That sound you just heard? It was a major-conference bubble bursting as the Horizon League Championship came to a close. Wright State upset Butler in front of a raucous home crowd, stealing the auto-bid and sending the Bulldogs to the at-large pool.

Congratulations are also in order for the North Texas Mean Green, who won the Sun Belt Championship just minutes later. For UNT, it is only their second NCAA bid in school history, with the other one coming 19 years ago. In 1988, they were a first-round victim of the mighty North Carolina Tar Heels.

Watching the final seconds of that Butler-Wright State game really epitomized everything that March Madness is about. Throw in the fact that it was on Wright State’s home floor instead of a neutral court, and the chill factor went through the roof.

Sophomore guard Will Graham hit four free throws in the final twelve seconds to ice the game. After he had made the third to put his team up by two possessions, he pounded his chest and pointed into the crowd. Reading his lips was easy. “I love you!” he shouted. His teammates locked arms and jumped with the excitement only a championship can provide.

Just two seconds later, the final buzzer sounded and fans stormed the court. Like UNT, this year will mark only the second time that the Wright State Raiders will be dancing in March. You see that, Michigan State? A championship is truly worthy of a court-rush.

Selection Sunday is still five days away, so there’s a lot of basketball left. But with Butler likely claiming an at-large bid, the pool for bubble teams just got a bit more shallow. Who will miss out thanks to this game? Kansas State? Illinois? West Virginia?

No matter who ends up staying home, the moral of this story remains the same — during Championship Week, the little guys hold all the power.