There won't be a top-3 seed in Houston for the men's Final Four. Is this the weirdest group ever? 'Only if you obsess over brand recognition or seeding.' Our experts weigh in.
It’s up there, neck and neck with 2011 in the modern era. That year you had a team from the play-in game and Butler making its second straight appearance in the Final Four. Connecticut was also a part of that one and had lost seven of its final 11 regular-season games before Kemba Walker went nuclear. And sure, you had another power program in Kentucky at that Final Four, but this wasn’t the typical Kentucky team we were used to at the time.
That one was not the most entertaining Final Four, but I’m hoping this one delivers. And I’m here for new teams/new stories. This is the beauty of this tournament, the chance for programs you’d never expect to be here to introduce themselves to the world. A team like Florida Atlantic was awesome to watch this season, but you had to be a college basketball diehard to have ever seen it live. Now everyone is getting the chance to see how fun Dusty May’s bunch is.
That said, if in the beginning of the season, you said these would be the last four standing? Well, yes, you’d be institutionalized. On Nov. 7, none were ranked inside the top 15. San Deigo State was at No. 18, UConn was No. 27, Miami was No. 42 and FAU was all the way down at No. 89. Wild.
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