Canada's college basketball stars are set for the Sweet 16

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The third round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament tips off tonight, and the women's Sweet 16 starts tomorrow. Here's a quick catchup on both brackets and a look at the top Canadian players trying to help their teams to a berth in their Final Four.

Men's

They call this March Madness because, every year, upsets wreak havoc on the single-elimination bracket. The predictably unpredictable chaos is what makes the tournament a billion-dollar product.

Last year, the mayhem seemed to go maybe a bit too far as half of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds failed to even reach the Sweet 16 while the Final Four ended up being a 4 seed, two 5s and a 9.

This year's theme? The chalk strikes back. All eight of the 1 and 2 seeds are still alive, and the only double-digit seed remaining is North Carolina State, an 11. No one else in the Sweet 16 is seeded worse than a 6.

After winning the title last year as a 4 seed, Connecticut remains favoured to become the first back-to-back champion in 17 years. The top-ranked team in the entire bracket crushed its first two opponents by an average of 28 points.

One of the biggest (literally) threats to UConn's throne is Purdue and its 7-foot-4 Canadian star Zach Edey. The Toronto giant won the NCAA player of the year award last season, and he's favoured to repeat after leading the Boilermakers to another 1 seed in the tournament.

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