Jimmy Fallon debuts epic rap about Sweet 16 team names on The Tonight Show
If any fans were struggling to remember which teams are still dancing in March Madness, Jimmy Fallon has them covered. On Wednesday, The Tonight Show host debuted a hilarious rap that mentions every program playing in the Sweet Sixteen.
Fallon and his rap partner, Brooks Allison, particularly honed in on each team’s mascot, which turned into a running joke about the Purdue Boilermakers. Throughout the song, Jimmy Fallon repeatedly questioned what a Boilermaker actually is, to which his host finally cleared the air.
“Seriously, Jimmy. It’s just a guy that makes boilers,” he said. “I Googled it. ‘A skilled tradesperson who fabricates, maintains and repairs boilers, tanks and other large pressure valves.'”
Fans shouldn’t have too much difficulty remembering the teams in this year’s Sweet Sixteen. After all, there are no unfamiliar faces in the bunch. For the first time since 2007, there are no 11-seeds or lower in the Sweet Sixteen.
It should especially be easy for SEC fans to keep track of the teams featured in the Sweet Sixteen. There are a record seven SEC teams playing in the second weekend, the most ever from a single conference. Of course, it’s worth noting the SEC also had a record 14 teams make the NCAA Tournament.
Fans haven’t seemed to mind the lack of Cinderella stories in this year’s tournament. On Wednesday, CBS and TNT Sports announced the best viewership for the first two rounds since 1993.
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The Round of 64 and Round of 32 averaged a combined 9.3 million viewers, the networks announced – a 3% increase from last year. An average of 10.1 million people tuned in for Sunday’s games, led by Kentucky vs. Illinois.
Despite the NCAA Tournament’s increased viewership numbers, not everybody is convinced March Madness is better off without unexpected runs from mid-major programs. Earlier this week, First Take host Stephen A. Smith made headlines when he railed against the lack of underdog victories in this year’s tournament.
“If this continues, it will be the death of college basketball,” Smith said. “… March Madness owns sports for those four weeks. … What is the allure? That everybody has a chance. That’s what gravitates you.”
The Sweet Sixteen will kick off tonight at 7:09 p.m. ET when 2-seed Alabama and 6-seed BYU square off. Fans will enjoy a slate of eight games over 48 hours. The Sweet Sixteen will be capped off by a showdown between 1-seed Houston and 4-seed Purdue on Friday night.