March is nearly upon us, and as the bracket shakeups and breakups continue, things begin to (sort of) settle down. If you’ll pardon the alliteration, sweet sixteen sleepers are tough to pick this year, because it seems as soon as a team seems to present itself as being poised to perhaps surprise some folks, they hit a rough patch and it seems all that much more unlikely.

One such team is Florida State. FSU looks like it might just be a potential sweet 16 sleeper, however, the Seminoles have now lost three of their last five, and they looked dreadful in the first half against Clemson last Wednesday evening. If FSU are going to make a run, they have to get their act together, because their time is nearly up. Another team that looks more likely to make a sweet sixteen run is Lionel Richie’s favorite team, the Vanderbilt Commodores. Jokes referencing 1970s pop culture aside, Vanderbilt will have their work cut out for them on Thursday when they head to Mississippi to face the Rebels who are desperate for a win.

Finally, Northbet Carolina’s Tar Heels are another possibility as sweet sixteen sleepers, although fans of internet gambling know that hope is fading fast. The Tar Heels – a team in transition, proved too young and inexperienced to compete at the level of their division, particularly defensively. Their record against the top 50 leaves much to be desired, and their key win against Michigan State happened all the way back in October. If the Tar Heels are going to do something, they had better do it fast.