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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.
This game was always played at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Starting in 2004, the selection committee revealed the overall rankings among the #1 seeds. Based on these rankings, the regions were paired so that the #1 overall seed would play the #4 overall seed in a national semifinal if both teams made the Final Four.
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.
Between 1953 and 1974, participating teams fluctuated from 22 to 25 teams and some received byes to the Sweet Sixteen. Between 1975 and 1984, all teams were required to play at least one game before the Sweet Sixteen, and since 1985 all teams are required to play at least two games.
The 85th annual edition of the tournament began on March 19, 2024, and concluded with the UConn Huskies successfully defending their title to become the first repeat champion since Florida in 2007, defeating the Purdue Boilermakers 75–60 in the championship game on April 8, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
March 17, 2024 at 9:09 PM. ... No. 12 James Madison is riding a 13-game winning streak. Oakland, the No. 14 seed, looks for its second NCAA victory under coach Greg Kampe, who is in his 40th ...
Top seed North Carolina defeated the play-in game winner Mount St. Mary's 113–74. Their high scoring tied the mark for second most in North Carolina tournament history, aided by Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson's 21 points each. [15] They met Arkansas in the second round, a ninth seed who defeated eighth-seed Indiana 86–72.
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