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[QUOTE="UnderHisOwnPower, post: 1018101, member: 1205"]
It is bizarre.  Kentucky has 10 losses, UConn was run out of the gym by Louisville 3 times.  Here are some stats about this final from Yahoo Sports showing what an epic long shot the whole scenario is:

[I]"Consider this: Of the millions who filled out brackets on Yahoo Sports, only 486 picked the correct final – 7th-seeded UConn vs. 8th-seeded Kentucky ([/I][URL='http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/another-game-winning-three-from-aaron-harrison-sends-kentucky-to-the-title-game-034042518.html'][U][I]a 74-73 winner over Wisconsin[/I][/U][/URL][I]). Since 1985, at least a No. 1, 2 or 3 seed has been in every single final. Before this year, the highest combined total of seeds in a final was 11 in 2011: UConn (3) vs. Butler (8)."[/I]

And because these teams are perennial powers, even though they are higher seeds, the whole Cinderella/underdog appeal goes out the window.  Will be interesting to see the final ratings, but I think this tournament has been a  show as far as appealing to national viewers.  So many of the compelling matchups and storylines were replaced by mediocre play allowing any team to stay in the game to the last possession, with the neighborhood bullies (at least from a national perspective) the only 2 left standing.
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