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It was a fascinating time to be on Twitter last night as it became apparent that the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Virginia Cavaliers, were no match for the 16-seeded UMBC Retrievers on the court and off the court.
We also beat UVA on twitter too btw
— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018
In the wake of the 74-54 thumping that UMBC laid on Virginia, some fans just couldn’t resist pointing out that UMBC now had more ACC wins than Pitt.
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While this was quickly replaced by the same people pointing out that Jamie Dixon tends to lose to lower seeds in the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament (sorry I couldn’t resist), I couldn’t help but ponder something:
Poll
Would you have rather had the Panthers season or the Cavaliers?
Lets keep this purely about wins and losses, and the end result: Pitt didn’t win a conference game while Virginia ended up as the No. 1 overall seed only to become the first team ever to lose to a 16-seed.
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