What A Great NCAA Tournament!

I guess all good things must come to an end. The 2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament is over. The teams that were pegged to win did not quite complete the task. For the men or the women.
On the men's side North Carolina beat Illinois. Illinois was number one throughout the season and I know a lot of people thought that they would win it all. They gave a good fight, but in the end, it just wasn't their time. They did have a great season, and I believe that they will be back next year.
On the women's side, LSU was picked to win because they had been number one throughout their season. Tennessee was picked to win also, especially after Connecticut got beat. Neither of these two teams made it to the Championship game. I congratulate them on a season well played. Baylor won the Championship by beating Michigan State. Baylor played a nearly perfect game and they just seemed to have the fire in their eyes. I was pulling for them to win it all after LSU and Tennessee lost. I must admit that it was nice to see different teams playing for the title as opposed to the "usual" teams. That's what makes college athletics so exciting...on any given day, at any given time, any given team can win it all.