Breaking down the math further: No. 10 seeds historically have about a 15% chance of making the Sweet 16, while the combined chances for No. 8s and No. 9s nearly that exact number. Seeding matters.

The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are set to begin. Here’s everything you need to read to get ready for March Madness.

It's fewer than 24 hours until the NCAA men's college basketball tournament tips off and March Madness begins in earnest, with the first game scheduled for 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday. In the days ...