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10 most likely first-round upsets in 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament

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AI predicts the upsets :p

https://theathletic.com/4301211/2023/03/12/march-madness-upsets-bracket-breakers-top-10/


2023 March Madness upsets: Bracket Breakers picks its 10 most likely first-round upsets

Top 10 most likely first-round upsets


1. No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers vs. No. 13 Furman Paladins
Upset chance: 39.3% :mad:

2. No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 11 Mississippi State Bulldogs
If Mississippi State beats Pittsburgh in the First Four

Upset Chance: 37.8%

3. No. 5 Miami Hurricanes vs. No. 12 Drake Bulldogs
Upset Chance: 31.4%

4. No. 4 Indiana Hoosiers vs. No. 13 Kent State Golden Flashes
Upset Chance: 30.9%

5. No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs vs. No. 12 College of Charleston Cougars
Upset Chance: 28.6%

6. No. 6 Creighton Bluejays vs. No. 11 NC State Wolfpack
Upset Chance: 27.8%

7. No. 5 St. Mary’s Gaels vs. No. 12 VCU Ram

8. No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs vs. No. 11 Arizona St. Sun Devils
Upset Chance: 23.6%

9. No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh Panthers
If Pittsburgh beats Mississippi State in the First Four

Upset Chance: 22.1%

10. No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats vs. No. 11 Providence Friars
Upset Chance: 21.3%
 
Brett said:
AI predicts the upsets :p

https://theathletic.com/4301211/2023/03/12/march-madness-upsets-bracket-breakers-top-10/


2023 March Madness upsets: Bracket Breakers picks its 10 most likely first-round upsets

Top 10 most likely first-round upsets


1. No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers vs. No. 13 Furman Paladins
Upset chance: 39.3% :mad:

2. No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 11 Mississippi State Bulldogs
If Mississippi State beats Pittsburgh in the First Four

Upset Chance: 37.8%

3. No. 5 Miami Hurricanes vs. No. 12 Drake Bulldogs
Upset Chance: 31.4%

4. No. 4 Indiana Hoosiers vs. No. 13 Kent State Golden Flashes
Upset Chance: 30.9%

5. No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs vs. No. 12 College of Charleston Cougars
Upset Chance: 28.6%

6. No. 6 Creighton Bluejays vs. No. 11 NC State Wolfpack
Upset Chance: 27.8%

7. No. 5 St. Mary’s Gaels vs. No. 12 VCU Ram

8. No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs vs. No. 11 Arizona St. Sun Devils
Upset Chance: 23.6%

9. No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh Panthers
If Pittsburgh beats Mississippi State in the First Four

Upset Chance: 22.1%

10. No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats vs. No. 11 Providence Friars
Upset Chance: 21.3%
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And the second! 15 seed Princeton over 2 seed Arizona!
 
I’m sure everyone had Fairleigh-Dickinson over Purdue, right?
 
Rolltydr said:
I’m sure everyone had Fairleigh-Dickinson over Purdue, right?
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Did anyone? I've never heard of FDU.
The fallacy is to fall for the seedings. That's the craziness of the tournament.

I'm here for the upsets, except when it's my team. Actually, my team won! Go Hoosiers!
 
Snazzylass said:
Did anyone? I've never heard of FDU.
The fallacy is to fall for the seedings. That's the craziness of the tournament.

I'm here for the upsets, except when it's my team. Actually, my team won! Go Hoosiers!
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Apparently nobody did. In the CBS Bracket Challenge (or whatever it’s called), there are no perfect brackets remaining.

I had heard of FDU but I‘m not sure why. My wife asked me where it was and I had no idea. Teaneck, NJ.
 
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I love when an underdog comes in and causes some major disruption. :clap:
 
3 reasons FDU's win over Purdueis tourney's biggest upset ever


3 reasons FDU's win over Purdue is tourney's biggest upset ever
www.thescore.com

3 reasons FDU's win over Purdue is tourney's biggest upset ever

Fairleigh Dickinson shocked the world Friday night, stunning Purdue 63-58 to pull off the NCAA Tournament's second-ever 16-over-1 upset, following in UMBC's footsteps when it beat Virginia in 2018.Yes, the Retrievers won by an eye-popping 20 points, but the Knights' monumental win was arguably...
www.thescore.com www.thescore.com


Richard
 
Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia.. Men‘s NCAA D3 Basketball Champion 2023.
 
Makai Guy said:
Not the way my Boilers wanted to go into the history books ...
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But I heard a stat that in the past when a #1 seed lost to a #16...the #1 came back the next year to win the Championship...didn't look it up, but keeping my fingers crossed for Purdue :)
 
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