/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/49473217/usa-today-9129895.0.jpg)
Sports miracles are the best kind of miracles.
Leicester City just wrote a new chapter in sports history. This little British soccer team, a few points away from being relegated last year, executed what nobody thought possible. Everything was stacked against them at the start of the season in August, but a combination of magic, heart and destiny put the Foxes on top of the best soccer league in the world.
5000-1.
These were the odds for Leicester City to win the British Premier League at the start of the season. Basically, they had no chance. They ultimately just won it. I am no expert in soccer but this team reached a new height in sports miracles.
How would this masterstroke compare to college sports?
Actually, it can't be compared. I am not kidding. No odds are listed beyond 2000-1 in both 2017 College Football Playoff and 2017 NCAA Men's Tournament winners. Just think about what Leicester City achieved for a minute.
On the Leicester City Scale of Odds, every Pac-12 team can win 2017 NCAA Men's Tournament. Washington State is viewed by Las Vegas as a 2000-1 outsider to win next year's college basketball championship. Earning the national title should be a piece of cake for Oregon (18-1), Arizona (20-1), UCLA (75-1), Arizona State (110-1), Utah (110-1) California (150-1), Colorado (200-1), USC (200-1), Oregon State (300-1), Stanford (500-1) and Washington (500-1), if we follow the same "logic".
All Pac-12 teams but Washington State can also dream of winning 2017 College Football Playoff Championship Game, according to Las Vegas. Colorado is the last Pac-12 team listed, facing 2000-1 odds.
Leicester City's miracle is a lesson to us all: keep dreaming. If Leicester City can be crowned BPL's champions despite incredible odds, Washington State can win next year's March Madness by a fair margin.
#Pac12AfterDark was made for a reason, y'all.