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paleotn

(17,930 posts)
Sat Mar 17, 2018, 09:03 AM Mar 2018

Well, it's finally happened. A 16 seed beats a 1 seed....

And not just any 1 seed. UVA seemed nearly unbeatable. Dare I say almost a shoe in as National Champion. But beat they were. And not just beat.....humiliated. Beat down like some cellar dweller. And not by a terribly good 16 seed. One of the weakest 16 seeds in recent memory. It was bound to happen statistically, but UMBC?! Beats UVA?! No one saw that coming. NO ONE!

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22800763/umbc-pulled-most-unforgettable-did-just-see-upset-ncaa-tournament-history-knocking-no-1-overall-seed-virginia

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Well, it's finally happened. A 16 seed beats a 1 seed.... (Original Post) paleotn Mar 2018 OP
O don't think anyone is going to have their perfect bracket this year! Zoonart Mar 2018 #1
It happened in the women's tournament in 1998, when Harvard beat Stanford. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #2
I remember that one.... paleotn Mar 2018 #4
Best NCAA game in history(Division II) safeinOhio Mar 2018 #3

paleotn

(17,930 posts)
4. I remember that one....
Sat Mar 17, 2018, 09:57 AM
Mar 2018

but it would be like some team that backed into the tournament not only beating the best UConn team in years, but beating the crap out of them.

I always figured it would be someone like Murray State or Davidson knocking off the lowest 1 seed. Nope.

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