Sweetest 16

From top to bottom, I don't think I remember a better NCAA basketball tournament than the one going on now. It seems like an outlandish number of games have gone down to the final seconds, and into overtime.

In just the sweet 16 games:
-#4 seed LSU upset #1 seed Duke 62-54 in a game that wasn't decided until the final seconds.

-#2 Texas beat #6 West Virginia 74-71 on a long three after WVU tied it on a three with 5 seconds left.

-#2 UCLA beat #3 Gonzaga 73-71, scoring the final 11 points after being down 17 points earlier, with the final two coming in a ridiculous sequence as UCLA got a steal after Gonzaga inbounded the ball up by one. UCLA then survived a length-of-the-court pass by Gonzaga that gave them a clean shot at the basket that nearly went in.

-#1 Villanova survived #4 Boston College 60-59 in OT, on a goaltending call off an inbounds play with 3 seconds left, with BC having a shot at a running three at the buzzer.

-#3 Florida beat #7 Georgetown in the final seconds 57-53 on a falling-down made shot and free throw off what should've been a tie-up.

-#1 UConn surviving #4 Washington 96-92 in OT; UConn made a 3-point play late in regulation to tie only to have Washington hit a 3, then UConn hit a long 3, and watched as Washington just missed on a 3 at the other end. Washington still nearly won despite having 5 players foul out, UConn taking 47 foul shots, and having at least two bad calls going against them in the final minutes of regulation.

The only games that weren't as close was #1 Memphis beating #13 Bradley 80-64 and #11 George Mason taking out #7 Wichita State 63-55.

Can't wait for the elite eight games.

AP photo of Gonzaga's Adam Morrison falling to the floor after losing to UCLA by Marcio Jose Sanchez.