Welcome to the party, Baylor
Published: April 6, 2021
Baylor became the 37th team in college basketball history to win the NCAA Tournament last night, joining an exclusive fraternity that includes the 1943 Wyoming Cowboys./ UW courtesy photo
Welcome.
The Bears dominated Gonzaga 86-70 Monday night in the National Championship game in Indianapolis, becoming just the second school from Texas to hoist the NCAA title trophy at season's end.
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This tournament -- also known as March Madness -- has been around since 1939. In that 82-year span, just 37 teams have cut down the nets. That's pretty remarkable if you consider there are 340 Division-I basketball teams these days.