The year 2022 was, ultimately, not a year for the underdogs in men’s college basketball.
Despite a rash of early NCAA tournament upsets and a miracle run from St. Peter’s University to the Elite Eight, the final four teams standing with a chance at the national championship are all blue bloods; Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, and Villanova. Between them, they’ve won seven of the last 13 NCAA titles.
The NFL, on the other hand, has seen that trend move in the opposite direction.
