Cinderella Storylines in Sweet 16

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Sweet 16 loaded with storybook talent from past Cinderellas. But where were the upsets?

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With no teams from mid-major conferences in the Sweet 16 for the first time since tournament expansion in 1985 .

For better or worse, this is the new normal: Players at lower levels will perform well, the transfer portal will give them a chance to play somewhere else without sitting out a year .

“I don’t think Cinderella is dead,” Michigan coach Dusty May says.

The idea that mid-majors are just farm teams for the glamour schools doesn't sit right in a sport where the little guys are responsible for some of its most iconic moments.

Princeton , Florida Atlantic and San Diego State all in the Sweet 16 and beyond two years ago .

It’s possible this year is a one -off, but it stands to reason some years will result in a chalkier bracket.

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