SAN JOSE, California — By virtue of being the highest remaining seed left in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, pundits are slapping labels on Xavier men's basketball.
Phrases like "bracket busters" are bandied about in discussion of the surging Musketeers and, to a lesser extent, the word "Cinderella" gets tossed around.
The Cinderella narrative is a favorite of media-types come March – there always seems to be at least one team that fits that bill, right?
But does 2016-17 Xavier men's basketball, a preseason No. 7-ranked team, fit the narrative?
For his part, Xavier head coach Chris Mack doesn't typically care about such labels, although comments made during a Wednesday press conference at SAP Center indicated Mack doesn't think the underdog script fits for his side.