EAST REGION

SYRACUSE (33-2)
Nickname: Orangemen (Syracuse, N.Y.); Coach: Jim Boeheim.
Conference: Big East. Bid: At large.
Region: East. Seed: No. 1.
Tournament Record: 55-34, 35 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (74.5); Kris Joseph 13.7; Dion Waiters 12.7; Brandon Triche 9.1; Scoop Jardine 8.6; C.J. Fair 8.3.
Rebounds: Team (35.2); Fab Melo 5.8 (ineligible); C.J. Fair 5.4; Kris Joseph 4.9.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.7/10.6); Scoop Jardine 4.9/2.3; Brandon Triche 2.7/1.3; Dion Waiters 2.5/1.3; Michael Carter-Wiliiams 2.1/0.6.
3-pointers: Team (.345); Kris Joseph 50; Dion Waiters 40; Brandon Triche 39; James Southerland 36; Scoop Jardine 34.
Last 10: 9-1.
The Skinny: The Orange, without starting center Fab Melo (eligibility issue), are in the round of 16 for the third time in four years. The Syracuse bench, led by 6-foot-4 sophomore guard Dion Waiters and 6-8 junior forward James Southerland, has outscored opposing reserves, 61-16.

WISCONSIN (26-9)
Nickname: Badgers (Madison, Wis.); Coach: Bo Ryan.
Conference: Big Ten. Bid: At large.
Region: East. Seed: No. 4.
Tournament Record: 25-16, 18 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (64.0); Jordan Taylor 14.7; Ryan Evans 11.1; Jared Berggren 10.3.
Rebounds: Team (33.8); Ryan Evans 6.8; Mike Bruesewitz 5.2; Jared Berggren 5.0; Josh Gasser 4.2.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (11.8/9.0); Jordan Taylor 4.0/1.6; Josh Gasser 1.9/1.2.
3-pointers: Team (.362); Jordan Taylor 60; Ben Brust 55; Jared Berggren 42; Josh Gasser 41.
Last 10: 7-3.
The Skinny: The Badgers won two games at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M., to advance to the round of 16. They also won twice at the Pitt in 2000 and advanced to the Final Four. Wisconsin leads the nation in scoring defense (52.9).

CINCINNATI (26-10)
Nickname: Bobcats (Cincinnati, Ohio); Coach: Mick Cronin.   
Conference: Big East. Bid: At Large.
Region: East. Seed: No. 6.
Tournament Record: 43-24, 26 years. Last NCAA Appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (68.2); Sean Kilpatrick 14.3; Dion Dixon 13.1; Yancey Gates 12.4; Cashmere Wright 10.7; Jaquon Parker 9.3.
Rebounds: Team (36.2); Yancey Gates 9.1; Jaquon Parker 5.6; Sean Kilpatrick 4.7; Justin Jackson 4.2.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.1/10.7); Cashmere Wright 4.6/2.2; Sean Kilpatrick 2.1/1.5; Dion Dixon 2.1/1.8.
3-pointers: Team (.339); Sean Kilpatrick 89; Cashmere Wright 59; Dion Dixon 46.
Last 10: 8-2.
The Skinny: Cincinnati reached its first regional semifinal in the NCAA tournament since 2001. The Bearcats play Ohio State for only the second time since beating the Buckeyes in 1961 and 1962 for back-to-back national championships. The Bearcats and Ohio State last played on Dec. 16, 2006, when Ohio State won 72-50 in Indianapolis in the Wooden Tradition.

OHIO STATE (29-7)
Nickname: Buckeyes (Columbus, Ohio); Coach: Thad Matta.
Conference: Big Ten. Bid: At large.
Region: East. Seed: No. 2.
Tournament Record: 49-26, 28 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (74.8); Jared Sullinger 17.4; Deshaun Thomas 15.9; William Buford 14.7.
Rebounds: Team (37.1); Jared Sullinger 9.1; Deshaun Thomas 5.3; William Buford 4.8; Lenzelle Smith Jr. 4.6.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (14.8/11.8); Aaron Craft 4.7/2.1; William Buford 2.8/2.1; Lenzelle Smith Jr. 2.0/1.3.
3-pointers: Team (.328); William Buford 57; Deshaun Thomas 46.
Last 10: 7-3.
The Skinny: The Buckeyes are in the regional semifinals for the third straight year. Two years ago, as a No. 2 seed they lost to Tennessee in the round of 16. A year ago, they were top-seeded and ranked No. 1 when they fell to Kentucky in the regional semifinals. Ohio State plays Cincinnati in Boston, a rematch on the 50th anniversary of the Bearcats beating the Buckeyes in the national championship game for the second year in a row.

