After the first weekend of March Madness, the Big East is leading the way once again, with five of its seven bids advancing to the Sweet 16. But the Big 12 may have been just as impressive, with none of its six teams losing in the opening round and three advancing to the second weekend.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the ACC was the most disappointing league. The historic basketball conference saw four of its seven bids lose in the first round, with only traditional title contenders UNC and Duke advancing to the Sweet 16. The ACC was also dealt the biggest upset, with No. 4-seed Wake Forest — a team that was ranked No. 1 in the country earlier this year and was thought to be a Final Four sleeper by many — being shocked by No. 13-seed Cleveland State.

The following is a conference-by-conference rundown of how this year’s field of 65 played over the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament:

Big East, 11–2
Louisville (1) – Sweet 16
Pittsburgh (1) – Sweet 16
Connecticut (1) – Sweet 16
Syracuse (3) – Sweet 16
Villanova (3) – Sweet 16
Marquette (6) – Two and Out
West Virginia (6) – One and Done

Big 12, 9–3
Oklahoma (2) – Sweet 16
Kansas (3) – Sweet 16
Missouri (3) – Sweet 16
Texas (7) – Two and Out
Oklahoma State (8) – Two and Out
Texas A&M (9) – Two and Out

Big Ten, 6–5
Michigan State (2) – Sweet 16
Purdue (5) – Sweet 16
Michigan (10) – Two and Out
Wisconsin (12) – Two and Out
Illinois (5) – One and Done
Ohio State (8) – One and Done
Minnesota (10) – One and Done

Pac-10, 6–5
Arizona (12) – Sweet 16
Washington (4) – Two and Out
UCLA (6) – Two and Out
Arizona State (6) – Two and Out
USC (10) – Two and Out
California (7) – One and Done

ACC, 5–5
North Carolina (1) – Sweet 16
Duke (2) – Sweet 16
Maryland (10) – Two and Out
Wake Forest (4) – One and Done
Florida State (5) – One and Done
Boston College (7) – One and Done
Clemson (7) – One and Done

Atlantic 10, 3–2
Xavier (4) – Sweet 16
Dayton (11) – Two and Out
Temple (11) – One and Done

Conference USA, 2–0
Memphis (2) – Sweet 16

West Coast, 2–0
Gonzaga (4) – Sweet 16

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SEC, 1–3
LSU (8) – Two and Out
Tennessee (9) – One and Done
Mississippi State (13) – One and Done

Horizon, 1–2
Cleveland State (13) – Two and Out
Butler (9) – One and Done

MAAC, 1–1
Siena (9) – Two and Out

Sun Belt, 1–1
Western Kentucky (12) – Two and Out

Mountain West, 0–2
Utah (5) – One and Done
BYU (8) – One and Done

Colonial, 0–1
VCU (11) – One and Done

WAC, 0–1
Utah State (11) – One and Done

Missouri Valley, 0–1
Northern Iowa (12) – One and Done

Big Sky, 0–1
Portland State (13) – One and Done

Mid-American, 0–1
Akron (13) – One and Done

Ivy League, 0–1
Cornell (14) – One and Done

Patriot, 0–1
American (14) – One and Done

Southland, 0–1
Stephen F. Austin (14) – One and Done

Summit, 0–1
North Dakota State (14) – One and Done

America East, 0–1
Binghamton (15) – One and Done

Big West, 0–1
Cal State Northridge (15) – One and Done

MEAC, 0–1
Morgan State (15) – One and Done

Northeast, 0–1
Robert Morris (15) – One and Done

Atlantic Sun, 0–1
East Tennessee State (16) – One and Done

Big South, 0–1
Radford (16) – One and Done

Southern, 0–1
Chattanooga (16) – One and Done

Ohio Valley, 1–1
Morehead State (16, play-in) – Play-in Winner

SWAC, 0–1
Alabama State (16, play-in) – Play-in Loser

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