Not Everybody Loves an Underdog When It Comes to the NCAA Tournament

Without the stalwarts, men’s NCAA tournament ratings take a tumble.

1. The men’s college basketball stalwarts, Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky and Kansas, were nowhere to be found when the Elite Eight was played over the weekend.

Neither was a No. 1-ranked team.

And now we have a Final Four featuring San Diego State, Florida Atlantic, UConn and Miami.

While you might think that everyone loves an underdog and you might get the impression that college basketball fans are ecstatic...