The greatest upsets in NCAA tournament history 12 Articles

by Ryan Schallenberger

Every year, the NCAA basketball season concludes with a unique post-season format involving sixty-five teams in a single elimination tournament. Round by round, the tournament produces the top 32, the sweet 16, the elite 8...read more

by Sweetbob

The biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history happened in 1983. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, coached by a young Jim Valvano, completed the upset in the finals of the tourney. NC State lost ten games in the 1982-83 sea...read more

by Kenneth Gregory Smith

Every year there are big upsets in the NCAA tournament. Small schools such as Santa Clara, Richmond, Winthrop, Cleveland State, and Valparaiso have pulled upsets over the bigger schools from the major conferences. My all-t...read more

by Adam Smith

NCAA Basketball is phenomenon not seen in any other sport in the world. Even though no number 1 team has ever been upset by a 16, that is the only scenario never to play out. Every team has a chance to win when March comes...read more

by Wordsleuth

I may be biased but to me the biggest cinderella story in college basketball history is the George Mason Patriot's run to the final four in 2006. This is my college and I was along for the ride from the beginning. Mason...read more

by Kaley Jordan

It is well known that Duke University and The University of North Carolina are two of the most dominating power houses in NCAA basketball. So when they finally lose, it is a huge deal and it makes for some of the biggest, ...read more

by Sam Simpson

First of all, I must concede my love for the Kansas Jayhawks. Therefore, the biggest upset in NCAA history in my mind involves the Hawks. The 6 seeded Jayhawks, led by Lawrence native Danny Manning, torched their way thr...read more

by Torry Jones

The greatest upset in NCAA tournament history is obviously the NC-State/Houston game in 1983. That one is without question. Another good choice happened this year, VCU beating Duke. But the one for the ages was a few years...read more

by James Kirk

The biggest upset could be Virginia Commonwealth over Duke 2007 NCAA First round. Who would have thought a little school from the CAA would take down a storied powerhouse program like Duke. Jamal Schuler hit some big sho...read more

by Jamestowncalif.com

College Hoops Written 2 March 10, 2007 by jamestowncalif.com Sports Georgetown Wins the Big East Championship Georgetown Wins Big In a: "In Your Face" Basketball Game, all game, What Defense? 03/10/07 11:50:03 pm Spo...read more

by Tommy Vaughan

There have been many upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament, but which one qualifies as the greatest? It depends upon the criteria one uses. Does one consider the handful of times that a number 15 seed has knocked ...read more

by Michael Eddington

In 1966, Texas Western College, now called the University of Texas-El Paso, made history by becoming the first team in history to win the NCAA championship with five African American starters. Most people on the national s...read more