NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 67 NCAA Tournament games from 2019

By Joey Loose | Jul 9, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers battle for the ball i2g during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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TULSA, OKLAHOMA – MARCH 24: Musa Jallow #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes drives on Dejon Jarreau #13 of the Houston Cougars during the first half of the second round game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at BOK Center on March 24, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

42. #3 Texas Tech 72, #14 Northern Kentucky 57 (Round of 64)

Northern Kentucky answered Texas Tech’s punches early, but the Red Raiders had the lead for the last 30 minutes and were never really challenged in the second half. Though they were outrebounded by the Norse, the Red Raiders made 52.8% of their shots and locked down enough to limit the NKU offense. Having been upended by West Virginia in the Big 12 Tournament, Texas Tech certainly bounced back, getting 29 points from Jarrett Culver in the win. The Norse got 23 points from Tyler Sharpe in coach John Brannen’s final game with the program, but they didn’t have enough to really challenge Texas Tech.

41. #3 Houston 74, #11 Ohio State 59 (Round of 32)

They held the lead for the entire second half, and the Houston Cougars advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since Phi Slamma Jamma back in 1984. The Cougars won the battle on the boards and survived some hot shooting early by the Buckeyes. Corey Davis Jr. ignited with 21 points while the team shot 46.4% on the night. Ohio State had their chances early, but could never get over the hump in the second half, down by 9 or more for the game’s final seven minutes. The Cougars didn’t exactly blow them out, but their solid play was more than enough to put away the upstart Buckeyes and secure that elusive Sweet Sixteen bid.

40. #2 Michigan 64, #10 Florida 49 (Round of 32)

The Gators came to play early, but the Wolverines were able to pull away in the second half and advance to another Sweet Sixteen. Michigan controlled the glass and used a late 9-0 run to put the Gators away for good in the game’s final minutes. Florida’s defense had starred for most of the year, but tonight it was the Wolverines giving them a taste of their own medicine. The Gators shot just 34% and could never catch fire from outside. Jordan Poole put up 19 points to help lead the Wolverines. A year after they had needed Poole’s buzzer beater to knock off Houston, the Wolverines found themselves in a much easier game this year.

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