Cinderella Teams Poised for March Madness Upsets

0:00On March 18th, the NCAA men's tournament always delivers thrills from underdog teams, those Cinderella stories that shake up brackets. While no seed higher than 8th has ever reached the final four, and all four number one seeds made it their last year, this field has strong top. Teams again, still, keep eyes on five squads seeded seventh or worse with upset potential right out of the gate. Take number 11 Miami of Ohio, who went undefeated in the regular season despite a soft schedule, facing number 11 Southern Methodist in a play and game. Then there's number 12, Akron, M.A.C. Chance, who lost just once in conference and draw a slumping number five, Texas Tech, missing their star and coming off three straight losses. Number seven, UCLA has heated up lately, winning six of eight before Selection Sunday, with big scouts over Michigan State and Illinois, matched against. Struggling number 10, Central Florida. Meanwhile, number 11 Virginia Commonwealth rides a 16-of-17 win streak into

1:02a date with number six North Carolina, weakened by a key. Players thumb injury. Number 12, Northern Iowa earned their spot by winning the Missouri Valley tournament and could face Kansas next if they upset number five St. John's echoing their famous number one takedown back in 2010. These matchups set the stage for early chaos. Fans loved these possibilities as one hot run could bust millions of brackets and steal the spotlight from the favorites.