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The Big East continues to lead the pack, with two teams — Connecticut and Villanova — advancing to the Final Four. But the conference was also let down by two of its No. 1 seeds in Louisville and Pittsburgh. The U of L was slowly crushed, 64–52, by Michigan State in the Elite Eight, while Pitt was knocked out by Nova, 78–76, on a last-second shot from Scottie Reynolds.

The ACC is widely considered to be the most disappointing conference, but that could change if North Carolina is cutting down the nets following the national title game in Detroit next Monday. After an impressive 72–60 win over Oklahoma, the Tar Heels look nearly unstoppable. OU ended a respectable run for the Big 12, but even Blake Griffin could not take down UNC.

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

Big East, 17–5
Connecticut (1) – Final Four
Villanova (3) – Final Four
Louisville (1) – Elite Eight
Pittsburgh (1) – Elite Eight
Syracuse (3) – Sweet 16
Marquette (6) – Two and Out
West Virginia (6) – One and Done

Big Ten, 8–6
Michigan State (2) – Final Four
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

ACC, 7–6
North Carolina (1) – Final Four
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

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Big 12, 10–6
Oklahoma (2) – Elite Eight
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

Pac-10, 6–6
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

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

Conference USA, 2–1
Memphis (2) – Sweet 16

West Coast, 2–1
Gonzaga (4) – Sweet 16

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