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NCAA, Cinderella

RandBall: Does the NCAA men’s basketball tournament signal the death of Cinderella?

Four No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. Every team in the Sweet 16 was from a big conference. Is this the future of the NCAA tournament in the NIL era?

Opinion

Daily Press · 14h

David Teel: One chalky NCAA Tournament doesn’t mean Cinderella is dead

Either Auburn or Florida will play Monday night for the SEC’s first national championship since Kentucky in 2012.

The New York Times · 1d

Where’s the March Madness? Making sense of the NCAA Tournament’s Cinderella shortage

Only five double-digit seeds advanced over the past two days: two No. 10s, one No. 11 and two No. 12s. That ties the fewest since 2017.

11don MSN

NCAA Tournament 2025: March Madness Cinderella upset picks, bracket busters by proven college basketball model

Their proven projection model has simulated every game in the tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March ...

16hon MSNOpinion

NCAA Tournament basketball unfortunately evolves into fewer underdogs toppling Goliaths

The transfer portal has turned the NCAA Tournament into a case of the rich getting richer. Fewer upsets and Cinderellas leave ...

USA Today3d

Where has Cinderella gone this March Madness? John Rooke has some ideas

The NCAA transfer portal is causing a lack of Cinderella stories in the NCAA tournament, as mid-major teams lose their star players to larger programs. The transfer portal officially opened on ...

Has the Final Four ever been all No. 1 seeds? Bracket, schedule and how to watch

Who will be No. 1 of the No. 1’s? Men’s March Madness has been reduced from 68 teams to the Final Four — and all four of the ...

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