A record-breaking Final Four was produced by the craziest March in recent memory.

The NCAA men’s tournament’s final weekend was not reached by any of the top seeds for the first time since seeding began in 1979.

Three of the four teams competing in the Final Four for the first time will compete for the championship in Houston the following weekend. Prior to this March, Florida Atlantic has never won a game in the NCAA tournament. Until on Friday, San Diego State had never made it past the Sweet 16. It wasn’t until last season that Miami made it to the Final Eight.

Only UConn isn’t a Final Four first timer, though even the Huskies haven’t been a college hoops heavyweight in recent years. Since Shabazz Napier carried UConn to its fourth national title in 2014, the Huskies have endured three losing seasons and had only notched a single NCAA tournament victory prior to this year.

Nearly 10% of Yahoo Tourney Pick’em players had UConn advancing out of the loaded West region, but there weren’t too many believers in the other Final Four teams. Only 2.7% had Miami emerging from the Midwest. Only 0.8% picked San Diego State in the South and only 0.3% had Florida Atlantic coming out of the East.

The seed combination at this year’s Final Four will be the second highest in the event’s history. UConn (4), Miami (5), San Diego State (5) and Florida Atlantic (9) adds up to 23, only eclipsed by the 2011 Final Four that saw UConn (3) and Kentucky (4) joined by party crashers Butler (8) and VCU (11).

It’s no accident that CBS chose to make UConn-Miami Saturday’s second semifinal. It pits a loaded Huskies team that has emerged as a clear favorite to win the national championship against a dangerous Miami team that has toppled the likes of Indiana, Houston and Texas on its way to the Final Four.

The other semifinal pits two teams who hail from non-power conferences but are way too good to be labeled Cinderellas. Conference USA champion Florida Atlantic has 35 wins, including victories over Tennessee and Kansas State this week. Mountain West champion San Diego State rode its elite defense to a Sweet 16 upset of top-seeded Alabama and a narrow Elite Eight win over Creighton.

The absence of college basketball’s top seeds and big brands is likely to be a TV ratings disaster, but viewers with Duke or Kentucky fatigue may enjoy the eccentricity of this year’s Final Four.

Blue bloods dominated last year’s Final Four. This year, it’s all about new blood.