April 18, 2025

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UMBC becomes first No. 16 seed to beat No. 1 seed in NCAA men's basketball tournament, blowing out Virginia

Virginia entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed after going 31-2 this season, including 20-1 in ACC competition. But the Cavaliers couldn’t get anything generated on offence and the nation’s top-ranked defence couldn’t contain American East Conference champions.

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