March was bound to be mad

Much like everything else has gone in the sports world over the past year, the NCAA Tournament can lump itself in the group featuring big surprising and crazy moments. And the tournament is only through two rounds.

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March 23, 2021 - 9:17 AM

The UCLA Bruins celebrate their win over the Abilene Christian Wildcats in the second round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Monday. Photo by Sarah Stier / Getty Images / TNS

Considering how everything else has gone this past year, March was bound to be mad. So far, it hasn’t disappointed.

The last perfect NCAA Tournament bracket was busted before the first round was over. The second round just wrapped with an even dozen upsets already in the books — a record for the opening 48 games and just one shy of the mark for the entire tournament — with all kinds of possibilities still out there.

“You gotta bring that fire,” said Gonzaga big man Drew Timme, whose team is the tournament’s overall top seed. “Because all it takes is one good game and you can be out.”

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