The primary 4 rounds of the lads’s NCAA Match have been a disappointment. Frankly, it’s superb extra years don’t play out like this. It’s absurd how fortunate we’ve been through the years, how a lot we’ve taken without any consideration watching buzzer-beater after buzzer-beater, upset after upset.
However the dance isn’t over but. There’s nonetheless hope for the Remaining 4.
The 4 groups (Duke, Florida, Auburn, Houston) that type the second group of 1-seeds to all attain the Remaining 4 in the identical event have produced the uncommon matchups of heavyweights on the ultimate weekend of the season. The highest 4 groups within the nation are additionally listed as such on KenPom.com, which ranks every crew among the many prime 10 within the nation on each ends of the ground.
Two of the groups are led by coaches beneath 40. The opposite two are led by senior residents. Two of the faculties have by no means received the nationwide title. The opposite two have gone at the least a decade since chopping down the ultimate internet.