Cinderella went home before curfew, and true madness never appeared this March. That’s fine by the SEC. The relative lack of chaos in this NCAA Tournament proved good for the conference that qualified the most teams.

The SEC advanced a record seven teams into the Sweet 16, and the conference retains an opportunity to sweep the Final Four spots.

In today’s basketball-themed episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams grade the SEC’s performance so far, and they project the winner of each region, plus refresh their national championship picks.

Toppmeyer offers a theory as to why Cinderellas took a downturn this season, and the hosts debate whether Arkansas or Kentucky won the coaching carousel last spring.

Finally, they revisit their initial Final Four picks and decide whether to buy or sell those holdings.

Cinderella went home before curfew, and <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2025/03/24/march-madness-predictions-sweet-16-picks-final-four/82545666007/" aria-label="Link true madness never appeared">true madness never appeared</a> this March. That&rsquo;s fine by the SEC. The relative lack of chaos in this <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2025/03/25/ncaa-tournament-final-four-picks-florida-duke-mens-march-madness/82636111007/" aria-label="Link NCAA Tournament">NCAA Tournament</a> proved good for the conference that qualified the most teams.
The SEC advanced a record seven teams into the Sweet 16, and the conference retains an opportunity to sweep the Final Four spots.
In today&rsquo;s basketball-themed episode, hosts <a href="https://x.com/btoppmeyer" aria-label="Link Blake Toppmeyer">Blake Toppmeyer</a> and <a href="https://x.com/johnadamskns" aria-label="Link John Adams">John Adams</a> grade the SEC&rsquo;s performance so far, and they project the winner of each region, plus refresh their national championship picks.
Toppmeyer offers a theory as to why Cinderellas took a downturn this season, and the hosts debate whether Arkansas or Kentucky won the coaching carousel last spring.
Finally, they revisit their initial Final Four picks and decide whether to buy or sell those holdings.

SEC Football Unfiltered features hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams of the USA TODAY Network serving opinion, debate and analysis on trending college football topics within the Southeastern Conference. No subject is off limits, and no one is above rebuke. Take off the filter and revel in the banter.

SEC Football Unfiltered features hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams of the USA TODAY Network serving opinion, debate and analysis on trending college football topics within the Southeastern Conference. No subject is off limits, and no one is above rebuke. Take off the filter and revel in the banter.

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March Madness Cinderellas go home early. Bully for SEC basketball!