It’s showtime in college basketball, or March Madness, as the NCAA’s championships have been known since the early 1980s. The finals pre-date the term \u2013 the first was played in 1939 \u2013 and over such a long and illustrious life, naturally there have been plenty of March Madness upsets. Here are five of the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Going into the 2018 tournament the record of No.16 seeds versus No.1 seeds since the competition’s expansion in 1985 read 0-135. The big boys never lost \u2013 simple as!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But on March 16 that year, that stat became 1-135 when UMBC stunned Virginia in what is, by any measure, the biggest shock of the lot. And they did it in style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cavaliers from UVA had gone 17-1 through their Atlantic campaign and weren’t just top seeds in the south, they were also top seeds overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UMBC’s Retrievers, pretty much written off as soon as the bracket was revealed, ignored the script and produced the ultimate upset by an incredible 74-54 scoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n