Entry #6 March Madness NCAA Tournament

 

The 2023 NCAA Tournament was among the most chaotic March Madness tournaments we've ever seen. A 16 defeated a 1 for just the second time ever, and a 15 seed moved on to the Sweet 16. Besides that, this tournament is the first time all four No. 1 seeds have been eliminated before the Elite Eight. Although this type of results are uncommon, there was a year with that was even crazier and holds the most upsets in NCAA history.

 

The most upsets that happened was 19 and occurred in 2014, according to the NCAA. A game where the winning team's seed was at least two seed lines lower than the losing team is referred to as an upset. The first round of the 2014 tournament had three No. 12s, three No. 5s, two No. 11s, and a No. 14 all advancing.

No. 11 Dayton faced off against No. 6 Ohio State in the second round of the South Regional. The game was held on March 20, 2014, in Buffalo, New York. Dayton pulled off the upset, winning 60-59 in a thrilling finish. Ohio State had a chance to win the game in the final seconds, but Dayton's defense held strong and prevented the Buckeyes from getting a good shot off. No. 10 Stanford faced off against No. 7 New Mexico in the second round of the South Regional. The game was held on March 21, 2014, in St. Louis, Missouri. Stanford came out strong in the first half, taking a 32-20 lead into halftime. New Mexico made a run in the second half, but Stanford held on for a 58-53 victory.

The Sweet 16 saw little change before the Final Eight: No. 7 UConn defeated No. 2 Michigan State, No. 8 Kentucky defeated No. 2 Michigan

The 2014 Final Four semifinals were full of upsets as No. 7 UConn defeated No. 1 Florida and No. 8 Kentucky beat No. 2 Wisconsin. The remaining teams UConn and Kentucky were both Cinderella stories and looked to face off in the National Championship Game.

UConn entered the game as a No. 7 seed, while Kentucky was a No. 8 seed. This marked the first time in NCAA history that two teams seeded No. 7 or lower had made it to the championship game. The game started off with a back-and-forth battle, with neither team able to pull away in the first half. In the second half, UConn continued to play well and stretched their lead to double digits. Kentucky made a late run to try and come back, but UConn held on for a 60-54 victory. The victory marked UConn's fourth NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, and the second under head coach Kevin Ollie. Shabazz Napier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player,