NCAA Basketball: 5 biggest losers from 2019 NCAA Tournament

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - MARCH 29: Brandon Robinson #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after being defeated by the Auburn Tigers 97-80 during the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at Sprint Center on March 29, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – MARCH 23: Jermaine Samuels #23 and Phil Booth #5 of the Villanova Wildcats reacts after their teams loss to the Purdue Boilermakers during the second round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at XL Center on March 23, 2019 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

4. The first Saturday of March (Madness)

Remember the third full day of the NCAA Tournament, when college basketball fans didn’t have to sneak around at work to watch the games? Probably not, because we’re all trying to forget.

That day started off so promisingly. It looked like LSU-Maryland was going to be a snooze, but it ended up being one of the best games of the tournament to that point. That was followed by an entertaining affair between goliath Kentucky and diminutive Wofford.

And then the day fell apart.

From that point forward, almost every game was a complete blowout, a laughingstock and practically a chore to watch. None of the day’s remaining six games finished with a single-digit victory. Florida State and Purdue beat Murray State and Villanova by 28 and 26 points, respectively.

It was the darkest day of this NCAA Tournament.

That Saturday helped weed out some of the pretenders of this particular tournament. Villanova wasn’t destined to repeat as a national champion. Ja Morant was never going to carry Murray State to the Final Four. Kansas previously suggested they would be a disappointment, this was simply their final stand.

But that Saturday likely weeded out some lesser college basketball fans who found the games uninspiring and devoid of entertainment value after 5 PM ET.

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