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Questions arise: Did analysts voice their concerns prior to the games? Were there reservations about a team's qualifications before they suffered significant losses? The response is often no. This after-the-fact reasoning undermines the achievements of the teams and introduces a tendency for revisionist history. By focusing on performances that went awry instead of acknowledging teams' successful journeys to the playoffs, the narrative flips, leaving teams like Tennessee—who put in commendable efforts only to lose—out in the cold.