March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket busting

March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket busting

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer DAYTON, Ohio A year ago, Fairleigh Dickinson landed in the First Four and by the following weekend became one of the most improbable bracket-busters in NCAA Tournament history. After routing Texas Southern in Dayton, the 16th-seeded Knights — one of the shortest teams in the tournament facing the tallest — upset No. 1 seed Purdue 63-58, only the second time a No. 16 seed had beaten a top-seeded team. “Anybody has…

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March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket busting

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Last year, a team from New Jersey called Fairleigh Dickinson played its way out of the First Four and became one of the most improbable bracket-busters in NCAA Tournament history. The next weekend, the Knights upset Purdue, only the second time in history a No. 16 seed beat a No 1 seed. Eight teams begin their NCAA Tournament journey on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, hoping to be the next team t…

March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket busting

Last year, a team from New Jersey called Fairleigh Dickinson played its way out of the First Four and then became one of the most improbable bracket-busters in NCAA Tournament

EYE ON SPORTS: March Madness begins this week - The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph

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