Your NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Finishing Touches Open Thread

In the next few hours, all attendees will have RSVP'd for the Sweet Sixteen extravaganza. The final five match-ups are Arizona vs. Texas; VCU vs. Purdue; Marquette vs. Syracuse; Illinois vs. Kansas; and in the weekend's final game, Florida State vs. Notre Dame.

Wear your Sunday best, people.

UT's Gary Johnson to get first crack at defending against Arizona's star [Austin Statesman]

Confident VCU faces Purdue [Richmond Times-Dispatch]

Big East rivals back for more [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

Illinois tries to focus on game at hand [Chicago Tribune]

FSU's stifling defense will be tested by sharp-shooting Notre Dame [Tallahassee Democrat]