'm curious to see how this chalky Elite Eight goes, not least because I think I want to watch good teams play for the title.

Sorry, Syracuse.

Here are the TV times and listings for the Elite Eight. Feel free to discuss whatever below.

Saturday, March 26

Matchup Time TV Live Stream Announcers
(1) Oregon Ducks vs. (2) Oklahoma Sooners 6:09pm ET CBS NCAA.com & March Madness Live app Verne Lundquist / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce
(1) Kansas Jayhawks vs. (2) Villanova Wildcats 8:49pm ET CBS NCAA.com & March Madness Live app Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson

Sunday, March 27

Matchup Time TV Live Stream Announcers
(1) Virginia Cavaliers vs. (10) Syracuse Orange 6:09pm ET TBS NCAA.com & March Madness Live app Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Lewis Johnson
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. (6) Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8:49pm ET TBS NCAA.com & March Madness Live app Brian Anderson / Steve Smith // Dana Jacobson