The reveal of the men's NCAA tournament bracket highlights the culmination of a season-long journey for 68 teams whose dreams have finally been realized. The flip side of that coin, though, is heartbreak for those who didn't quite make the cut.
The bubble burst for several teams on Sunday, all of which had to wait for the entirety of CBS’s nearly-hourlong bracket reveal show for the announcement of their schools that never came. After the full 68-team bracket was announced, the committee released its “first four out” list, which likely served as a bitter twist of the knife as teams saw just how close they came to getting into the big dance:
