Here are my 10 takeaways from the NCAA tournament men’s bracket reveal on Selection Sunday:
1. The potential for mayhem is real and spectacular.
As has been chronicled all season, the sport’s top tier is thin and fickle. No teams from Power 6 conferences have lost fewer than five games; the AP No. 1 ranking changed hands seven times and 14 different teams have been ranked in the top five; only three teams among the top 12 seeds won both their regular-season and postseason championships (Alabama, Purdue and Marquette). And there are some major injury and health concerns among the contenders (see below).
