9. The Pac-12 Also Got Exposed

It’s a double whammy of disappointment for No. 4 Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, whose inability to do anything to stop No. 13 Buffalo in the opening round spelled the end for the Pac-12 in March Madness. It’s the first time since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996 that one of the six major conferences failed to send a team to the second round of the tourney.