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NCAA Tournament 2018: Eight things to know after Friday's Sweet 16 games


For as wild as the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament was, Friday's Sweet 16 mostly fell chalk as two No. 1 seeds, Villanova and Kansas, reserved their spots in the Elite Eight, as did No. 2 seed Duke and No. 3 seed Texas Tech. The code of Syracuse's pesky zone defense that has befuddled foes was cracked by the Blue Devils, who dispatched the Orange, 69-65. (CBS Sports)

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