performances. Pitt had its worst offense showing all year, while the Hoyas were not prepared for the high-flyers of Florida Gulf Coast. Marquette, a team that many believed was over-seeded, needed a couple of breaks to reach this stage of the race. Fatal mistakes by both Davidson and Butler allowed Vander Blue to play hero, tallying 45 points in his first two games. The Golden Eagles have won both their opening games by a combined three points. Syracuse has had the easiest path to the Sweet Sixteen, using their suffocating zone defense to beat Montana by 47 points in their opening game. Louisville, however, remains the pace-setter. The backcourt of Russ Smith and Peyton Siva are absolutely hounding opposing tandems, creating a combined 44 turnovers between their firstreached the Final Four mountain top.

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE (2-5)

The MWC sent the third-most schools (five) to the Big Dance this season. By the end of the first round, only two teams remained. New Mexico suffered an inexplicable loss to Harvard, surrendering eight three-pointers and 52 percent shooting from the Crimson. UNLV dropped its opening round game to California, a squad that has beaten all the top teams in the Pac-12. Luckily for the conference, two of its teams managed to save the conference pride from taking a spill off the cliff. Colorado State and San Diego State both had convincing wins as the Rams took care of Missouri while the Aztecs rolled over Oklahoma. The Rams dropped their next game to No. 1 overall seed Louisville, and the