So far things are going as expected in the 2023 March Madness, most of the favorites have won their games and are slowly advancing to other stages.
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But some underdogs like Farleigh Dickinson first struck during the First Four and during the First Round winning against Purdue.
So far the biggest college basketball programs are the favorites, but it is expected that during the final regional rounds at least 4-6 favorites will be eliminated by underdogs or other favorites.
List of upsets during the 2023 March Madness
Usually early rounds are filled with most upsets, this time the first round started with upsets at the Midwest, South and East. (updated on 03/27/2023 3:00 AM ET)
| Round | West | Midwest | South | East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round |
None |
No. 10Penn Statedefeated No. 7Texas A&M, 76–59 No. 11Pittsburghdefeated No. 6Iowa State, 59–41 |
No. 13Furmandefeated No. 4Virginia, 68–67 No. 15Princetondefeated No. 2Arizona, 59–55 |
No. 16Fairleigh Dickinsondefeated No. 1Purdue,63–58 |
| Second round | No. 8Arkansasdefeated No. 1Kansas, 72–71 | None |
No. 6Creightondefeated No. 3Baylor, 85–76 No. 15 Princeton defeated No. 7Missouri, 78–63 |
No. 7Michigan Statedefeated No. 2Marquette, 69–60 |
| Sweet 16 | None | No. 5Miami (FL)defeated No. 1Houston, 89–75 | No. 5San Diego Statedefeated No. 1Alabama, 71–64 | No. 9Florida Atlanticdefeated No. 4Tennessee, 62–55 |
| Elite 8 | None | No. 5 Miami (FL) defeated No. 2Texas, 88–81 | None | No. 9 Florida Atlantic defeated No. 3Kansas State, 79–76 |
Upsets are usually underdog victories against favorites, but the NCAA has a special definition for upsets: “when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team.”
