| 2018 NCAA tournament South Regional First Round |
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| Spectrum Center, site of the game |
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UMBC Retrievers Virginia Cavaliers (24–10) (31–2) 74 54 Head coach: Ryan Odom Head coach: Tony Bennett AP : NR Coaches : NR AP : 1 Coaches : 1table>
1 2 Total UMBC 21 53 74 Virginia 21 33 54table> Date March 16, 2018 Arena Spectrum Center Location Charlotte, North Carolina Favorite Virginia by 20.5 Referee(s) Tim Nestor, Tony Greene, and Todd Austin Attendance 17,943 United States TV coverage Network TNT Announcers Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson Nielsen Ratings 2.0 (national) U.S. viewership: 3.533 million
On March 16, 2018, during the opening round of the 2018 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, the University of Virginia (Virginia; also UVA) Cavaliers and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers played a college basketball game at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Retrievers met the Cavaliers, who were ranked 16th in the South regional bracket and first overall in the NCAA Tournament. Virginia and UMBC contended for the opportunity to meet the ninth-seeded Kansas State Wildcats, who had already defeated Creighton earlier in the day. The Retrievers upset the Cavaliers 74–54, becoming the first No.16 seed in NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament history to overcome a No.1 seed.
It was only the second occasion in the history of collegiate basketball, after No.16 Harvard beat No.1 Stanford in the women’s tournament 20 years ago. Additionally, UMBC won its first NCAA Tournament game in school history. Virginia entered the game as a 20.5-point favorite, making UMBC’s triumph the second-largest upset in NCAA Tournament history in terms of point spread, after only Norfolk State’s shock of Missouri in 2012, when Missouri was a 21.5-point favorite.
How many 1 seeds were defeated by 16 seeds?
How frequently do No.16 seeds in the NCAA Tournament defeat No.1 seeds? It is the greatest of all upsets, and it has only occurred once. University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s 2018 first-round victory over No.1 Virginia as a No.16 seed was one of the most unexpected upsets in NCAA Tournament history.
History of March Madness’ 1 seed against 16 seed matchups – NCAA.com DI DII DIII Historically, No.1 seeds have trounced No.16 seeds since the NCAA tournament enlarged its field in 1985. In 2018, UMBC became the first 16 seed to ever overcome a No.1 seed after defeating Virginia and became an overnight phenomenon.
How far has a No.14 seed advanced in March Madness?
History of Lower Seeds and Their March Madness Advancement – #9 The furthest a No.9 seed has ever reached is to the Final Four, which happened in 2013 when Wichita State fell to eventual champion and No.1 seed Louisville. #10 The Final Four is the furthest a 10 seed has advanced in the NCAA Tournament.
It has only occurred once, in 2016, when No.10 Syracuse completed the feat. Prior to then, the No.10 seeds had an Elite Eight record of 0-7. #11 UCLA in 2021, Loyola-Chicago in 2018, VCU in 2011, George Mason in 2006, and LSU in 1986 are the five 11 seeds that have reached the Final Four. The 11 is the highest seed to reach the Final Four as of 2022.
#12 Only two No.12 seeds have made it to the Elite Eight, but they are the highest seeds to do so. Oregon State Beavers in 2021 and Missouri Tigers in 2002. #13 Six No.13 seeds have advanced to the Sweet 16.2013 was the most recent year that La Salle reached this round.
Chattanooga in 1997 and Cleveland State in 1986 are the only No.14 seeds to get to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. #15 In 2013, Florida Gulf Coast became the first No.15 seed to go to the Sweet 16 after winning two playoff games. In 2021, Oral Roberts became the second. In 2022, St. Peter’s, coached by head coach Shaheen Halloway, became the first 15 seed to go to the Elite Eight before losing to eighth-seeded North Carolina.
#16 Everyone maintained that it was only a matter of time until a No.16 seed defeated a No.1 seed. In 2018, it came to pass, when the No.1 overall seed Virginia was eliminated by UMBC. The Cavaliers were defeated by a 20-point margin, which may have been the most surprising aspect (74-54).