SOUTH REGION

KENTUCKY (34-2)
Nickname: Wildcats (Lexington, Ky.); Coach: John Calipari.
Conference: Southeastern. Bid: At large.
Region: South. Seed: No. 1.
Tournament Record: 109-47, 54 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (77.1); Anthony Davis 14.3; Doron Lamb 13.4; Terrence Jones 12.6; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 11.5; Marquis Teague 9.9; Darius Miller 9.8.
Rebounds: Team (39.1); Anthony Davis 10.1; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7.6; Terrence Jones 7.2.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.4/11.4); Marquis Teague 4.8/2.8; Darius Miller 2.2/1.5; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 2.0/2.1.
3-pointers: Team (.375); Doron Lamb 71; Darius Miller 52; Kyle Wiltjer 32.
Last 10: 9-1.
The Skinny: Kentucky gets another crack at the Hoosiers, who beat them on a last-second 3-pointer by Christian Watford in December. Freshman point guard Marquis Teague scored a career-high 24 points in the third-round victory over Iowa State. His improvement over the season could put him in the same company of Calipari’s former floor leaders at Kentucky and Memphis, including John Wall, Brandon Knight, Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans.

INDIANA (27-8)
Nickname: Hoosiers (Bloomington, Ind.); Coach: Tom Crean.
Conference: Big Ten. Bid: At large.
Region: South. Seed: No. 4.
Tournament Record: 62-30, 37 years. Last appearance: 2008.
Scoring: Team (76.9); Cody Zeller 15.5; Christian Watford 12.2; Jordan Hulls 11.7; Victor Oladipo 10.7.
Rebounds: Team (34.5); Cody Zeller 6.5; Christian Watford 5.8; Victor Oladipo 5.4.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.5/13.0); Verdell Jones III 3.2/2.6 (injured); Jordan Hulls 3.2/2.2.
3-pointers: Team (.437); Jordan Hulls 70; Christian Watford 49; Matt Roth 42.
Last 10: 8-2.
The Skinny: Indiana reaches the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 for the first time in a decade. The Hoosiers held VCU to four points over the final 12 1/2 minutes to eke out a two-point win in the third round. Indiana has its highest victory total since the 1992-93 team won 31 games.

BAYLOR (29-7)
Nickname: Bears (Waco, Texas); Coach: Scott Drew.
Conference: Big 12. Bid: At large.
Region: South. Seed: No. 3.
Tournament Record: 8-8, 7 years. Last appearance: 2010.
Scoring: Team (74.8); Pierre Jackson 13.5; Perry Jones III 13.4; Quincy Acy 11.5; Quincy Miller 11.0; Brady Heslip 10.3.
Rebounds: Team (37.2); Perry Jones III 7.7; Quincy Acy 7.2; Quincy Miller 4.9.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (14.8/13.8); Pierre Jackson 5.8/3.5; A.J. Walton 2.8/2.0.
3-pointers: Team (.386); Brady Heslip 98; Pierre Jackson 65.
Last 10: 7-3.
The Skinny: Baylor and its highlighter-yellow uniforms are headed to the round of 16, thanks to Brady Heslip’s bevy of 3-pointers and a 19-3 game-ending run against Colorado. Heslip hit nine 3s for a career 27 points. Baylor’s only losses this season are to four Big 12 teams. The Bears lost three times to Missouri, twice to Kansas, and once to Kansas State and Iowa State.

XAVIER (23-12)
Nickname: Musketeers (Cincinnati, Ohio); Coach: Chris Mack.
Conference: Atlantic 10. Bid: At large.
Region: South. Seed: No. 10.
Tournament Record: 21-22, 23 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (70.7); Tu Holloway 17.4; Mark Lyons 15.0; Dezmine Wells 10.0; Kenny Frease 9.9.
Rebounds: Team (36.4); Kenny Frease 6.2; Andre Walker 5.8; Dezmine Wells 4.9.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.2/12.7); Tu Holloway 4.9/3.0; Mark Lyons 2.8/2.2.
3-pointers: Team (.356); Mark Lyons 58; Tu Holloway 44.
Last 10: 7-3.
The Skinny: The Muskateers advanced to the regional semifinals for the fourth time in five years. Xavier went most of the Lehigh game without Dezmine Wells, who injured his right toe in the first half and did not return.

