2017 March Madness

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On March 14th the biggest tournament in college sports kicked off, March madness. It is the 78th edition of the basketball tournament as it began in 1939. The tournament began with 64 teams but only one remained as the national champion. Millions of people around the world attempted to make a perfect bracket where the odds

The round of 64 was very entertaining and exciting even though it was more or less predictable as their were only six upsets out of the thirty two games. The biggest upset coming from twelfth seed Middle Tennessee who defeated Minnesota. It is the second year in a row that they have upstaged a team as last year they beat number two Michigan state as the fifteenth seed. Going into the round of 32 all the top four seeds were still in the tournament.

The round of 32 was filled with exciting games and more upsets than day one as it was a crazy two days. Xavier upset Florida State and the biggest upset coming from number eight Wisconsin defeating the defending national champion and number one seeded Villanova. South Carolina also knocked out number two Duke as after this round many fans brackets had been broken.

After a four day break the the sweet 16 continued as Xavier upset a team for the third time beating number two Arizona. South Carolina upset Baylor beating them by 20 points. The last game of the sweet sixteen featuring Florida and Wisconsin was for sure one of the most exciting games of the tournament where Wisconsin tied it at the buzzer to send it to overtime where Florida hit a buzzer beater to win the game. Another great game was between UCLA and Kentucky as Kentucky took the win taking down Lonzo Ball and the bruins.

In the elite eight gonzaga knocked out the cinderella team of the tournament, Xavier. Oregon took down number one Kansas, South Carolina defeated Florida and North Carolina took down Kentucky as they hit the game winning shot with under one second remaining in the game.

Many players really stepped up for their team throughout the tournament like Lonzo Ball for UCLA

Who is projected to be drafted number one overall in the next NBA draft. Two players from Kentucky Fox and Monk who had outstanding tournaments. Many teams had great runs like Wisconsin, West Virginia, Michigan and Xavier.

The final four continues on April first as it features Oregon, South Carolina, Gonzaga and North

Carolina. Who will be sent to this year's national championship game which is on April third?

Sources:

"2017 Division I Men's Basketball Tournament." NCAA.com. N.p., n.d. Web.

Matt Norlander @MattNorlander. "NCAA Tournament 2017: March Madness, Final Four Tip Times, Scores, Schedule, TV Channel, Bracket." CBSSports.com. N.p., 28 Mar. 2017. Web