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An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, a single-elimination tournament, this generally constitutes a lower seeded team defeating a higher-seeded (i.e., higher-ranked) team; a widely recognized upset is one performed by a team ranked substantially lower than its opponent.
Kentucky — big, bad Kentucky — succumbed to No. 15 seed Saint Peter's in an opening-round men's NCAA tournament game that few thought would even be worth watching. The Peacocks, led by a coach ...
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is a basketball tournament that has been played annually since 1939. Teams were placed in the tournament based on their records and performance against other teams.
Day 1 of the NCAA men's tournament is in the books, and brackets are already overwhelmingly busted. Thursday marked a thrilling, upset-filled start to the tournament with a trio of No. 11 seeds ...
Then the men's tournament will come into focus with five games in a six ... the second upset of a No. 1 seed in the first round of the NCAA men's tournament. Have your remote at the ready ...
This tournament marked the first time a #15 seed upset a #2 seed since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, when Richmond accomplished against Syracuse in the East region. In addition, for the first time ever, at least one team seeded #9 through #15 won a first-round game. This feat would be followed in 2013, 2016, and 2021.
The 79th edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2017, and concluded with the championship game on April 3 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The championship game was the first to be contested in the Western United States since the 1995 tournament when Seattle was the host of the Final Four.
The Antelopes defeated No. 5 St. Mary's 75-66 in the final game of the first round, notching the first March Madness win in program history. GCU, a for-profit institution, moved to Division I in 2013.