It's here, and it's beautiful. It's chaotic, overwhelming, maddening and in some places questionable at best (more on that in a bit), but the . Let's start at the top. Of course the committee doesn't always get it right, either in its selections or the order of them. "Right" is impossible to define, too. Matt Norlander , and UConn, Houston and Purdue are an easy 1-2-3. are an excellent starting point as you weigh your bracket. Our experts, meanwhile, , complete with analysis. We'll have plenty more in the coming days, but for now ... The line between March Madness and March sadness is tiny. And there's no real solace for the teams that get left out, especially when controversy is involved. But the fact is that anytime teams are selected by a committee, there are going to be grievances. It's the nature of the beast. So let's air some grievances. Here's the "First 4 Out." , at 32nd, owns the second-highest NET ranking by a team to miss the Tournament. was nowhere to be seen; the Friars were one of 18 teams with at least six Quad 1 wins, and all other 17 made it. The Big East somehow wound up with only three teams -- its fewest since 1993 -- even though kenpom.com rated it the country's second-best conference. The Pirates and Johnnies ended up on the wrong side of Chip Patterson's . The , and you'd better believe I'm getting in on our , too. Much like on the men's side, there was no question who'd be No. 1 overall. That honor belongs to undefeated . The Gamecocks are awesome -- depth, senior leadership, freshman talent and the excellent directing it all -- and an easy pick atop Isabel Gonzalez's . There's star power all over the rest of the No. 1 seed line, with ( ), ( ) and ( ). Defending champion , meanwhile, earned a No. 3 seed in the same region as Iowa, making for . Jack Maloney notes that the streak of not having a repeat showdown in the championship game will continue for an eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament. Fellow No. 3 seed , meanwhile, cruised to another Big East Tournament title but ended up on the wrong side of Isabel's . A historic comeback. A historic repeat. If you thought what was doing before was impressive, we're going to have to find new adjectives for what he's doing now. The world No. 1 came back from five strokes down entering Sunday to become the . It was an absolutely thrilling finish, with Scheffler finishing a stroke ahead of and -- all top-10 players worldwide. Clark came excruciatingly close, too, with a . Scheffler pockets a cool one week after winning for his , making him the first player since in 2001 to win the Players after winning a PGA Tour event a week earlier. Not only is he great, but , winning after nearly withdrawing with a neck strain, Kyle Porter writes. With the era expected to officially start in
Chicago in just a few weeks, the era came to a strange and underwhelming end. The to the for a 2025 sixth-round pick that can become a fourth-round pick if Fields plays at least 51% of Pittsburgh's offensive snaps this season. The move came one day after the Steelers to the (Pickett the Steelers from his goodbye message) and nearly a week after with the Steelers. First things first: Wilson will be the starter in Pittsburgh. Bryan DeArdo broke down a fascinating situation (but not a position battle, apparently!) in Pittsburgh. Bryan also says the , and Garrett Podell improved Pittsburgh's standing in his . Listen: If the Bears had a better option, they would have taken it. While Fields has undeniable physical talent, he's also been hurt, inconsistent and ultimately just not that good. I get the underwhelming circumstances, support, luck, etc., but Fields was 24th in expected points added per dropback last year. Seven of the eight quarterbacks below him (including Wilson) are on a new team or no longer a starter. is the only exception. Jared Dubin explained . To me, there's a range of four outcomes: Only time will tell. 🏀 , 7:30 p.m. on
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