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For the first time since 2017, no team seeded lower than No. 12 made it to the Saturday of the first weekend.
From The New York Times
Teachers are scoring big with students by bringing the spirit of March Madness into the classroom.
From Education Week
This is only the second time in tournament history that the Final Four will involve all top seeds.
From Yahoo! Sports
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Instead, this is the first Sweet 16 since 2007 with zero teams seeded No. 11 or lower. Per the NCAA, this was the sixth time since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985 that the top 16 seeds in the tournament all won their first-round games. The last time it happened was in 2017.
The best part of the NCAA Men's Tournament is the underdogs that emerge out of nowhere to beat the top-seeded teams. Time and time again, this phenomenon unfolds. Just last season, NC State ran ...
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Curry is the gold standard for any singular player who has Cinderella ambitions. No star has captured the collective imagination like Steph did back in 2008, and it's unlikely that anyone will again. But of this year's crop of players, Stirtz is the one who has the best chance.
Duke was one of four No. 1 seeds to advance to the NCAA men's basketball Final Four. (Frank Franklin II)
Either Auburn or Florida will play Monday night for the SEC’s first national championship since Kentucky in 2012.
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The transfer portal has turned the NCAA Tournament into a case of the rich getting richer. Fewer upsets and Cinderellas leave tourney lacking juice.