The madness before March Madness: Cinderella teams are born in this week’s conference tournaments

Posted Mar 7, 2026
Having begun March 2 and running all the way up to the Selection Show on the 15th, there is high-stakes, single-elimination men’s college basketball every day. While the numbers whittle down from 68 to leave us with one team standing over the three weeks of NCAA Tournament action, the two weeks prior bring us from nearly 365 all the way down to 68. (Fast Company)

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