Is this the chalkiest regional final ever?

[GoSU96]

I‘ve paid almost no attention but 7 of the top 8 and a 3rd.

So much for drama.

apologies if this has been discussed previously.

 

[Dinkyspond]

I‘ve paid almost no attention but 7 of the top 8 and a 3rd.

So much for drama.

apologies if this has been discussed previously.

this is the future of the NCAAT in the age of NIL and the portal.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

This whole season has not been terribly interesting but Ill admit that was heavily influenced by our own lack of success

 

[Todoubled23]

This whole season has not been terribly interesting but Ill admit that was heavily influenced by our own lack of success

First time in my life I missed at least half of our own games...let alone the tournament which I've not seen 1 second of.

It's just not fun without Syracuse in the conversation at all. Hope Red and company can turn this around despite the numerous red flags we've seen so far.

 

[cusefan88]

Hot take. Cinderella runs are only interesting for a few games. At this point in the tournament you want monster matchups

 

[NineOneSeven]

I’ve watched most of the games. The best teams are still playing. That’s the way it should be, but often doesn’t when you have single elimination games.

Even so, there have been some tough games that these teams have battled through.

 

[dasher]

I’ve watched most of the games. The best teams are still playing. That’s the way it should be, but often doesn’t when you have single elimination games.

Even so, there have been some tough games that these teams have battled through.

The mid majors that have made runs usually are teams with older kids. Those kids are leaving for greener pastures now.

 

[NineOneSeven]

The mid majors that have made runs usually are teams with older kids. Those kids are leaving for greener pastures now.

Sure. That makes sense. But things like 2008 do happen sometimes. And just in the last 2 years we’ve had runs from lower seeded teams.

 

[phil77]

You will still see some action in the first couple of rounds between the 4-12 seeds and you may get some "upsets" like big conference lower seeds upsetting smaller conference teams with better records but overall, you will see this more often.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

I‘ve paid almost no attention but 7 of the top 8 and a 3rd.

So much for drama.

apologies if this has been discussed previously.

I would think so. 2008 saw all four #1s advance to final four but Davidson, a #10, crashed the elite eight.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Hot take. Cinderella runs are only interesting for a few games. At this point in the tournament you want monster matchups

no, what about the year Florida Atlantic and San Diego St. made the F4, made it way more interesting until final weekend

 

[Sbucketball]

Hot take. Cinderella runs are only interesting for a few games. At this point in the tournament you want monster matchups

I get that. Heavy weight matchups when they matter most are awesome. I like to see cindarellas though. And dunk city was as awesome as it gets.

 

[PoppyHart]

The official mascot.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

this is the future of the NCAAT in the age of NIL and the portal.

Next year, maybe I should pick the best seed all the way to the FF.

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

Next year, maybe I should pick the best seed all the way to the FF.

Always have a chalk bracket.

 

[Eric15]

this is the future of the NCAAT in the age of NIL and the portal.

I think it's too soon to know that for sure. The portal started in 2018 and NIL started in 2021.

The 2023 Final Four consisted of 4/5/5/9 seeds. The 2024 Final Four consisted of 1/1/4/11.

I still think a 1/1/1/1 Final Four will be a rarity even in the age of portal/NIL. There is so much randomness in a 40 minute college basketball game.

 

[Nicknack]

I think it's too soon to know that for sure. The portal started in 2018 and NIL started in 2021.

The 2023 Final Four consisted of 4/5/5/9 seeds. The 2024 Final Four consisted of 1/1/4/11.

I still think a 1/1/1/1 Final Four will be a rarity even in the age of portal/NIL. There is so much randomness in a 40 minute college basketball game.

Yeah, I would agree that an all 1 seed final four won't happen every year. However, the days of an 8 or 10 seed making it there is probably a once in decade kinda thing moving forward. Just look at the last handful of years. This was fun, watching high seeded programs be able to compete against the 1 and 2 seeds.

 

[crv1728]

So who picked a “chalk” bracket? I picked three , with one minor upset - St. John’s. And that didn’t work out so well. In my pool, I win if Duke wins it. 2nd through 4th all have Auburn. Tough to root for either.
I saw some metric about previous winners that stated only FL, Auburn,, Duke and Auburn met that metric, so the winner was likely to come from that group. Guess that was right. Anyone see that? I’ll use it next year if I can find it again.