NCAA Tournament takeaways, Day 3

Posted Mar 23, 2026
Is Texas really a Cinderella? By seeding alone, there’s no question. No. 11 Texas toppled No. 3 Gonzaga to crash the Sweet 16 as the first double-digit seed to do so. Remove the name brand, and that’s the definition of a Cinderella story. But can a power conference program — especially one as prominent and well-funded as Texas — be considered a Cinderella? (Yahoo! Sports)

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