Last night UMBC became the first-ever 16 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game, doing it in resounding fashion at the expense of the top-ranked Virginia Cavaliers.
It changed the tournament, forever. We now have a precedent for a 16 beating a 1 - and in dominating fashion - which means even if UMBC fails to win another game this month, it's going to be a participant in every montage in every March from now until college basketball is no longer played.
Which means now we need to decide what the second-biggest 1st round upset in March Madness history. All of those victorious double-digit seeds of the past now live on in another plane, beneath the current UMBC Retrievers. Here are the candidates for No.2:
| YEAR | DAVID | GOLIATH | FINAL SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | RICHMOND (15) | SYRACUSE (2) | 73-69 |
| 1992 | EAST TENN. STATE (14) | ARIZONA (3) | 87-80 |
| 1993 | SANTA CLARA (15) | ARIZONA (2) | 64-61 |
| 1997 | COPPIN STATE (15) | SOUTH CAROLINA (2) | 78-65 |
| 2001 | HAMPTON (15) | IOWA STATE (2) | 58-57 |
| 2005 | BUCKNELL (14) | KANSAS (3) | 64-63 |
| 2006 | NORTHWESTERN STATE (14) | IOWA (3) | 64-63 |
| 2010 | OHIO (14) | GEORGETOWN (3) | 97-83 |
| 2012 | LEHIGH (15) | DUKE (2) | 75-70 |
| 2012 | NORFOLK STATE (15) | MISSOURI (2) | 86-84 |
| 2013 | FLORIDA GULF COAST (15) | GEORGETOWN (2) | 78-68 |
| 2014 | MERCER (14) | DUKE (3) | 78-81 |
| 2016 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE (15) | MICHIGAN STATE (2) | 90-81 |
UMBC has the throne, possibly forever. Who's No.2? Sparty No? Duke? Almost Every Lute Olsen Arizona Team? Choose your top three:
