Here’s the good news: Creighton is playing in the Sweet 16 for the first time in the modern era of the NCAA Tournament (since it expanded to 64 teams in 1985). The bad news: their reward is a game against a team so dominant that for four months when college basketball pundits have been asked to predict the national champion, the question has been posited as “Gonzaga, Baylor or the field.” Despite the unpredictable nature of March and the safer bet being that any of 66 other teams would win, many pundits have still predicted Gonzaga to be that champ.
Pregame Primer, Sweet 16 Edition: 28-0 Gonzaga Stands Between Creighton and History
