March Madness upsets by BoyerA

Champion(s):

ReeseC
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.


Runner(s)-Up:

SpoeriJ
I cannot sanction your buffoonery.

helitzur

PeskinK


Quiz Description

Name the college that produced each of these upsets in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 02 08 05 16 10 26 13 22 13 40 22 30
1 ReeseC 620 99 40
40
40
40
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
22
40
30
2 PeskinK 614 96 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
40
30
2 SpoeriJ 614 96 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
40
30
2 helitzur 614 96 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
40
30
5 FlaxmanR 611 93 40
40
40
40
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
13
40
40
40
40
30
6 GoodmanDL 606 91 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
22
40
6 thorsleyd 606 91 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
22
40
8 Consigliari 605 89 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
13
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
9 BeanA 603 87 40
40
40
05
40
40
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
30
9 Neil 603 87 40
40
40
40
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
13
40
40
40
22
40
11 Commodore 600 85 40
40
08
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
12 KelsoT 597 81 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
13
40
40
40
40
12 WellsW 597 81 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
13
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
12 MilesTeg 597 81 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
13
40
40
40
40
12 PFD 597 81 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
13
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
16 LuskT 594 77 40
40
40
40
16
40
10
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
17 SlickRick87 592 76 40
40
08
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
18 WilesB 589 72 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
18 mujason 589 72 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
40
18 HightB 589 72 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
18 minarik15 589 72 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
22 GrahamJ 581 69 40
40
08
40
05
40
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
40
23 LevitJE 580 67 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
13
40
40
40
40
40
40
24 SteveWilliams 579 66 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
30
25 AlbertM 576 65 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
40
13
40
22
40
40
40
40
40
26 AlexanderD 573 63 40
40
40
05
40
40
40
40
13
40
40
13
40
40
40
22
40
27 DuchanM 566 62 40
40
08
40
40
40
40
40
13
40
40
13
40
40
22
40
30
28 twarner50 559 60 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
10
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
22
40
29 RalliP 549 59 40
00
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
40
40
30 MartaMJackson 539 57 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
13
00
40
22
40
31 BeningoS 531 56 40
40
40
40
16
40
40
40
13
40
40
40
40
40
22
00
00
32 RosenbergR 529 55 40
02
40
40
05
40
16
00
40
26
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
33 CarterBurke 519 53 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
10
40
26
40
40
40
00
40
22
40
34 AnthonyD 518 52 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
00
40
13
40
22
40
40
40
22
40
35 JWright 515 50 40
40
40
05
40
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
00
00
40
22
40
36 gregariouschinchilla 509 49 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
40
00
00
40
22
40
37 colonialrampage 506 47 40
40
08
40
40
40
10
40
26
40
40
22
40
40
40
00
00
38 mabake02 504 46 40
40
40
40
16
40
00
40
13
40
22
40
13
40
40
00
40
39 StaleyO 488 45 40
40
40
05
40
40
40
26
40
13
40
22
40
00
40
22
00
40 AllenJ 485 43 40
40
08
40
40
16
40
40
26
40
00
40
13
00
40
22
40
41 FarleyS 483 42 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
40
40
22
40
40
40
00
00
00
42 SchwartzD 482 40 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
13
40
40
00
40
22
00
43 MatherV 479 39 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
10
40
26
00
40
40
40
40
22
00
44 ConnorA 477 37 40
40
08
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
40
00
00
40
45 Sharpj 475 36 40
40
40
05
40
40
40
26
40
40
22
00
00
00
40
22
40
46 KaufmanK 470 35 40
40
40
00
40
40
26
00
40
22
40
40
40
40
22
00
00
47 GluskinJ 462 33 40
40
40
05
40
40
00
40
13
40
22
40
00
00
40
22
40
48 Byrdtown 450 32 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
00
00
40
13
40
00
40
30
49 WeikleB 447 29 40
40
40
40
16
40
10
40
26
00
40
22
40
13
00
40
00
49 Bix32 447 29 40
40
00
00
40
40
00
40
40
22
40
13
00
40
22
40
30
49 Wolfman2 447 29 40
40
40
40
16
40
10
40
26
00
40
40
13
00
40
22
00
52 chc 433 26 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
13
00
40
13
00
40
00
53 FultonE 427 25 40
40
40
00
40
10
00
40
13
40
22
40
00
00
40
22
40
54 SchroederS 420 23 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
13
00
00
40
40
00
00
55 jveditz 411 22 40
40
40
40
16
40
00
40
40
22
40
13
00
00
00
00
40
56 RobinJRichards 395 20 40
40
40
00
00
00
00
40
40
40
13
40
40
40
22
00
00
57 Vintsanity 389 19 40
40
40
05
40
16
40
40
26
40
40
22
00
00
00
00
00
58 DBrick 370 17 40
40
40
05
00
40
10
00
40
13
40
22
00
40
40
00
00
59 robbie231 363 15 40
00
40
40
16
40
10
00
00
40
22
40
13
00
40
22
00
59 usuiw 363 15 40
02
00
40
05
40
40
10
00
40
13
00
40
13
00
40
40
61 ChrisRosenberg 355 13 40
40
08
40
05
00
40
10
00
00
00
40
00
40
22
40
30
62 PruettC 345 12 40
40
08
40
05
00
00
40
26
40
13
00
40
13
00
40
00
63 quarterrican 342 10 40
00
40
00
00
00
00
00
40
00
00
40
40
40
40
22
40
63 Mark 342 10 40
40
08
40
05
00
40
10
40
26
40
13
00
40
00
00
00
65 KonkelT 332 7 40
40
08
40
05
40
16
40
10
00
40
00
40
13
00
00
00
66 HoH 323 6 40
02
40
00
40
16
00
00
40
13
00
00
00
40
22
40
30
67 RuizJ 293 5 40
40
08
40
05
00
40
10
00
40
00
00
00
00
00
40
30
68 jrwofuga 239 3 40
40
08
40
05
40
16
40
10
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
69 GuptaAMajor 98 2 00
00
00
00
40
05
00
00
00
00
40
13
00
00
00
00
00
70 PrestonC 90 1 40
02
40
08
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00

