So much for “parity” in the world of college basketball. All everyone talked about nationally all season was how this was going to be the “craziest March madness ever,” with a ton of upsets. How NIL and the portal really leveled the playing field, even for smaller schools. Media members were pushing this narrative for months, but really I guess they were just trying to convince themselves that it would happen without any real evidence.
Well we have concrete evidence now. Of the 16 teams making up the top 4 seeds in each region, these are the results:
14-2
Most were blowouts, very few were close. SEC really representing well in the loss column at least
Top 4 Seeds results
1 UNC won 90-62
1 UConn won 91-52
1 Purdue won 78-50
1 Houston won 86-46
2 Arizona won 85-65
2 Iowa State won 82-65
2 Tennessee won 83-49
2 Marquette won 87-69
3 Creighton won 77-60
3 UK loss 76-89
3 Illinois won 85-69
3 Baylor won 92-67
4 Kansas won 93-89
4 Auburn loss 76-78
4 Duke won 64-47
4 Alabama won 109-96
Well we have concrete evidence now. Of the 16 teams making up the top 4 seeds in each region, these are the results:
14-2
Most were blowouts, very few were close. SEC really representing well in the loss column at least
Top 4 Seeds results
1 UNC won 90-62
1 UConn won 91-52
1 Purdue won 78-50
1 Houston won 86-46
2 Arizona won 85-65
2 Iowa State won 82-65
2 Tennessee won 83-49
2 Marquette won 87-69
3 Creighton won 77-60
3 UK loss 76-89
3 Illinois won 85-69
3 Baylor won 92-67
4 Kansas won 93-89
4 Auburn loss 76-78
4 Duke won 64-47
4 Alabama won 109-96
