Ranking 8 most likely March Madness upsets in NCAA Tournament first round
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While you fill out your 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket, here's a look at the eight most likely March Madness upset predictions in the first round.
There’s nothing — not even the champion who cuts down the nets on the first Monday night of April — that defines the Men’s NCAA basketball Tournament quite like an upset.
The 68-team event is designed to set aside spots for teams from the smallest schools and conferences in the sport and give them an opportunity to take on some of college basketball’s biggest juggernauts on the brightest stage the sport has to offer.
While a healthy percentage of those games are blowouts, others produce the kinds of results and moments that are only possible in March Madness. Over these next three weeks, Cinderella stories will be crafted and unlikely heroes will emerge.
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