Call it March Mildness. Dominant performances by top seeds are now the norm at the NCAA Tournament

The chaos that makes the tournament such a captivating three-week spectacle is just getting a little harder to come by these days.

There is still madness in March. There are buzzer beaters . Upsets .

Postgame tears. “Wait, what? ” moments that go viral and become part of NCAA Tournament lore.

The chaos that makes the tournament such a captivating three-week spectacle is just getting a little harder to come by these days. And that might not be changing any time soon. For every High Point and VCU — which shredded perfect brackets by the millions while pulling first-round stunners over power-conference schools — there is an ever-increasing helping of chalk as favorites crush the dreams of potential Cinderellas before they even catch a glimpse of a glass slipper.