Sweet 16: College Wire staff game predictions, who advances to the Elite Eight?

Time to predict the Sweet 16. Who do you have advancing?

The Sweet 16 will tip off on Thursday with four games and then the next four games on Friday. Upon the completion of Friday’s games, we will have our field for the Elite Eight.

Sweet 16 Schedule: (All game times are central)

Thursday

  • No. 3 Kansas State vs No. 7 Michigan State | 5:30 pm on TBS
  • No. 4 UConn vs No. 8 Arkansas | 6:15 pm on CBS
  • No. 4 Tennessee vs No. 9 Florida Atlantic | 8 pm on TBS
  • No. 2 UCLA vs No. 3 Gonzaga | 8:45 pm on CBS

Friday

  • No. 1 Alabama vs No. 5 San Diego St | 5:30 pm on TBS
  • No. 1 Houston vs No. 5 Miami | 6:15 pm on CBS
  • No. 6 Creighton vs No. 15 Princeton | 8 pm on TBS
  • No. 2 Texas vs No. 3 Xavier | 8:45 pm on CBS

The Standings in our predictions:

Editor Site Record
Patrick College Sports Wire 29-19
Cami Longhorns Wire 36-12
Phil Buckeyes Wire 35-13
Taylor Auburn Wire 31-17
Kevin Nittany Lions Wire 34-14
AJ Roll Tide Wire 33-15
E. Wayne Razorbacks Wire 36-12
Tyler LSU Tigers Wire 31-17

Now for the predictions.