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Upsets in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament
The second day of the NCAA tournament was an even bigger stage of some incredible upsets, including the shocking win by Florida Gulf Coast, appearing in the tournament for the first time ever, beating a number 2 seed and Big East champions, Georgetown, stealing most of the spotlight from others like Ole Miss and La Salle.
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Louisville, Syracuse, Michigan, VCU & Arizona Make it Look Easy; Marquette & Gonzaga Not so Much
In a first night of NCAA tournament basketball, we had one real clear upset, but quite a few games that went down to the wire that probably shouldn’t have, including Gonzaga being pushed by Southern and Marquette barely getting by Davidson, thanks to a last-second layup by Vander Blue. On the other side of the equation, teams like Louisville, Syracuse, Michigan, VCU and Arizona, big favorites to begin with, didn’t really have any trouble with their opponents.
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NCAA Tournament Upsets in Second Round
Four upsets, meaning lower seeds being higher ranked teams, occurred on the opening day of the real NCAA tournament, as Harvard pulled off the biggest one with a win over New Mexico, followed by California upsetting UNLV, Wichita State destroying rather easily the Pittsburgh Panthers while Oregon beating Oklahoma State was a shocker considering the seeding, but most people weren’t that surprised.
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March Madness Coffee Break Planner
As we speak, the NCAA tournament is on its way, with 8 games already completed. By the time you read this, the lineup of Thursday games will probably be over, with at least one number 1 seed, Gonzaga, showing everyone how tough it’s going to be, barely beating Southern. More important than the actual score, is planning how to work watching the games on Friday into your schedule.
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The Sexy Version of the NCAA Tournament Bracket
Who wins the NCAA tournament and whether or not we’re going to have, finally, a #1 team getting beat by a 16th seed isn’t the only thing that matters in the internet age of 2013. Sometimes, for some people, just getting a chance to argue about which school has the hottest fans or cheerleaders is enough.
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First Four – North Carolina A&T and Saint Mary’s Enter Big Dance
Instead of calling it a preliminary round, the NCAA prefers to give first round status to the first four games between teams that wouldn’t have made it in on the previous format. Still, that’s the way the world of College Basketball is moving, and North Carolina A&T, along with Saint Mary’s, made the most of the situation by winning the opening two games of the NCAA tournament.
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Biggest First Round Upsets in the History of the NCAA Tournament
These days, the first round of the NCAA tournament is actually what’s known as the first four, where no upsets can occur, with the real stuff and the actual best of 64 beginning in the second round. To this day, no number one seed has ever lost to a #16 seeded team, but we’ve had six upsets of a 15th seed over a number 2, including twice last season, with Duke losing to Lehigh and Missouri dropping a game to Norfolk State
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College Basketball 2013 Season – Week 18 Barcketology
While Gonzaga get to be the number one team in the country for the first time according to the polls, losing this week didn’t stop Indiana from being regarded as the favorite to win the NCAA tournament at the end of the road, or drop from a place promising them a #1 seed in the tournament.
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2012 College Basketball Rankings – Final Coaches Poll
Kentucky won the national title for the 8th time and the first since 1998, and the coaches found just enough time to squeeze in another final poll to determine who were the top 25 teams in the nation with the tournament as another way to gauge the field.