March Madness bracket predictions, from Sweet 16 upsets to Final Four picks

So long, upsets, and goodnight Cinderella. Goodnight, Hubert Davis? Maybe in a day or two. Goodnight, Mark Pope? Wait 'til 2027 on that one. Although blue-bloods North Carolina, Kentucky and UCLA are mired in misery, most of the big dogs march on in March. Cinderella's glass slipper shattered after the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Well, except for Iowa. The Hawkeyes retained a slipper. What to make of the mostly chalky first two rounds? Well, the easy and perhaps most relevant explanation is NIL and transfer free agency mostly benefited Power conference brands, at the expense of mid-majors. Plus, this is a particularly good freshman class, and Power programs tend to gobble up the five-star...