The overwhelming consensus in men’s college basketball this season has been that three teams (UConn, Houston, Purdue) have separated themselves from the field.

That is reflected at sportsbooks, where the Huskies (+370), Cougars (+600) and Boilermakers (+700) are the only schools with single-digit odds to win the national championship.

I chose none of them to cut the final net, when filling out my bracket for Tuesday’s paper.

UConn is unquestionably the best team in the country, but there are several reasons to fade the champs: