March Madness Truly Mad
Posted on March 28th, 2006
Everyone who had LSU, UCLA, Florida and george Mason as your Final Four raise your hand.
I'm waiting….
Put down that hand, liar.
An 11-seed in the Final Four. No one-seed, which hasn't happened since 1980. Favorites Connecticut, Duke, Villanova and Memphis are gone. Is this an aberration, or does parity rule?
The NCAA tournament produces plenty of upsets each year, but it's becoming harder to determine what constitutes an upset. If a 10-seed from a mid-major conference beats a seven-seed from a power conference, is that an upset? Technically yes, but it's not a shocker. Every tournament seems to produce a 12-seed win over a five-seed. This year it happened twice. Should we still be surprised?
Parity does rule. Talent is spread across more teams, and dominant programs no longer dominate. So expect upsets, but don't really consider them upsets. Just enjoy the tournament.
George Mason. Bracket-busters. So much for my UConn pick.
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