March Madness bracket upsets: Tracking major NCAA tournament losses as No. 6 Ole Miss beats No. 3 Iowa State to reach Sweet 16
Big upsets are arguably one of the most exciting parts of March Madness, despite the pain it might bring your already-busted bracket. The first day of the men's NCAA tournament opened with an upset — albeit a slight one — as No. 9 Creighton dominated No. 8 Louisville. No. 12 McNeese followed a little later with the bigger stunner, taking down No. 5 Clemson. And McNeese wasn't the only 12 seed to win in the first round.The top four seeds in each of the four regions made it through the first round unscathed, limiting some of the bracket-busting craziness of recent years. That changed Saturday when John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks stunned Rick Pitino’s second-seeded St. John’s Red Storm in a showdown of Hall of Fame coaches.Wisconsin became the third top-three seed to fall later in the day, losing to BYU […]