MIDWEST REGION

NORTH CAROLINA (31-5)
Nickname: Tar Heels (Chapel Hill, N.C.); Coach: Roy Williams.
Conference: Atlantic Coast. Bid: At Large.
Region: Midwest. Seed: No. 1.
Tournament Record: 107-40, 43 years. Last NCAA Appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (82.0); Harrison Barnes 17.3; Tyler Zeller 16.4; John Henson 13.8.
Rebounds: Team (44.8); John Henson 10.1; Tyler Zeller 9.3; Harrison Barnes 5.2; Reggie Bullock 4.9.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (17.3/11.7); Kendal Marshall 9.8/2.8.
3-pointers: Team (.343); Reggie Bullock 65; Harrison Barnes 47; P.J. Hairston 38.
Last 10: 9-1.
The Skinny: Point guard Kendall Marshall had surgery on his broken right wrist and it’s unclear if he’ll return for the NCAA regional games in St. Louis. The left-handed point guard fractured the scaphoid bone — located near the thumb — when he was fouled driving to the basket during the second half against Creighton. If Marshall can’t go, the job would fall to freshman Stilman White and versatile senior Justin Watts.

OHIO (29-7)
Nickname: Bobcats (Athens, Ohio); Coach: John Groce.
Conference: Mid-American. Bid: MAC champion.
Region: Midwest. Seed: No. 13.
Tournament Record: 7-13, 13 years. Last appearance: 2010.
Scoring: Team (70.3); D.J. Cooper 14.9; Walter Offutt 12.0; Reggie Keely 9.1; Ivo Baltic 8.9; Nick Kellogg 8.8.
Rebounds: Team (34.3); Ivo Baltic 5.0; Reggie Keely 5.0; Jon Smith 4.6.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.1/13.0); D.J. Cooper 5.7/2.8; Walter Offutt 1.8/1.7.
3-pointers: Team (.342); Nick Kellogg 81; D.J. Cooper 74; Walter Offutt 47.
Last 10: 9-1.
The Skinny: The Bobcats are the seventh team seeded No. 13 or higher to advance to the regional semifinals and the first since No. 13 Bradley did it in 2006. None of those teams won its next game. It’s their first trip to the round of 16 since they lost to Michigan in the regional finals in 1964.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE (24-12)
Nickname: Wolfpack (Raleigh, N.C.); Coach: Mark Gottfried.
Conference: Atlantic Coast. Bid: At large.
Region: Midwest. Seed: No. 11.
Tournament Record: 34-21, 23 years. Last appearance: 2006.
Scoring: Team (73.3); C.J. Leslie 14.6; Lorenzo Brown 12.8; Scott Wood 12.4; Richard Howell 11.0; C.J. Williams 10.6.
Rebounds: Team (37.3); Richard Howell 9.1; C.J. Leslie 7.4; Lorenzo Brown 4.5; DeShawn Painter 4.3.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.8/12.7); Lorenzo Brown 6.4/3.2; Alex Johnson 2.9/1.6.
3-pointers: Team (.358); Scott Wood 93; C.J. Williams 32; Alex Johnson 29.
Last 10: 6-4.
The Skinny: NC State earned their first trip to the round of 16 since 2005. Quite a turnaround by first-year Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried. The Wolfpack improved by eight wins over last season and made it to the tournament despite losing four in a row in February.

KANSAS (29-6)
Nickname: Jayhawks (Lawrence); Coach: Bill Self.
Conference: Big 12. Bid: At large.
Region: Midwest. Seed: No. 2.
Tournament Record: 90-39, 41 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (74.4); Thomas Robinson 17.7; Tyshawn Taylor 16.9; Elijah Johnson 10.0; Jeff Withey 9.1.
Rebounds: Team (37.2); Thomas Robinson 11.8; Jeff Withey 6.2; Travis Releford 4.3.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.3/14.4); Tyshawn Taylor 4.7/3.4; Elijah Johnson 3.7/1.8.
3-pointers: Team (.352); Elijah Johnson 62; Tyshawn Taylor 57; Conner Teahan 50.
Last 10:  9-1.
The Skinny: The Jayhawks erased a 10-point second-half deficit against Purdue to reach the regional semifinals. This was the third time that Kansas opened an NCAA tournament in Nebraska, and both times before it was the start of a title run. The Jayhawks played their opening games in Lincoln in 1988 and Omaha in 2008, when they won their most recent national championship.

