14 of 16 Left in NCAA Are from Major Conferences

For the most part, it's college basketball's big boys heading into the NCAA tournament's round of 16.

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about 1 year ago

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Sports, College Sports, US

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Sports, College Sports, United States

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Ohio

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ncaa, college basketball, college

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Script[Location - Date:UNDATED 03/19/12][Source:AP IMAGES][VO:][VOICE-OVER:John Klobucar]TRACK#1 AFTER SOME EARLY UPSETS, THE NCAA TOURNAMENT IS DOMINATED BY THE MAJOR CONFERENCES AS IT HEADS TO THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS.ALL BUT TWO OF THE 16 TEAMS ADVANCING COME FROM POWER CONFERENCES.THE LONE EXECPTIONS ARE OHIO....AND XAVIER.ACCORDING TO STATS, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2003 THAT 14 TEAMS FROM THE SIX MAJOR CONFERENCES HAVE MADE THE SWEET 16.IN THE SOUTH, OVERALL TOP SEED KENTUCKY WILL TAKE ON INDIANA AND NUMBER 3 BAYLOR WILL MEET TENTH-SEEDED XAVIER.IN THE EAST, TOP-SEED SYRACUSE WILL PLAY 4TH SEED WISCONSIN -- ..AND NUMBER TWO OHIO STATE WILL PLAY NO. 6 SEED CINCINNATI.THE MIDWEST REGION HAS TOP SEED NORTH CAROLINA PLAYING THE 13TH-SEEDED OHIO BOBCATS. AND NUMBER TWO KANSAS FACING 11TH SEED N-C STATE.THE WEST MATCHUPS INCLUDE TOP-SEED MICHIGAN STATE PLAYING NO. FOUR LOUISVILLE -- AND THIRD-SEEDED MARQUETTE AGAINST NUMBER 7 SEED FLORIDA.IT'S THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009 THAT ALL FOUR NUMBER-ONE SEEDS HAVE REACHED THE ROUND OF 16.JOHN KLOBUCAR, ASSOCIATED PRESS