Will Gonzaga flame out early in the NCAA tournament again this year?

I think Gonzaga is the most overrated program in the past 15 years, either them or Pittsburgh.

They had a nice 3 year run from 1999-2001, making the Sweet 16 three years in a row as a double digit seed.

But they have not made the Elite 8 since 1999.

They have only made the Sweet 16 twice since that 3 year run, in 2006 and in 2009. No Sweet 16 appearances in 6 years.

They went 29-3 in the regular season in 2002, were awarded a 6 seed and lost in the first round to Wyoming.

2nd round exit in 2003.

Able to nab a 2 seed in 2004, and lost in the 2nd round to Trent Johnson's Nevada team.

In 2005 they were a 3 seed, and again exited early to 6th seeded Bobby Knight & Texas Tech.

In 2006 they were a very hyped team. Needed a missed chip shot wide open layup at the buzzer to win the WCC tournament over 10-19 Loyola Marymount, then needed a furious rally to beat 14th seeded Xavier in the 1st round, and finally got back to the Sweet 16 by beating Indiana in Mike Davis's last game. Then they had one of the most epic meltdowns in NCAA tournament history in their Sweet 16 loss to UCLA. Probably Gus Johnson's best game on the call.

In 2007 they barely made the tournament and weren't competitive in a 1st round loss to Indiana.

They lost in the 1st round again in 2008 to Steph Curry and Davidson.

In 2009 the bracket unfolded nicely for them, beating 13th seeded Akron and 12th seeded Western Kentucky on a last second layup before getting slaughtered by North Carolina in the Sweet 16.

In 2010 they beat Florida State in the 1st round before getting destroyed by Syracuse in the 2nd round.

In 2011 they snuck into the tournament as an 11 seed, beat St. John's in the 1st round before losing big to BYU and Jimmer Fredette in the 2nd round.

In 2012 they destroyed West Virginia in the 1st round before Ohio State wiped them out in the 2nd round.

In 2013 they finally got that 1 seed, almost became the 1st 1 seed to lose in the first round when Southern-BR took them to the wire and then Wichita State took them out in the 2nd round.

Last year they beat Oklahoma State in the 1st round before Arizona dispatched them in blowout fashion in the 2nd round.

So, to recap, since 2001:

2 Sweet 16s(none since 2009)
8 2nd round losses(5 years in a row)
3 first round losses

When you think of the programs that HAVE made the Elite 8 since 2001, such as Kent State, George Mason, Davidson, VCU, and Butler; its a surprise that they haven't been able to do the same despite all the resources and recruiting.

Let's face it, Gonzaga isn't deserving of their "elite status" since they never back it up in March.

Mark Few would have been fired at other "elite" programs because of his postseason failures.