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Biggest point-spread upsets in NCAA championship game history: Connecticut +9.5 over Duke, 77–74, in 1999; Villanova +9 over Georgetown, 66–64, in 1985; Kansas +8 over Oklahoma, 83–79, in 1988; North Carolina State +7.5 over Houston, 54–52 in 1983; Texas Western +6.5 over Kentucky, 72–65 in 1966
Mar 19, 2024 · The Retrievers shot 54.2% from the field and 50% from three-point range, while the Cavaliers shot 41.1% from the field and just 18.2% from beyond the arc. UMBC was led by Jairus Lyles (28...
Mar 19, 2024 · There have only been 12 NCAA tournaments in the last 38 years in which there were fewer than seven upsets in a single NCAA tournament, and only once since 2010.
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- You pick a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed. Look, we know it's tempting. Especially considering it just happened in 2023 when Fairleigh Dickinson beat Purdue.
- You pick more than 10 double-digit seeds to win in the first round or more than five in the second round. ... and more than two to win in the Sweet 16.
- You don't consider at least two Big Ten teams in the Sweet 16. An average of 2.46 teams from the Big Ten have made the Sweet 16 since 2008 — that's 37 total in 15 tournaments.
- You don't have at least one ACC team in the Elite Eight. From 2007 to 2019, at least one ACC team has advanced to the Elite Eight in 12 of the 14 seasons.
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- 16 FDU over No. 1 Purdue. Year: 2023. Spread: +23.5. UMBC finally has some company. While many experts thought Purdue was vulnerable in this tournament, and while over 90% of the moneyline bets on this game were on FDU — even at +2000 — this still has to go down as one of the most stunning upsets in NCAA Tournament history.
- 15 Norfolk State over No. 2 Missouri. Year: 2012. Spread: +21. Duke-Lehigh gets remembered, but this game, played on the same day, tops our list. Missouri went 30-5 that season and had just dominated the Big-12 Tournament, winning all three games by double digits en route to the title.
- 16 UMBC vs. No. 1 Virginia. Year: 2018. Spread: +20.5. Perhaps the most memorable game on this list, UMBC shocked the top-seeded Cavaliers to become the first No. 16 seed to ever win a game in the NCAA Tournament.
- 15 Coppin State vs. No. 2 South Carolina. Year: 1997. Spread: +18.5. Coppin State had never won an NCAA Tournament game before beating South Carolina by 13 points in 1997.
This has happened 22 times since 1985 – so about once every 9 games. March Madness Upset Data by Year. View a chart showing the first round March Madness upsets by year from 16 vs 1 all the way to 9 vs8.
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Jan 8, 2020 · There are 10 NCAA basketball tournaments that have had a double-digit number of upsets. Here is each one of those, and all the upsets that happened in them.
