March Madness delivers series of upsets to bust all men’s brackets

(CNN) Only the initially round has concluded, and currently March Madness has delivered some important upsets.

So far, No.1 seed Purdue University, No.two seed Arizona Wildcats and No.four seed Virginia Cavaliers have been unceremoniously dumped out of the tournament, succumbing to 16-seed Farleigh Dickinson, No.15 seed Princeton Tigers and 13th-seeded Furman Paladins respectively.

Farleigh Dickinson’s 63-58 victory more than Purdue was just the second time in NCAA men’s tournament history that a No.16 seed defeated a No.1 seed, and its players flooded the court afterwards in celebration.

“We just have faith in what we do and our guys are so hard and competitive,” FDU’s head coach Tobin Anderson told the TNT broadcast.

“I like our guys. They are hard. They are good. They played their tails off. That is an unbelievable win. It is unbelievable. We shocked the planet.”

Only two.36% of completed Men’s Bracket Challenge Game entries predicted an FDU win more than Purdue, the second-lowest percentage out of just about every group in the field, according to the NCAA.

The shocking win also signifies that the final hopes of anybody finishing the virtually not possible process of predicting a ideal bracket has been eliminated altogether, the NCAA noted.

Any hopes of finishing a ideal bracket had currently been dented on Thursday following Princeton’s 59-55 improbable win more than Arizona and the Paladins’ gorgeous 68-67 victory against Virginia.

Princeton defeated Arizona to advance to the second round.

Princeton’s victory alone left only .065% of men’s brackets remaining intact, out of the millions of brackets completed, according to NCAA March Madness Twitter.

“1 year right after all brackets busted on Game No. 28, no one particular remained ideal right after the 25th game of the tournament,” stated the NCAA.

For substantially of the initially half, the outcome had wavered on a knife’s edge just before a swift start out to the second half place Arizona in manage.

But, trailing by ten points with eight minutes remaining, the Tigers clawed their way back into the game and completed a renowned victory.

The Paladins also snatched their unlikely win right after finishing a comeback, overcoming a 12-point deficit at one particular stage, to topple Virginia.

“You know, this game is — intriguing may be the word I’d use,” Virginia coach Tony Bennett stated afterwards, reflecting on his team’s defeat.

“You really feel like, we got it, we got it, and then all of a sudden in a moment’s notice, it modifications at the finish.”