2014 Sweet 16 Tournament Geography and Stuff

From the sports desk of Ribbie’s Weblog, here are some more interesting facts about the Sweet 16 teams as they head into action tonight.

• Number of teams from states that do not border any other states with teams left in the tournament: 2 – Texas, Connecticut
• # of private universities: 4 – Stanford, Louisville, Dayton and Baylor
• Games between border states: 1 – Arizona v. San Diego State
• Games between private universities: 1 – Stanford v. Dayton
• Game of lowest seeds: Stanford (10) v. Dayton (11)
• 1 v. 4 games: 3 – VA (1) v. Michigan St. (4); FL (1) v. UCLA (4); AZ (1) v. San Diego St. (4)
• Number of states with teams in the the Sweet 16 that Kentucky borders: 3 – Tennessee, Ohio (Dayton), VA

I know, BORING, so let the games begin.