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March Madness 2025: Chalk has ruled the NCAA tournament so far. Is it a blip or a sign of the times?

So far, March hasn’t been mad at all.

The underdogs have underachieved. The longshots have misfired. The giant killers have been swatted aside.

Top-four seeds clinched a perfect 16-0 record in the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament this year when Michigan State routed Bryant late Friday night. This is only the sixth time that’s happened since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams, joining 1994, 2000, 2004, 2007 and most recently 2017.

The average margin of victory for top-four seeds on Thursday and Friday was a ridiculous 22.6 points. Half the No.