It is single-elimination, meaning one bad game can end a top team’s season. Cinderella teams take advantage of this. They play without pressure, gain confidence, and become fan favorites along ...

For four fun days, Delaware — the No. 12 seed in a 14-team league — was perfectly cast as Cinderella. “This group, I think they kept believing each night,” Delaware Coach Martin Ingelsby said.

BangTheBook highlights some of the Cinderella basketball teams that have gone on unexpected runs, beat big schools during March Madness, and made history. March Madness is full of surprises. Every ...