Men's NCAA Tournament winners, losers: UConn has Final Four magic

There are not many scenarios that could result in Mullins ever making a bigger shot than that. 

There also has to be a ton of credit given to Hurley for the way he helped get his team under control defensively and shift the momentum back in his team's favor. 

Loser: Duke's unprecedented meltdown

Going into play on Sunday, No. 1 seeds were 134-0 in NCAA tournament history when they had a 15-point lead at halftime.

They are now 134-1. 

Duke's 15-point halftime lead turned into a historical meltdown that sent the Blue Devils home and UConn on to the Final Four. 

The biggest driving force behind it was a lack of offense down the stretch.

Duke made just two field goals over the final six-and-a-half minutes of the game. Cameron Boozer had both of them. That is not going to beat a team as good as UConn. 

Winner: Michigan athletics 

Is Michigan a football school or a basketball school?

The answer at this point is both.

Not only do they have a football team that is just one year removed from a national championship, but they also have a basketball team that is headed back to the Final Four with an excellent chance to win the whole thing after Sunday's rout of Tennessee. 

Most schools can boast one dominant program.

Michigan has both. 

Loser: The SEC

Tennessee's loss on Sunday was another big one for the SEC.

Despite sending more teams to the tournament than any other conference, the SEC will not have a single team in the Final Four, while their teams are 5-9 against other Power Five conferences and 0-5 vs. the Big Ten. 

Winner: Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg

Michigan's top player was an unstoppable force on Sunday, finishing with a game-high 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists, a steal, two blocks and zero turnovers. 

When your best player puts together that sort of stat line, your team is going to be nearly impossible to beat. 

Loser: Cinderella

You could already see the tournament trending this way, but it is officially midnight for Cincerella. All of them. The four teams in the Final Four this year are the following seeds: 1 (Michigan), 1 (Arizona), 2 (UConn) and 3 (Illinois).

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