Since 1985 when the NCAA Tournament last expanded, 14 seeds have upset their 3 seed counterparts a total of 23 times, with a complete record of 23-133, or a win percentage of 14.7 percent in those games.
Bringing that history to a bit more modern of a standard, say 2018, the 3 seed has only been upset twice by 14 seeds, tied for the highest win rate amongst the lower seeded team in the first round with the 1-16 matchup. Shoutout to the NCAA statisticians for providing us with this tweet and the basis of this piece.
With this in mind, I looked into these two upsets, looked back at how they occurred and if there were any similarities to how those games shook out to get a feel for what would have to happen for UNCW to get the edge on Texas Tech Thursday. Let’s dive in…
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Bringing that history to a bit more modern of a standard, say 2018, the 3 seed has only been upset twice by 14 seeds, tied for the highest win rate amongst the lower seeded team in the first round with the 1-16 matchup. Shoutout to the NCAA statisticians for providing us with this tweet and the basis of this piece.
With this in mind, I looked into these two upsets, looked back at how they occurred and if there were any similarities to how those games shook out to get a feel for what would have to happen for UNCW to get the edge on Texas Tech Thursday. Let’s dive in…
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