NCAA Tournament: Upsets, Records, and Surprises

0:00On March 21st, the first round of the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament wrapped up with all the chaos fans crave. 12 seed high point pulled off a stunning upset over 5th seed Wisconsin in a 1-point thriller. 11th seed BCU rallied from 19 points down to beat North Carolina. And Kentucky survived Santa Clara thanks to a banked in 3-pointer at the buzzer by Otega Owe. St. Louis dominated Georgia by 25 points, shooting 58% in a 1-1-2-77 route. Nebraska finally nashed its first ever tournament win, crushing Troy 76-47 after a 20-game winning streak to start the season. Yukon's Terrace Reed Jr. put up 31 points in a record 27 rebounds against Ferman. These moments lit up social media, with high points coach defending mid-major teams in a viral interview and VCU's Phil Martelli Jr. shouting out. Student reporters. Nebraska fans celebrated ending decades of hard break, while players like Owe and Reed became instant heroes, saving their team seasons.

1:05Standouts kept coming, from Purdue's Braden Smith breaking the career assists record, with 8 more and a win over Queens to Texas Tech shooting. Lights out, without their top score to beat Akron. See in a nearly shocked number one seed Duke, leading most of the way before falling short. With the bracket shaking up early, the second round promises even more surprises from these breakout teams and players.