Questions:

In 1983, this #6 seed, coached by Jim Valvano, won the championship despite a regular season record of 17-10. They won four of their six games by one or two points; their first round game went into double overtime.

Click to Reveal Answer
NORTH CAROLINA STATE

The 1985 final was between the #1-ranked defending champions Georgetown, and this Pennsylvania team which had a regular season record of 18-9. A #8 seed, they shot 79% from the field to secure the championship.

Click to Reveal Answer
VILLANOVA

In 1991, these Spiders from the Colonial Athletic Association became the first #15 seed to beat a #2 seed, in this case Syracuse.

Click to Reveal Answer
RICHMOND

In 1993, the Broncos from this school finished the regular season with a 15-10 record. Their one bright spot was the potential of freshman Steve Nash, but he averaged less than 10 points per game. But as a #15 seed, they were able to beat 2nd-seeded Arizona, which had six future NBA players.

Click to Reveal Answer
SANTA CLARA

In 1996, these 13th-seeded Ivy Leaguers defeated #4 seed UCLA in the first round by a score of 43-41.

Click to Reveal Answer
PRINCETON

In 2005, the Bison from this school, seeded #14, beat #3 seed Kansas in the first round. They became the first team from the Patriot League to win an NCAA tournament game.

Click to Reveal Answer
BUCKNELL

In 2006, this team was an at-large selection, rather than league-mates Hofstra, who had beaten them twice in ten days. They went on to defeat Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and #1 seed Connecticut to make it to the Final Four.

Click to Reveal Answer
GEORGE MASON

In 2010, this #9 seed, the Panthers of the Missouri Valley Conference, beat #1 seed Kansas in the second round.

Click to Reveal Answer
NORTHERN IOWA

In 2011, the Jayhawks lost yet again, this time in the regional final to the #11 seeded Rams from this school. At the time, they were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. (They had to win a play-in game to get into the 64-team field.)

Click to Reveal Answer
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (VCU)

In 2012, these Spartans from Virginia, champions of the MEAC, became the fifth #15 seed to beat a #2 seed, scraping by Missouri.

Click to Reveal Answer
NORFOLK STATE

Later on the same day in 2012, these 15th-seeded (former) Engineers (renamed Mountain Hawks), from Pennsylvania, beat #2 seed Duke in the first round. (edited at 8:10 pm, March 17, 2016 (CDT))

Click to Reveal Answer
LEHIGH

In 2013, this #15 seed beat #2 seed Georgetown by 10 points in the first round. The Eagles were 14-point underdogs.

Click to Reveal Answer
FLORIDA GULF COAST (FGCU)