Don't get me wrong, I am not talking about individual games. I've seen a game at KU's Allen Fieldhouse, and nothing can describe the electricity. And, yes, I am glued in front of the TV for a UNC-Duke game. While many decry the lack of a playoff, at least in college football, every game matters. Any loss can cost you a big bowl bid.
Every sloppy play can cost votes.
Lose enough voters, and you can kiss a national championship good-bye, no matter how well you did in your other 11 games. Basketball has no such drama until March . If you lose a game, it may result in a lower seed. Big deal, you still have to beat the same teams to win it all anyway. Yet none of that mattered come March.