The Many Emo Faces of March Madness

 By 
Sam Laird
 on 
The Many Emo Faces of March Madness
Texas players celebrates Cameron Ridley's game winning shot as Arizona State center Jordan Bachynski (13) walks off after an NCAA tournament game on March 20, 2014. Credit: Jeffrey Phelps

March Madness isn't just a basketball tournament. It's also a showcase for the full range of of human emotions.

Take the photo above, for example. It was snapped on Thursday night, moments after Texas beat Arizona State on a buzzer-beating layup to advance on to the second round and end the Sun Devils' season. That's lonely Jordan Bachynski of Arizona State in the foreground, looking like he's questioning the very meaning of life while Texas players ebulliently pile on one another to celebrate their unlikely win.

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You'd be hard pressed to find such polar-opposite manifestations of the human experience in one single photo -- anywhere. But the following 10 photos from the NCAA tournament's Round of 64 do isolate very specific -- and universally relatable -- emotions and states of being in that special way that only March Madness can. Read on to take a ride on our emotional roller coaster.

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