On Thursday, the NCAA tournament will continue with the Sweet 16 games.

For now, the second straight year—and only the second time in history—there will be only major conference schools among the final 16 teams remaining. Sure, it is disappointing to not have that magical Cinderella team that grabs all our hearts. But because of this, we are going to be treated to some high-level basketball between teams that have been the best in the country all season long.

Let’s take a look at a few of the most intriguing games this upcoming Thursday and Friday.

(4) Arkansas vs. (1) Arizona 

9:45 p.m. Thursday

The Arkansas Razorbacks come into this Sweet 16 battle on an absolute roll. Dating back to March 4 against Texas, they have won seven straight games. They are led by arguably the best player in college basketball right now and a projected lottery pick in the NBA Draft this June, freshman Darius Acuff Jr.

In Arkansas’ most recent win in the Round of 32 against High Point, Acuff Jr. scored 36 points and had six assists. With Acuff Jr. on the floor, Arkansas has a chance against any team in the nation.

Head coach of the Arizona Wildcats Tommy Lloyd has never gotten past the Sweet 16 despite being a No. 4 seed or higher in his four previous seasons leading the Wildcats. In his fifth season in Tucson, this is his best team yet. They are extremely physical and dominate teams in the paint.

Over the course of the regular season, Arizona ranked second in the country in rebounds per game at 43.1. In their second-round game against Utah State, they outrebounded the Aggies 54–26. That is genuinely absurd. Along with that, they shot 39 free throws compared to Utah State’s 11. Arizona will beat you up inside, and with Arkansas not being a team that defends the interior well, they should have no trouble asserting their dominance once again.

(3) Michigan State vs. (2) UConn 

9:45 p.m. Friday

On Friday night, it will be a showdown between Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and a two-time national championship-winning head coach, Danny Hurley. Both of these programs are elite.

The Michigan State Spartans have made the NCAA tournament every season since 1998 under Izzo. They won one national championship during that time in 2000. The UConn Huskies are college basketball royalty. They have won six national championships, which is tied for the third most in college basketball history. It will be a heavyweight matchup Friday night between two of the best programs and coaches in the sport.

The Spartans are led by their junior point guard Jermey Fears. Fears averages 9.4 assists per game, the best mark in college basketball. In Michigan State’s most recent game against Louisville, where they won 77–69, Fears put together a masterful performance, dishing out 16 assists. Fears is the nucleus of what the Spartans do offensively. If Michigan State wants to reach its second consecutive Elite Eight, Fears will have to be excellent, like he has been all season.

The Huskies carry a balanced scoring attack, having five players score over 10 points per game. The most impactful player for UConn through two games this March Madness has been Taris Reed Jr. During the regular season, Reed Jr. averaged 14.2 points per game while grabbing 8.9 rebounds. Reed was a very good player during the regular season for the Huskies. But in the first two games of the tournament, Reed has raised his game to a different level. He is averaging 20.5 points per game along with 20 rebounds per game. That’s right—20 rebounds.

In UConn’s first-round matchup against Furman, Reed put together a 31-point, 27-rebound game. If the Huskies continue to get this version of Taris Reed Jr., the Spartans will have a tough time keeping their season alive.

Those are the two games I am most compelled to watch this Thursday and Friday for the Sweet 16. This past Thursday through Sunday, my days consisted of a plentiful amount of college hoops, and I plan on that continuing this time around as well.