WEST REGION

MICHIGAN STATE (29-7)
Nickname: Spartans (East Lansing,  Mich.); Coach: Tom Izzo.
Conference: Big Ten. Bid: At large.
Region: West. Seed: No. 1.
Tournament Record: 54-24, 26 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (72.4); Draymond Green 16.3; Keith Appling 11.5; Brando Wood 8.6; Branden Dawson 8.4.
Rebounds: Team (38.0); Draymond Green 10.5; Branden Dawson 4.5; Adreian Payne 4.3.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.4/12.9); Keith Appling 3.9/2.3; Draymond Green 3.9/2.9.
3-pointers: Team (.365); Draymond Green 51; Brandon Wood 45.
Last 10: 8-2.
The Skinny: The Spartans are in the round of 16 for the 10th time in 15 years. Only Duke, with two more appearances, has won at least two games in NCAA tournaments more often since 1998. Tom Izzo is 7-2 in the round of 16. Since the field expanded in 1985, Draymond Green has more combined points (40), rebounds (20) and assists (16) than any other player in his first two games of an NCAA tournament.

LOUISVILLE (28-9)
Nickname: Cardinals (Louisville, Ky.); Coach: Rick Pitino.
Conference: Big East. Bid: Big East champion.
Region: West. Seed: No. 4.
Tournament Record: 62-39, 38 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (68.6); Kyle Kuric 13.0; Russ Smith 11.4; Chris Smith 9.8; Gorgui Dieng 9.3; Peyton Siva 9.2; Chane Behanan 9.1.
Rebounds: Team (37.9); Gorgui Dieng 9.1; Chane Behanan 7.4; Kyle Kuric 4.3.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.5/14.4); Peyton Siva 5.5/3.5; Chris Smith 2.0/1.1.
3-pointers: Team (.313); Kyle Kuric 72; Chris Smith 62; Russ Smith 38.
Last 10: 7-3.
The Skinny: Louisville came into the tournament off a surprising run to the Big East tournament title and continued its winning ways. The Cardinals were ousted in the opening round of the tournament the past two years. They returned to the round of 16 for the first time since 2009. That year ended with a 64-52 loss in the Midwest Regional finals to the Spartans.

MARQUETTE (27-7)
Nickname: Golden Eagles (Milwaukee, Wis.); Coach: Buzz Williams.
Conference: Big East. Bid: At large.
Region: West. Seed: No. 3.
Tournament Record: 38-30, 30 years. Last NCAA Appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (75.9); Darius Johnson-Odom 18.5; Jae Crowder 17.6; Davante Gardner 9.6; Vander Blue 8.5.
Rebounds: Team (36.2); Jae Crowder 8.4; Davante Gardner 5.4; Vander Blue 4.4;Jamil Wilson 4.1.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (16.7/13.3); Junior Cadougan 5.4/2.6; Vander Blue 2.6/2.3; Darius Johnson-Odom 2.8/2.4; Jae Crowder 2.1/1.3.
3-pointers: Team (.339); Darius Johnson-Odom 75; Jae Crowder 60.
Last 10: 8-2.
The Skinny: Jae Crowder, the Big East Player of the Year, continues to shine with 25 points and 16 rebounds against BYU in the second round and 17 points and 13 rebounds against Murray State. The Golden Eagles also made it to the regional semifinals last year before getting routed by North Carolina.

FLORIDA (25-10)
Nickname: Gators (Gainesville, Fla.); Coach: Billy Donovan.
Conference: Southeastern. Bid: At large.
Region: West. Seed: No. 7.
Tournament Record: 34-14, 17 years. Last appearance: 2011.
Scoring: Team (76.3); Kenny Boynton 16.1; Bradley Beal 14.6; Erving Walker 12.1; Erik Murphy 10.5; Patrick Young 10.3.
Rebounds: Team (35.6); Bradley Beal 6.7; Patric Young 6.4; Will Yeguete 6.3; Erik Murphy 4.3.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (14.8/11.0); Erving Walker 4.6/2.0; Kenny Boynton 2.5/1.4; Bradley Beal 2.1/2.1.
3-pointers: Team (.383); Kenny Boynton 107; Erving Walker 66; Bradley Beal 58; Erik Murphy 56; Mike Rosario 33.
Last 10: 6-4.
The Skinny: Florida limped into the NCAA tournament, losing four of its last five games. A fresh start seemed to work as the Gators made it to the regional semifinals for the sixth time in 12 NCAA tournament appearances under coach Billy Donovan. They did it in easy fashion with a 71-45 win over Virginia and an 84-50 rout over Norfolk State.