Top 10 NCAA Basketball Tournament Upset Games
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March madness is here again.
And as you're filling out your NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets, I want to remind you to not forget about including a few upsets. It happened in the past (see below). It can (will) happen again.
Enjoy the...
Top 10 NCAA Basketball Tournament Upset Games:
(For a short summary of each of the games, click here.)
10. LSU 59, Kentucky 57 (Elite 8 1986).
9. Arkansas-Little Rock 90, Notre Dame 83 (1986 Round 1).
8. Santa Clara 64, Arizona 61 (1993 Round 1). Star players: Steve Nash (Santa Clara).
7. Duke 79, UNLV 77 (1991 National Semifinal). Star players: Christian Laettner (Duke). (To watch the video, click here.)
6. Canisius 79, North Carolina State 78 (1956 Round 1).
5. Boston College 75, North Carolina 72 (1994 Round 2). (To watch the video, click here.)
4. Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65 (1966 Championship Game). (To watch the video, click here.)
3. Princeton 43, UCLA 41 (1996 Southeast Regional 1st Round).
(To watch the video, click here.)
2. Villanova 66, Georgetown 64 (1985 Championship).
Star players: Patrick Ewing (Georgetown).
(If you can't see this video, click here.)
1. North Carolina State 54, Houston 52 (1983 Championship).
Star coaches: Jim Valvano (NC State).
Star players: Clyde Drexler, Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston).
(If you can't see this video, click here.)
(The following articles were used as research for this blog post: When Underdogs Dance and Greatest 63 Games in NCAA History.)
And as you're filling out your NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets, I want to remind you to not forget about including a few upsets. It happened in the past (see below). It can (will) happen again.
Enjoy the...
Top 10 NCAA Basketball Tournament Upset Games:
(For a short summary of each of the games, click here.)
10. LSU 59, Kentucky 57 (Elite 8 1986).
9. Arkansas-Little Rock 90, Notre Dame 83 (1986 Round 1).
8. Santa Clara 64, Arizona 61 (1993 Round 1). Star players: Steve Nash (Santa Clara).
7. Duke 79, UNLV 77 (1991 National Semifinal). Star players: Christian Laettner (Duke). (To watch the video, click here.)
6. Canisius 79, North Carolina State 78 (1956 Round 1).
5. Boston College 75, North Carolina 72 (1994 Round 2). (To watch the video, click here.)
4. Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65 (1966 Championship Game). (To watch the video, click here.)
3. Princeton 43, UCLA 41 (1996 Southeast Regional 1st Round).
(To watch the video, click here.)
2. Villanova 66, Georgetown 64 (1985 Championship).
Star players: Patrick Ewing (Georgetown).
(If you can't see this video, click here.)
1. North Carolina State 54, Houston 52 (1983 Championship).
Star coaches: Jim Valvano (NC State).
Star players: Clyde Drexler, Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston).
(If you can't see this video, click here.)
(The following articles were used as research for this blog post: When Underdogs Dance and Greatest 63 Games in NCAA History.)
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