and what happened to those programs after that

The NCAA tournament draws a lot of heart from Cinderella teams. Here are eight notable Cinderellas from the 21st Century and what happened to their programs after that.

George Mason reached the NCAA Final Four in 2006. The team went on a tear, knocking off Michigan State, Tom Izzo, North Carolina and Roy Williams in the first week and beating Connecticut in overtime in Elite Eight. After that, the team didn't return to the tournament. They finished ninth in Atlantic 10 this season. They did take second place in CBI tournament in 2013.

Davidson beat Kansas in the 2008 NCAA regional final. Stephen Curry was a star player for Davidson. Bob McKillop is in his fourth decade as coach and Davidson hasn't gone away. Davidson has a 25-5 record and Atlantic 10 season title. They have gone to the NCAA tournaments four times since the Curry days, but they have also gone 0-4 in NIT tournaments.

Butler went to the Final Four twice in the last two years. The team won the national championship in 2010 and 2011. Since then, the team has had three coaches and gone back to NCAA tournament four times. Now the Bulldogs are struggling and are on the verge of their second consecutive losing season in 32 years, which has brought the heat on LaVall Jordan.

VCU was invited to the NCAA tournament only because of the First Four. The 2011 tournament featured No. 8 seed Butler against No 11 seed VCU. VCR won by eight. Shaka Smart and the two coaches who followed him, Will Wade and Mike Rhoades, earned a bid in eight of next nine tournaments. Last March, VCu was sent home from Indianapolis before their first-round game because they were caught up in a doping scandal.

In 2013, FGCU became the first No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16. The team was led by Andy Enfield, who moved to Southern Cal. Enrollment applications increased 35 percent, season ticket sales went up 134 percent and school merchandise sales more than 400 percent. In recent years, the team has been to two NCAA tournaments and won a First Four game.

Loyola Chicago won the NCAA tournament in 2018. The team was led by Sister Jean. Drew Valentine is the youngest Division I coach at age 30. Loyolola won Missouri Valley Conference tournament to get back to the tournament.

UMBC shocked the world by beating Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated by Kansas State in second round. Coach Ryan Odom stayed three more years before leaving for Utah State. Under new coach Jim Ferry, UMBC went 16-13 this season and beat Pittsburgh.

Max Abmas and Kevin Obanor were the stars of Oral Roberts' NCAA Tournament run. They won overtime against Ohio State and beat Florida. The team lost in the last three seconds to Arkansas. Abas and Obansor are going to Texas Tech. OralRoberts went 19-12 this year and lost to North Dakota State in Summit League semifinals.