DAY 2: UPSET TREND CONTINUES
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Victories Friday by Butler, Temple, Gonzaga and Indiana State made it official: the 2001 tournament had more first-round upsets than any other since the tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The breakdown:
RESULT DAY
No. 10 Temple d. No. 7 Texas, 79-65: Friday
No. 10 Butler d. No. 7 Wake Forest, 79-63: Friday
No. 10 Georgetown d. No. 7 Arkansas, 63-61: Thursday
No. 11 Georgia State d. No. 6 Wisconsin, 50-49: Thursday
No. 12 Utah State d. No. 5 Ohio State, 77-68 (OT): Thursday
No. 13 Kent State d. No. 4 Indiana 77-73: Thursday
No. 13 Indiana State d. No. 4 Oklahoma, 70-68: Friday
No. 12 Gonzaga d. No. 5 Virginia, 86-85: Friday
No. 15 Hampton d. No. 2 Iowa State, 58-57: Thursday
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MOST BY YEAR
2001: 9
1989: 8
1991: 8
1998: 8
1999: 8
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MOST TIMES UPSET
Indiana: 5
Arizona: 4
UCLA: 4
Virginia: 4
5 tied with 3
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MOST UPSETS
Texas: 5 times
Gonzaga: 3
Richmond: 3
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FRIDAY’S RESULTS
SOUTH REGIONAL AT MEMPHIS
Gonzaga 86, Virginia 85
Indiana State 70, Oklahoma 68
Michigan State 69, Alabama State 35
Fresno State 82, California 70
SOUTH REGIONAL AT NEW ORLEANS
Temple 79, