The 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament was a perfect illustration of why so many people love March Madness.

The first weekend of the tournament had everything fans could’ve wanted. Upsets like a 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast University defeating No. 2 seed, Georgetown Hoyas. FGCU would go onto win another game and become the first 15 seed to ever make it to the tournament’s second weekend. The first round also had the No. 13 seed, LaSalle University Explorers, beat the fourth seed, Kansas State University. LaSalle then beat 12-seed Ole Miss to make it to the Sweet 16.

The second round also had No. 1 seed Gonzaga University fall after just one victory in the tournament.

The Sweet 16 was more of the same chaos and excitement as two more No. 1 seeds fell. The Indiana Hoosiers lost to Syracuse University, and Kansas was upset by the Michigan Wolverines.

This year’s group of final four participants had a little bit for everybody to enjoy. It had the Cinderella story of the ninth-seeded Wichita State University Shockers and the low fourth-seeded Syracuse Orange. Michigan made it further than most predicted. The final four also had pre-tournament favorite and eventual national champion Louisville Cardinals.

Feel good stories were also on the horizon, including the courageous story of Louisville player Kevin Ware; despite breaking his leg in the regional championship game against Duke University, he told his teammates to win the game for him and said he was going to be all right.

The tournament had a perfect mix of what it is known for. The Cinderella stories, traditional program success and tremendous theater; unlike in some years, the truly best, the No. 1 seed, came out on top: Louisville, which ended their regular season on a 16-game winning streak after their five-overtime loss against Notre Dame in mid-February. The Cardinals outplayed the Michigan Wolverines to become national champions.

The 2014 tournament will have a tough act to follow next March, but it seems like every tournament has something special to offer.