68 Haikus

I've written a haiku for every NCAA Tournament team for the past 23 years. This is how @patlynchsports spends his time. Season 24 Drop Date: 3/18/27

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Was really hoping
To make it to 25
Choices must be made

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@PeteThamel The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year.

More: https://t.co/VEJYj9ifmM

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And now, with the #NationalChampionship settled, we run it back one more time for the new champions...

#1 MICHIGAN
As Yaxel rose up
Wolverines' November reign
Ran straight through to March

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#1 UCONN, 2006
When Rudy gets hot
UConn fans show their Gay pride
So, get used to it

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#10 MICHIGAN, 2009
The amazin' blue
First Dance since pre-Amaker
Beilein helps seed-line

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#3 UCONN, 2011
Five wins in five days?
Kemba not just a Walker
He walks on water

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#2 MICHIGAN, 2019
Can't beat MSU
Spartans: their Achilles heel
Which is weird; he's Greek

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#1 UCONN, 2024
Already the kings
Then they added a Castle
Go ahead, crown 'em

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#11 MICHIGAN, 2022
Juwan didn't know
Punching your Big Dance ticket
Was an expression

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#4 UCONN, 2008
Huskies meet Broadway
Show-stopper for shot-blocker
You Can't Stop Thabeet

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#8 MICHIGAN, 2011
Hardaway, Dumars
Saved By the Bell: The New Class
Meets NBA Jam

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#4 UCONN, 2023
The UConn stars' trek
To reach the Final Four tier
Will need a Clingan

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#1 MICHIGAN, 2021
Hunter: Gatherer
They'll need his heart on the glass
If they lack Livers

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As usual, we're using the #NationalChampionship as an excuse to dig into the archives and run haiku highlights from UConn and Michigan.

If all the UConn ones look too familiar, blame them for playing in the championship too damn much.

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#8 VILLANOVA
Will wear the home whites
Or as Nova calls them now
The Leo XIV's

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We did it! 68 more in the books. Hopefully your timeline will recover from the deluge.

Now, go forth and enjoy the games!

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#1 FLORIDA
A Golden repeat?
Worthy of the silver screen
And a bronze statue

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#2 HOUSTON
Would be reigning champs
If title games were only
Thirty-eight minutes

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#3 ILLINOIS
Watching Illini
I could use a cigarette
Said every Balkan

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#4 NEBRASKA
O-for-The Big Dance
Troy now has the chance to do
The funniest thing

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#5 VANDERBILT
Some guys are point guards
Some are wings, but Chandler Bing?
He's a transponster

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