The Rounds of 64 and 32 saw some shocking finishes, but as March Madness enters the Sweet 16, things are about to get much more tense for people looking to win their office pool. See, normally, this is where we’d talk about whether your bracket was still perfect,

The pool of 16 is now down to 8 as debate for our 2025 March Madness best Upstate pizza in the Upstate is now open; vote in our weeklong public poll.

As we prep for the March Madness Sweet 16, here are Journal Star predictions for the next round of the NCAA Tournament from editor Wes Huett and reporters Dave Eminian and Adam Duvall.