Tag: upsets

  • NCAA Tournament – The First Number One Seed to Say Goodbye

    NCAA Tournament – The First Number One Seed to Say Goodbye

    If there was one number seed everyone was predicting to make an early exit, it had to be Gonzaga. So according to the script, the Bulldogs fell against ninth seed Wichita State, leaving Ohio State as the favorite in the West Regional. Other than that, upsets weren’t really a popular thing on day 3 of the tournament, as Louisville had no problem excreting their top seed status, while both Michigan and Michigan State enjoyed easy games in their Round of 32 games.

  • Upsets in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament

    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.

  • NCAA Tournament Upsets in Second Round

    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.

  • 2013 FA Cup – Fourth Round Upsets

    2013 FA Cup – Fourth Round Upsets

    We still have plenty of upsets in the fourth round as three more Premier League teams said goodbye to the FA Cup. Aston Villa began the series with a dramatic away loss at Millwall, followed by QPR losing to League one side Milton Keynes Dons at home and Norwich with an embarrassing home loss against Luton.

  • FA Cup 2013 – Third Round Upsets

    FA Cup 2013 – Third Round Upsets

    There’s no other competition in the world of football quite like the FA Cup, giving the anything-can-happen vibe before every match. As Newcastle players found out, nothing has changed in 2013.

  • A Night of Surprises

    A Night of Surprises

    Are the gaps between the top tier and the rest of European football getting smaller, or was this just a fluke kind of evening, with Germany, Spain and Portugal failing to win at home, while Serbia, Turkey, Slovenia and Ukraine gathered some unexpected and complicated losses?

  • 2011 College Football Week 12 – BCS Gone Crazy on Upset Weekend

    Oregon, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, all hoping for a shot at the national title game, got upset on Week 12. LSU remain undefeated and alone on top of the BCS rankings (as far as we know), whiel Houston won’t get a shot despite their 11-0. So who? Probably, unfortunately, an SEC team.