In a college basketball season loaded with high-end talent and juggernaut teams, the 2026 NCAA tournament could be defined by favorites rolling and a lack of major upsets.
Only seven lower seeds won during the first round in 2025. Arkansas, an underachieving-but-dangerous No. 10 seed, was the only double-digit seed to advance to last year’s Sweet 16. And once the tournament got beyond opening weekend, it was a bloodbath for underdogs.
The 2025 Final Four was filled with all four No. 1 seeds. The Elite Eight almost featured all four No. 2 seeds outside of No. 3 seed Texas Tech as the round’s lowest-seeded team.
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