Predictable. Compelling. Depressing. Exciting. Indicative of future tournaments that will lack the charm America has grown to love. Indicative of a weekend ahead that will thrill American basketball lovers.
Take your pick and acknowledge two truths. One, the men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four will feature all No. 1 seeds for the first time since 2008 — also a San Antonio Final Four — and the second time since seeding began in 1979. Two, one of those No. 1 seeds is not like the others.
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We’re well past the stage of fretting about lost underdog stories. Check back next year as trends are extended or bucked. Give the selection committee a nod
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