Upsets make March Madness’ opening weekend such a compelling watch, but what happens when all the favorites are gone?
go to the Dukes and Kansases of the world are so often gone to the NBA in a year or two, while teams that get deep into March are often those that have experience. San Diego State’s rotation is nine players deep with upperclassmen, and as a defensive unit, they are a nightmare to play against.
Roster management is harder now, too. It’s impossible to say if players’ recently gained ability to transfer without sitting out a season has helped or hurt March long shots on the whole. There are countless examples of good mid-major teams losing their best players to power programs that simply go shopping through their rosters. But there are also many cases of non-powers rejuvenating themselves via the transfer portal.
make sense. Sometimes it’s gone OK, like Maryland leaving the ACC, where it won a national title, for the Big Ten. Other times it’s been an economically necessary pain, like West Virginia traveling an insane amount to play Big 12 games so that its athletic department can remain in the big time. And in rare instances, it’s gone horrifically, like when football nudged UConn in 2013 from the Big East to the American Athletic.
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