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In a tournament that has been full of excitement and upsets, the East is the only region where all four top seeds advanced to the Sweet 16. Indiana survived a scare against Temple in the second round after routing James Madison in the round of 64. Syracuse handled a tough California squad, Marquette avoided a massive upset against Davidson in the first round and staved off Butler in the second thanks to the heroics of Vander Blue and Miami got a huge performance from Rion Brown to hold off the Fighting Illini. That sets up a big weekend in the nation's

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Michigan

When/where: 7:37 p.m. Friday; Arlington Texas (Cowboys Stadium)

It’s Kansas’ experience against youthful and energetic Michigan. It’s Big 12 vs. Big Ten. It’s lots of turnovers vs. not very many. But above all else, it’s the Sweet 16 – two wins stand in the way of college basketball glory.