As we all heard, the class of the B1G, Purdue, lost to a 16th seed.
Farleigh Dicksinson is now the Buzz Alrdin's of 16 seeds to UMBC's Neil Armstrong. Astonishingly, in 2018, that was only the 2nd biggest Upset of all time (based on spread).
ESPN's Story: Fairleigh Dickinson pulls off historic NCAA tourney upset as 23.5-point underdog, listed the Top 11 Tournament upsets of all time, based on Vegas point spreads.
| Year | Won | Lost | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | (16) Farleigh | (1) Purdon't | 23.5 |
| 2012 | (15) Norfolk St. | (2) Missouri | 21.5 |
| 2018 | (16) UMBC | (1) UVA | 20.5 |
| 1993 | (15) Santa Clara | (2) Arizona | 20 |
| 2022 | (15) St. Peter's | (2) Kentucky | 18.5 |
| 1997 | (15) Coppin St. | (2) South Carolina | 18.5 |
| 2001 | (15) Hampton | (2) Iowa State | 17.5 |
| 1986 | (14) Little Rock | (3) Notre Dame | 17.5 |
| 2016 | (15) Middle Tenn. | (2) Michigan State | 17 |
| 2023 | (15) Princeton | (2) Arizona | 16 |
| 2021 | (15) Oral Roberts | (2) OSU | 15 |
Thanks to the recent less-than-stellar play of 'Zona and Purdue, OSU has creeped out of this undesirable top 10 list. Of course... ESPN had to print the top 11.
Yes, losing as a #2 seed for the, then, 8th worse loss of all time was bad. (Amazingly 4 of top 11 are in last 3 years.)
The 2021 loss was bad, 2023 was bad too. Oh well, things are trending well for the future... right?
