Exhale and accept the harsh reality that for the first time in four days, there is no NCAA Tournament basketball. The Monday after the opening weekend always provides a terrible hangover, but it hits even harder after this year’s chaos.
Two one-seeds have already been eliminated, one by a 16-seed. Kentucky’s South Region will not have any of the top four seeds in Atlanta, an NCAA Tournament first. Michigan is the highest-ranked team on the left side of the bracket as a three-seed. Six of the Sweet 16 teams are a seven-seed or higher.
After the dust cleared, here’s what the bracket looks like:
Kansas State ended UMBC’s unbelievable NCAA Tournament run to make a date with Kentucky this Thursday night at 9:47 on CBS in Atlanta.