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Call it March Mildness. Dominant performances by top seeds are now the norm at the NCAA Tournament
Top four seeds won all 16 opening games with an average margin of 17.4 points, the largest since the tournament expanded to 64 teams, highlighting growing talent gaps.
- On Sunday the men's tournament wraps up its first two rounds, with top four seeds in each region going 16-0 and an average first-round margin of 17.4 points.
- Saint Louis coach Josh Schertz said the talent gap is more significant due to NIL and the House settlement, while Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said larger budgets make retention difficult for mid-major schools.
- Examples of one-sided wins included Florida routing Prairie View A&M 114-55 and Michigan forward Yaxel Landenberg scoring 25 points, attracting up to $9 million in transfer interest.
- With the first weekend ending, the Sweet 16 is forming while the women's Round of 32 finishes on Monday after a Round of 64 with no upsets.
- 'So the art of program-building in colleges is over' Hurley said, as rare in 2026 is the player who stays from signing day to graduation and the tournament's chaos is fading soon.
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Call it March Mildness. Dominant performances by top seeds are now the norm at the NCAA Tournament
There hasn't been quite as much madness in March Madness in recent years. The top four seeds in each region have gone unbeaten in the first round in each of the last two NCAA Tournaments.
·United States
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