The 50 Biggest Upsets in March Madness History
By Complex Magazine | Mar 16, 2011 | 12:00 pm | Permalink
#48. Kidd's Play (1993)
Score: #6 California 82, #3 Duke 77
We know, we know. You love to see the Dukies go down. So we've got plenty of upsets featuring Coach K's bunch on this list, starting with this upset that saw Jason Kidd drop 11 points and 14 dimes to help put Bobby Hurley's Duke career to bed. Ayo, Blue Devils: Go to hell!
Ryan March 17th, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Where is Indiana State vs Oklahoma from 2001? Kelyn Block comes back into the game minus a couple teeth in OT to carry the Sycamores past the Sooners.
Jerjerrod March 18th, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Villanova vs Georgetown in 1985 is NOT the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history. Villanova and Georgetown are and were in the same conference. They had played each other at least twice that season, not counting if they played each other in the Big East Tournament. They each knew each other from experience and Rollie Massimino pulled one out of his butt that day. Houston and N.C. State had never played each other before, and while Georgetown had Patrick Ewing and was a great team, Houston had Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwan, two of the top NBA players of all time and who also happen to be in the Hall of Fame. N.C. State had no business even being on the floor with Houston and NOT ONE basketball expert gave them a chance, as I am sure nobody really gave Villanova a chance either. NCSU would not have even been in the NCAA Tournament if they had not won the ACC Tournament in order to get in.
Lance March 18th, 2011 at 11:42 AM
I was a student at NC State in 1983 and always love seeing this type of list because I can actually remember a time when we fielded great basketball teams. However, this was NOT the major upset that everyone always makes it out to be. The Pack had a very solid team that year. The 10 losses is deceptive, because 8 of them came with our leading scorer (Whittenburg) out with a broken foot. We had defeated a UNC@Chapel Hill team TWICE that year - once with Whit and once without. That's the UNC@CH team that featured Jordan, Perkins, and Daugherty. We had defeated Ralph Sampson's Virginia TWICE that year and had a 16-point lead on them another time when Whit went down with the injury. We had also beaten a very talented UNLV team in the tourney. We had clobbered an excellent Wake Forest team by 41 points on Senior Day (upon Whit's return) and again on the way to winning the ACC Tournament, which at the time was THE toughest conference by far. And remember, we played ACC games WITH a 30-second clock and 3-point shot and NCAA games WITHOUT. We beat Ralph Sampson BOTH ways (Country AND Western). We were probably the most versatile team in the country because of our shooting guards. If I recall, taking out the game in which Whit went down 10 seconds into the 2nd half vs. Virginia, we were 24-2 with him and 2-7 without him. In the Virginia game, up 16 at the half with him and lost the 2nd half. Thurl Bailey had a very solid NBA career. Sidney Lowe played some NBA ball and at one point (I believe) held the ACC record for Assist:Turnover ratio. Lorenzo Charles was getting better and better and would average about 19 a game over the following two years. Terry Gannon and Dereck Whittenburg were lights-out 3-point shooters. Upset? Absolutely. #2 Stunning upset? Not a chance.
Ryan March 18th, 2011 at 05:57 PM
The Weber State LUMBERJACKS? what moron wrote this article?
Chris Wallace March 22nd, 2011 at 04:55 PM
How about the University of Dayton’s 2 OT victory over Oklahoma in 1984? The Flyer’s were the 10 seed (one of the last at-large teams) in the west region while Oklahoma was the 2nd seed. Oklahoma had All-American Waymon Tisdale. Dayton’s tallest starter was 6’7” Ed Young. While Dayton had Roosevelt Chapman (also an All-American), his supporting cast was less than stellar, especially when compared with the Sooners under Billy Tubbs. After beating OU, the Flyers also upset Washington, a team that had just beaten Duke, then lost to one of the great Georgetown teams (National Champs that year).