Today's topic: NCAAM

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Sam Cartwright
March 18, 2024

Happy March Madness Monday! Might be my personal favorite time of the year for sports.

Here is the link to the bracket; get your picks in by Thursday at 12:15pm ET. Password for the group: MST2024

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The First Four for March Madness starts tomorrow, March 19 in Ohio where Wagner (16) takes on Howard (16) at 6:40pm ET on truTV.

The men’s tournament kicks off Thursday at 12:15pm ET on CBS when Mississippi State (8) plays Michigan State (9). Get your brackets filled out before then.

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There have only been two instances of a 1 seed losing to a 16 seed in the men’s NCAA tournament. The first was in 2018 the UMBC Retrievers beat Virginia Cavaliers, 74-54 (yikes).

Who was the other 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed?

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Trivia question breakdown: all incorrect answers were 2 seeds that lost to 15 seeds.

  • 2023: Fairleigh Dickinson University def. Purdue (63-58)

  • 2013: Florida Gulf Coast def. Georgetown (78-68)

  • 2021: Oral Roberts def. Ohio State (75-72)

  • 2022: Saint Peter's def. Kentucky (85-79)

  • 2023: Princeton def. Arizona (59-55)

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