Duke Wins the 2010 NCAA Tournament

Chalk in the End

When is it a surprise when a #1 seed (Duke) beats a #5 seed (Butler) in the NCAA championship game? Usually the answer is never, but after the large string of upsets throughout the first 4 rounds of the tournament, why shouldn’t it continue into the championship game? At the beginning of the tournament if someone had asked you who would win between Duke and Butler if they were to meet in the national championship game there wouldn’t be a doubt in your mind that Duke would win. What if someone had asked you that same question right before the game started, I bet you wouldn’t answer as quickly. Chances are if you didn’t have Duke in your bracket you were rooting for Butler because who doesn’t want to see an underdog come out on top? But there is a difference in terms of rooting for