NCAA Tournament: The Chaos of the South Bracket

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Everyone loves upsets in March Madness, but the South Bracket is already a clusterfuck of epic proportions.

Things went off the rails early, and they haven’t slowed down for a second.

It all started when #11 seed Loyola Chicago took on Miami on the opening morning of the tournament:

https://twitter.com/BBallSociety_/status/974395728905748480

How did they manage to get such a beautiful last second shot to win the game?

The answer is simple.

They have a magic nun.

You don’t have these type of plays without something up your sleeve, and Sister Jean is about the biggest trump card you could have other than like a 3-legged dog or holding a fake funeral for more juju.

Against the #3 seed Tennessee (who I had in the championship game, no big deal), the luck of the nun was evident once again.

Admiral Schofield (All-time great name) put the Volunteers up by a point before this happened:

https://twitter.com/BarstoolISU/status/975164565951574017

That bounce was as magic as a rabbit that pops out of a top hat.

God himself may as well have guided that ball.

Maybe Tennessee should have prayed a little bit harder.

Things were no better for #4 seed Arizona, a team that many predicted would win it all thanks to potential number one overall pick Deandre Ayton.

#13 seed Buffalo didn’t get the memo.

They instead did South Bracket things and murdered Arizona and Sean Miller where they stood by a score of 89-68, halting the possibility of FBI-related Arizona talk for the later rounds of the NCAA tourney.

Not only did Buffalo kill Arizona’s title hopes, they essentially took out the whole Pac-12.

And if those weren’t crazy enough, we had the biggest upset in NCAA history when #1 seed Virginia fell 74-54 to #16 seed UMBC.

It was the game everyone had been waiting to see.

The problem is that it was likely the most anticlimactic game in the tournament thus far.

UMBC didn’t just beat Virginia.

They kicked the shit out of them.

And their Twitter account kept that fight going long after the game by burying everyone that doubted them.

Without De’Andre Hunter, Virginia simply couldn’t score, and without the energy that comes with scoring baskets, their defense couldn’t keep up their stifling pace.

Their basketball program is now an embarrassment.

The only thing that could possibly save them will be to win a title.

That’s it.

That’s their only hope.

If Nevada somehow beats Cincinnati tonight, Kentucky will be the highest ranked seed in the Sweet 16 at #5.

Maybe Cincy comes in and kicks Nevada’s ass, but with the way things have been going in the South Bracket, a half court shot will be the dagger in Mick Cronin’s heart.

And that would be the most Kentucky basketball thing ever.