On Monday, another great NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament came to a close. This is very disappointing that it is actually over already. It seemed like it just started. But now I must wait until next year to see any more exciting upsets, or bone-chilling last-second shots. Out of all of the NCAA Tournaments, I think this was one of the greatest ones of all time, unless you made a bracket and got most of your picks wrong, as I did this year.
First of all, this tournament was great because Northern Iowa beat number one seed Kansas. This was a huge accomplishment and could have made the tournament by itself. Northern Iowa, a mid-major conference member, knocked off number one seed Kansas, who was a favorite to win the whole tournament. Also, Northern Iowa is from Iowa, and, since the University of Iowa Men's Basketball Team could have been beat by a bunch of blind monkeys this year, I was forced to cheer for the only good team in the state of Iowa, Northern Iowa. No one picked Northern Iowa to win, but that didn't bother the Panthers. They played great defense, shot the ball well, didn't turn the ball over, and ended up knocking off the mighty J-Hawks. But the tournament got even better.
Butler came into the tournament this year a five seed, and on a twenty game winning streak. Even though they were on this winning streak, many people picked Butler to lose in the first or second round. They were a bunch of nobodies from a small conference. But instead of an early exit in this year's tournament, the Bulldogs defeated number one seed Syracuse, Michigan State, and then number two seed Kansas State on their way to their first ever NCAA Championship Game. This was awesome, because I love to see the underdogs win, so Butler making it to the championship was one of the greatest underdogs ever, besides perhaps George Mason making it to the Final Four a few years ago. I have to admit, I did become somewhat of a Butler fan and was crushed when they were beat by the Duke Blue Devils. I mean, no one likes Duke. Butler should have won. This would have capped off a near perfect tournament, in my opinion, and would have been one of the greatest sports accomplishments ever. But they lost, and now stupid Duke won another title. I guess I should give them my congratulations. They played a great tournament and deserved to win this year. I still wish Butler would have won, though.
But I guess I have a whole year to vent my frustration, as that is how long I have to wait until next year's tournament. Anyways, next year Iowa will be in the tournament again and will be a Northern Iowa type of story. At least that's what I'm hoping for.
"Above: Butler logo, http://cfpitiming.com"
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