End of March brings Final Four

March Madness, was indeed, a month full of madness. However, some things fans love to see, such as upsets, and Cinderellas, were nowhere to be found in the ’09 tournement.

Well, if you want to call Cleveland State’s win over Wake Forest an upset, even though they dominated the entire game, then you might as well. Dayton went onto beat West Virgina, but then got stomped on by Kansas. Still no Cinderella.

But wait, could Western Kentucky be a bracket buster for the second straight year. They beat a scrappy Illinois team in the first round, giving all fans hope. In comes Gonzaga, who would go coast to coast with one second on the clock and put in the game winning basket.

East Tennessee fell short of an upset over Pitt, and Memphis escaped Cal State Northridge. Come on! Did you actually think it was going to happen?  Since the 64-team tournament was made thirty years ago, not one no.1 has been upset by the 16th seed. No. 2’s have beaten No. 15’s 96% of the time, and that hasn’t happened since Iowa State went down to Hampton by 1 point in 2001.

Now to the final four, where Nova won as time expire, knocking off Pitt, a big favorite to take the title, as well as my favorite. Lousiville, the overall no. 1, loses to Tom Izzo’s Spartans. North Carolina dominated All-American Black Griffin and the rest of Oklahoma, then UConn took out Missouri. Two no. 1’s, a no. 2, and a no. 3.

How does it all go down? Nova doesn’t get past North Carolina. No way does Ty Lawson come back into the tournament and lose in the final four. UConn will dominate with outside shooting, and leave MSU in the dust. As for the championship; Roy Williams brings back the championship to Chapel Hill.