Post Sweet 16 NEM update
Here are the update combined net efficiency margin (NEM) ratings for the teams that played in the Sweet 16. Results for all teams through the first two rounds can be found here.
Teams are ranked by combined NEM for all games played. Larger numbers are better for total and offensive NEM, and smaller numbers are better for defensive NEM. Shaded teams are still alive going into the Elite 8.
| Seed | Region | Team | Games | Total | Off | Def |
| 1 | W | Connecticut | 3 | 161.7 | 78.6 | -83.1 |
| 1 | S | North Carolina | 3 | 142.3 | 80.9 | -61.4 |
| 3 | E | Villanova | 3 | 139.4 | 59.0 | -80.4 |
| 1 | MW | Louisville | 3 | 126.9 | 76.4 | -50.5 |
| 2 | S | Oklahoma | 3 | 119.2 | 71.4 | -47.8 |
| 3 | W | Missouri | 3 | 112.3 | 91.4 | -20.9 |
| 4 | E | Xavier | 3 | 93.7 | 19.9 | -73.8 |
| 2 | MW | Michigan St. | 3 | 88.1 | 51.7 | -36.4 |
| 3 | S | Syracuse | 3 | 81.5 | 38.8 | -42.7 |
| 1 | E | Pittsburgh | 3 | 80.9 | 39.1 | -41.8 |
| 2 | W | Memphis | 3 | 80.2 | 82.7 | 2.5 |
| 3 | MW | Kansas | 3 | 79.7 | 17.1 | -62.6 |
| 5 | W | Purdue | 3 | 61.0 | 18.2 | -42.8 |
| 2 | E | Duke | 3 | 57.7 | 37.0 | -20.6 |
| 4 | S | Gonzaga | 3 | 46.5 | 59.3 | 12.8 |
| 12 | MW | Arizona | 3 | 45.4 | 52.7 | 7.3 |