But this year, Cinderella wasn’t just late to the Big Dance—she didn’t show up at all. Take a glance at the bracket, and all you’ll see are mighty powers from major conferences advancing.

No Cinderella story happening in these parts. It's quite the change in narrative considering how often it's happened. There's been multiple years where at least two No. 11 seed or lower teams made it.

Once upon a time, the NCAA tournament was all about fairy tales. It was when logic flew out the window, nobodies became darlings of March and tiny universities from places you’ve never heard of ...