Thursday and Friday's Sweet Sixteen action saw the demise of the four remaining Cinderella teams.
#9 Northern Iowa, #10 Saint Mary's, #11 Washington, and #12 Cornell all failed to reach the Elite Eight.
Northern Iowa put up the biggest fight, taking Michigan State to the wire, and eventually losing by 7.
Washington also fell honorably, giving West Virginia fits early in the game. The Mountaineers were eventually able to overcome and win by 13.
Saint Mary's and Cornell, however, were chewed up and spit out by Baylor and Kentucky, respectively.
Saint Mary's started the second half down 46-17 and only managed to make up 6 points on the way to a 72-49 loss.
Cornell was similarly pounded by Kentucky, losing 62-45.
In 2002 #12 Missouri became the lowest seeded team to ever enter the Elite Eight (in the modern 64 team tournament era).
#11 George Mason destroyed brackets nationwide in 2006 after entering the Elite Eight. #10 Davidson rode Stephen Curry there in 2008.
2010 seemed prime for another Cinderella run, what with the enormous amount of upset games occurring early in the tournament.
It looks like we'll have to wait till next year when underdogs all over the country once again try on the glass slipper.
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