After the final buzzer sounded and the highlight package set to the tune of Luther Vandross’ “One Shining Moment” faded to black Monday night, it was official.

March Madness was done.

The 67-game, three-week long, roller-coaster ride halts at some point — unfortunately — every calendar year and for the few days after its conclusion, it sets in.

No college football. No college hoops. Five. Long. Months.

Yes, the Brittney Griner-led Baylor Bears still have a shot at perfection and a national championship Tuesday night on the women’s side, but outside of that game and the annual spring football game April 14, the two most important sports for many college students — and many sports fans — are without competition for five stinking months.

As March Madness closes, a window of time opens where the Big Four — baseball, basketball, football and hockey — are without a championship series until the first week of June. The Stanley Cup playoffs are still eight days away and the NBA playoffs will tip off April 28.

In that time window, we would like to put forth a solution that might solve your gridiron and hoops woes. Now is the perfect time to find what we on the board label “a niche sport.”

The Masters start Thursday and arguably the most compelling athlete on the planet, Tiger Woods, is on the prowl in search of his first major win since 2008 and first green jacket since 2005.

Boom. Niche sport.

At Sun Life Stadium in Miami, 78,367 packed the house Sunday night for Wrestlemania 28, and recent UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar just made a surprise return Monday night on RAW.

Boom. Niche sport. (Disclaimer: We understand pro wrestling is scripted, but the entertainment value of pro wrestling rivals any sport on the planet.)

And now that the newness of the racing season has worn off, NASCAR is preparing for a major stretch of races in May that includes the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega on May 6 and the Sprint Showdown and All-Star Race in Charlotte on May 19.

Boom. Niche sport.

These are just a few niche sports that are favorites of the board, but there are plenty more — such as soccer, softball, lacrosse and tennis — that have seasons in full swing. Also, the London Olympics are coming up in August, so it wouldn’t be a bad time to brush up on your Olympic-style wrestling, swimming or track and field either.

Sure, there will be offseason storylines to follow in both college football and basketball, but now is the perfect time to try something new, mix it up and before you know it, you’ll be tailgating on a Saturday afternoon in August.

Our advice: Over the next two months, either discover or rediscover a new sport to follow and we can bet that you’ll soon become a more well-rounded sports fan.