At long last, we have a bracket. March Madness pools are open. Matchups are being dissected. Final Four paths are being sketched out. And some look far more straightforward than others.
Selection Sunday served up very few surprises at the top. But throughout the 2021 NCAA men's tournament bracket, there are imbalances of all kinds. And nowhere are those imbalances more stark than on the No. 1 seed line.
Here are the winners and losers of the bracket reveal, starting with Gonzaga, and continuing below with two other top seeds that could struggle to win their regions.