RIP Parity

The overriding theme entering the tournament was how wide open it was. Seth Davis penned "The Earth is Flat" everytime there was an upset. Well, we've reached the elite 8 and the truth is, there are some really good teams this year and they've proved it.

There isn't a transcendent team this year but if we look at KenPom, Notre Dame and Syracuse are the only outliers. The other 6 are all top 8 KenPom teams. We're going to have a great Final 4. Yes, I'm assuming Virginia and North Carolina advance.

Take out the ND-UW & Zags-Cuse games, the top seeds have rolled. While it wasn't "exciting" because they weren't close, it was still really good basketball. The closest games, ND-UW, Zags-Cuse were also the sloppiest games. Wisconsin-Notre Dame was awfully brutal. 

What the Sweet 16 lacked in memorable moments, it made up for with the best teams rolling on setting up a potentially great Final 4. Parity? Five teams had top 20 offense and defenses and all 5 stand tall in the Elite 8. The world is round.