In the second round, though, the two seeded players will face opponents that are very similar. The No.1 seed will meet a No.8 or No.9 seed, whilst the No.2 seed will face a No.7 or No.10 seed. I will operate under the assumption that the teams obtaining seeds in this range have almost interchangeable talent, thus I will also examine these two matches together.
- No.1 Seeds Since 2000, No.1 seeds have lost their second-round match five times out of 36 (14 times perfect).
- Only one of the five teams that defeated No.1 seeds in the second round was a No.9 seed (UAB over Kentucky in 2004).
- The average margin of victory for the No.1 seed in these second round games is 10.47 points per game.
Pac-10 Conference teams accounted for three of the five No.1 seeds eliminated in the second round. Three of the five teams who received the upset victory had won their first-round game by a margin of 10 points or more. This is huge compared to the average victory margin of 1.11 points per game in 8/9 contests (in favor of No.8 seeds).
- Three of the five teams who were upset in the tournament went on to win at least one more game.
- In 2000, No.8 seeds Wisconsin and North Carolina both made the Final Four, while in 2004, No.8 seed Alabama reached the Elite Eight.
- No.2 Seeds Since 2000, No.2 seeds have lost 16 of 35 (46 perfect) second round games.
This rate of upsets is astoundingly high and significantly higher than that of No.1 seeds in the second round. Every event sees nearly two of the four No.2 seeds lose in the second round. The average margin of victory for the No.2 seed in these second round games is 2.57 points per game.
Eight of the fifteen teams to defeat a No.2 seed in the second round in the last ten years were No.7 seeds, while seven were No.10 seeds. Six of the 15 teams won their subsequent contests to proceed to the Elite Eight, but none were able to reach the Final Four. No.7 or No.10 seeds that defeated No.2 seeds have, on average, won their first round games by a margin of 9.31 points per contest.
No.1 and No.2 Seeds Combined Since 2000, the following are the records of each power conference as the No.1 or No.2 seed: Big 12: 12-0 (100 percent) Pac-10: 8-3 (73 percent) (73 percent) ACC: 10-4 (71 percent) (71 percent) Big Ten: 5-2 (71 percent) Major East: 6-5 (55 percent) SEC: 5-5 (50 percent) (50 percent) Other: 4-2 (66 percent) (66 percent) Even though the Big 12 Conference has played the second-most games in the second round as a No.1 or No.2 seed in the last decade, they are undefeated in their last 12 chances.
- As No.1 or No.2 seeds in the second round, the Pac-10, ACC, and Big Ten have all enjoyed a great deal of success, although the Big East and SEC have been upset frequently in these games.
- Non-power conferences have also performed well as the No.1 and No.2 seeds.
- Now for a look at how the conferences have performed against No.1 and No.2 seeds in the second round since 2000: Big East: 4-4 (50 percent) Big Ten: 3-7 (30 percent) ACC: 2-5 (29 percent) (29 percent) SEC: 2-7 (22 percent) (22 percent) Pac-10: 1-4 (20 percent) (20 percent) Big 12: 0-5 (0 percent) (0 percent) Other: 9-18 (33 percent) The only conference (the Big 12) that has not suffered an upset in these games is also the only league that has not produced any upsets.
With the exception of the Big 12 and the Big East, which have had the most success in upsetting No.1 and No.2 seeds in the second round, the big conferences appear to be evenly matched in upsetting No.1 and No.2 seeds in the second round. In terms of obtaining upset victories, non-power conferences have been more effective than the majority of power conferences. No.2 seeds are upset more frequently than No.1 seeds in the second round. Teams who are able to defeat No.1 or No.2 seeds in the second round typically have dominant first-round victories. The Big 12 Conference has never had a No.1 or No.2 seed upset in the second round and has never had a higher seed upset a No.1 or No.2 seed in the second round.
- In these second round matchups, non-power conference teams look as likely to advance as lower seeds and more likely to experience upsets than higher seeds.
- The Big East has had the greatest success knocking out No.1 and No.2 seeds in the second round, while the SEC and Big East have suffered the most upsets as No.1 and No.2 seeds in the second round.
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