So for the first time ever, only Power 4 teams made it to the Sweet 16

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The writing's on the wall, soon there will be a super league of 16 or 24 teams with all the best players (both basketball and football), the rest will be also-rans. Thanks NIL! Thanks portal! The only problem with that, is that audiences will vanish too! Who wants to watch that? Only the schools involved. The money guys are ruining college sports just like they ruin everything else. "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil."

Link: Power conferences fill this year’s Sweet 16 for the first time ever

Posted: 03/26/2025 at 04:01 AM ET

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So for the first time ever, only Power 4 teams made it to the Sweet 16 ◄ -- Accord Type-R Mar 26, 2025 at 04:01 AM ET

Accord Type-R • 03/26/25 04:01 AM ET

Yup. There’s only one double digit seed left. Arkansas. -- Maroon Effect Mar 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM ET

Maroon Effect • 03/26/25 12:45 PM ET

There are, on average, 4.7 upsets in the first round each year -- GCHokie34 Mar 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM ET

GCHokie34 • 03/26/25 12:35 PM ET

The mid-major used to could build a team and have experienced players -- turkeywinghokie Mar 26, 2025 at 02:56 PM ET

turkeywinghokie • 03/26/25 02:56 PM ET

Here's a good snippet from Yahoo that speaks to this -- HokieSA Mar 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM ET

HokieSA • 03/26/25 10:16 AM ET

So is this an anomaly or indicative of the fact that NIL has changed things -- HokieSA Mar 26, 2025 at 08:55 AM ET

HokieSA • 03/26/25 08:55 AM ET

IMHO, it is not an anomaly. -- Walkin` Willie Mar 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM ET

Walkin` Willie • 03/26/25 10:50 AM ET

The super league exists -- tallahasseehokie Mar 26, 2025 at 08:53 AM ET

tallahasseehokie • 03/26/25 08:53 AM ET

Very few lower seeds advanced. Colorado State, McNeese and New Mexico. -- TDVick Mar 26, 2025 at 08:27 AM ET

TDVick • 03/26/25 08:27 AM ET

Ha..when Calipari is the closest Cinderella, we know something's amiss.. -- VT757to276 Mar 26, 2025 at 08:43 AM ET

VT757to276 • 03/26/25 08:43 AM ET

I think Miss, TXTC, MD, Tenn cover the spread. I expect Miss to win -- TDVick Mar 26, 2025 at 08:48 AM ET

TDVick • 03/26/25 08:48 AM ET

You're exactly right...that was one of the great things about the NCAA -- Tuckahokie Mar 26, 2025 at 06:23 AM ET

Tuckahokie • 03/26/25 06:23 AM ET

Nope, basketball will be fine…12(or so) players to a roster… -- ombandit Mar 26, 2025 at 06:20 AM ET

ombandit • 03/26/25 06:20 AM ET