We ask a lot from March Madness. We ask for chaos and earth-shattering, early-round upsets. We ask for buzzer-beaters. We ask for amazing Cinderella runs, but we also ask for the sport's biggest stars to play a role deep into the proceedings. We ask for a memorable cast of characters and a championship game that gives us everything college basketball has to offer.
(We also ask for it to pay for basically all of the NCAA in a given year. No pressure.)
It's almost impossible to provide all of that at once. Early-round upsets are amazing but eliminate some potential star power and often lead to later-round blowouts.