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Best March Madness Upsets

In 1996, the defending national champion UCLA Bruins had a favorable first-round game against the Ivy League's Princeton Tigers. However, with the scored tied at 41, Princeton's Gabe Lewullis converted a backdoor layup in the waning seconds. (AP Photo/Tom Russo)

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No. 8 Villanova ... The 1985 championship game between Villanova and Georgetown was a lopsided matchup on paper. The Hoyas had future pros in Patrick Ewing, Reggie Williams and David Wingate, and had already defeated Villanova twice in the regular season. The Wildcats kept things close in the second half and ended the game shooting a remarkable 78.6 percent from the floor. The Georgetown dynasty lost once again in the championship game, 66-64. (AP Photo/John Swart)

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No. 15 Richmond ... In 1991, the Spiders opened the eyes of the college basketball world by becoming the first No. 15 seed to win a first-round game. Richmond upset a Syracuse squad led by coach Jim Boeheim and star Billy Owens, 73-69. (AP Photo/Michael Okoniewski)

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No. 14 Weber Sta... In 1999, the Tar Heels were a No. 3 seed coached by Bill Guthridge (pictured) and had Brendan Haywood, Ed Capel and Ronald Curry on the roster. They were upset by 14th-seeded Weber State, 76-74, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It was the Tar Heels' first opening round loss since losing to San Francisco in 1978. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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No. 15 Hampton D... In 2001, the Hampton Pirates were up against an Iowa State team featuring future first-round NBA picks Marcus Fizer and Jamaal Tinsley. But it was the Pirates' Tarvis Williams who knocked down a shot with 6.9 seconds left to give Hampton a 58-57 victory. The Cyclones had one last chance to win, but Tinsley missed a lay-in. (AP Photo/Jack Smith)

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No. 15 Coppin St... The Eagles were 30-point underdogs when they met the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Danny Singletary led Coppin State to the 78-65 upset. It was the first tournament win in Coppin State's school history. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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No. 15 Santa Cla... In 1993, Santa Clara and star point guard Steve Nash upset Arizona. The Broncos nearly gave the game away when they fouled Nash with 7.3 seconds left. Nash missed a pair of free throws, but Santa Clara's Kevin Dunne did the same seconds later. Arizona's Damon Stoudamire tried a desperation three but missed and Santa Clara pulled out the 64-61 upset. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)

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No. 13 Valparais... In one of the most memorable finishes in NCAA Tournament history, Valparaiso outlasted Mississippi in a 1998 first-round game that went down to the wire. With the Crusaders down two, Bryce Drew, the son of Valparaiso coach Homer Drew, nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Crusaders a 70-69 win and their first NCAA Tournament victory. (AP Photo/John Gaps III)

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No. 13 Princeton... In 1996, the defending national champion UCLA Bruins had a favorable first-round game against the Ivy League's Princeton Tigers. However, with the scored tied at 41, Princeton's Gabe Lewullis converted a backdoor layup in the waning seconds. (AP Photo/Tom Russo)

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No. 6 N.C. State... Few expected sixth-seeded N.C. State to beat Houston and Phi Slamma Jamma in the national championship game. But the game came down to one of the most thrilling finishes in college basketball history when Lorenzo Charles dunked Dereck Whittenburg's missed shot at the buzzer to give Jim Valvano and the Wolfpack a shocking 54-52 victory and the national title. (AP Photo/Leonard Ignelzi)

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No. 14 Cleveland... Despite finishing the regular season 27-3, Cleveland State entered the 1986 NCAA tournament as a 14th seed. Led by Clinton Ransey, who put up 27 points, the Vikings stunned the heavily favored Hoosiers, 83-79, in the first round. (AP Photo)

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No. 14 Northwest... Down by as many as 17 in the second half, Northwestern State found a way to rally past Iowa in an opening round game in 2006. Jermaine Wallace of Northwestern State nailed a fadeaway three-pointer with five-tenths of a second left to give the Demons a 64-63 upset of the Hawkeyes. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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No 13 Vermont Up... Vermont earned its biggest win in school history during the 2005 NCAA Tournament when it upset Syracuse. Germain Mopa Njila and T.J. Sorrentine hit consecutive three-pointers in overtime to give the Catamounts a 60-57 victory. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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No. 14 Bucknell ... On the same day Vermont beat Syracuse, Bucknell did one better. They beat No. 3 Kansas, 64-63, in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. It was the first time since Weber State upset North Carolina in 1999 that a No. 14 seed won in the first round. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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No. 14 Austin Pe... No. 14 Austin Peay came in as huge underdogs to a powerful Illinois squad in the 1987 NCAA Tournament. Not believing the Governors could win, Dick Vitale said he would stand on his head if they pulled off the upset. Well they did, stunning the Fightin’ Illini in the opening round. Suffice to say, Dickie V didn’t uphold his wager. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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No. 14 Arkansas-... Coached by the legendary Digger Phelps, the heavily favored Fightin' Irish saw their 1986 title hopes end soon after the tourney began when No. 14 Arkansas-Little Rock upended them 90-83 in the first round. (AP Photo)

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'66 Texas Wester... Texas Western, now UTEP, was the first team to have a starting lineup of five African Americans. In a tourney field of 22 teams, they did the unthinkable when they upset Kentucky in the national. Their triumphant 1966 season was the basis for the film, "Glory Road." (AP Photo)

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No. 11 George Ma... The Patriots became only the second No. 11 seed to reach the Final Four when they upset top-seeded UConn, 86-84, in overtime during the 2006 NCAA Tournament. The Patriots lost their next game to the Florida Gators who went on to win the national title. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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No. 10 Davidson ... Sophomore Stephen Curry scored 25 points in the second half to help Davidson stun Georgetown, 74-70, in the second round of the 2008 NCAA tourney. The Wildcats defeated Wisconsin in the Sweet Sixteen, but lost to the eventual ’08 champion Kansas Jayhawks in the Elite Eight. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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No. 13 Siena Rou... In 2008, the Siena Saints upset the Vanderbilt Commodores, 83-62, in the first round of the tournament. Junior Kenny Hasbrouck led the Saints with 30 points, while senior Tay Fisher contributed by hitting six 3-pointers. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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No. 2 Duke Gets ... In 1991, the Duke Blue Devils shocked the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, 79-77, in the Final Four. The upset was truly special because UNLV embarrassed Duke by 30 points in the national title game the season before. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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