It's the region that busted millions of brackets, and now the four teams remaining from the south region are headed to Atlanta for the Regional Semifinal and Finals.
The mayhem will take a three-day hiatus following Sunday's action. Then No. 9 Kansas State, No. 5 Kentucky, No. 11 Loyola-Chicago and No. 7 Nevada will all meet up at Philips Arena and fight for a spot in the Elite Eight and eventually the Final Four in San Antonio.
The region has been insane up to this point. A 16 seed upset a 1 seed for the first time in tournament history thanks to UMBC blowing out Virginia on Friday. Loyola-Chicago-- possibly thanks to prayers from the team's 98-year-old chaplain Sister Jean-- has pulled off back-to-back upsets on buzzer beaters. No. 7 Nevada upset No. 2 Cincinnati on Sunday to finish off the top four seeds.
It will be the first time that a region semifinal in the NCAA Tournament won't include any of the top four seeds.
Here are the matchups. The times are TBD.
Thursday, March 22
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Kansas City
No. 11 Loyola-Chicago vs. No. 7 Nevada.
Saturday, March 23
Elite Eight - South Region Final
