Would we expect anything less of this side of the bracket? The Oregon State Beavers jumped out to a crazy 18 point lead, watched 4 seed Oklahoma State cut that lead all the way down to 2, and then ran away to win 80-70.

So, the Midwest Region will be #8 Loyola-Chicago against #12 Oregon State, while #11 Syracuse battles #2 Houston. And if it weren’t for a 14-2 run at the end of the Houston / Rutgers game – that would have been a 10 seed.

Add #15 Oral Roberts in the South, and it has been a totally wild day.