March Madness reseeding: Ranking the Sweet 16 teams in the men’s NCAA Tournament based on national title ability

The 16 survivors will square off Saturday through Tuesday in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight with a slot in the Final Four on the line. 

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by USA TODAY Sports and has been republished in its entirety below.

The Sweet 16 is set.

The first two rounds of the men’s NCAA Tournament trimmed the 64 teams to 16, and there was a record number of bracket-busting upsets this year that have made the madness extra maddening this March.

Now, those survivors will square off Saturday through Tuesday in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight with a slot in the Final Four on the line.

But which of these teams are cut out for the second weekend of March Madness? Which of them has the best chance to cut down the nets in Indianapolis? USA TODAY Sports ranks the Sweet 16 teams based on potential of winning the national championship.