In mid March, the NCAA Selection Committee picks the 65 teams that will compete for a national championship. They seed the teams one to sixteen based on the record the teams compiled over the year. If all goes according to plan, the one seed will play the two to get to the Final Four.

This year, for the first time in a long time almost everything went according to plan, with the one seeds playing the two in three of the four regions. The final region had the one seed paired against a three seed. The NCAA did its job to perfection; one of the teams that has been on top most of the year will win the championship.

So why is it so damn boring?

I am a huge college basketball fan as any of my friends can attest. I am the guy at your work that takes off the first Thursday and Friday of the tournament and spends the day watching basketball. I live for March, and the excitement the tournament brings. So to say my friends, along with myself were a little shocked when I told them I had no interest in watching the Great Eight or the Final Four would be an understatement.

The truth we all love upsets. Every March, college basketball fans fill out brackets in hopes of establishing dominance and respect among their friends and coworkers. After creating their brackets, most usually go out and cheer for the team that is not expected to win, even at their expense of their bracket. We as a country have a soft spot for David when he is paired against Goliath.

The lack of a David in the tournament this year after the second Friday of basketball has made the whole thing a bit stale. No one except people that have gone to these schools want to cheer for a team that has been on top all year.

Last year no one seeds and only one two seed advanced to the Final Four. If you talked to a college hoops fan, he would have told you two things – 1) his brackets were a mess, and 2) this was great!

So congratulations to the NCAA for having the insight to pair teams up so well this year that the best of the best play each other for the national championship. Hopefully for us basketball fans, you are not as successful next year.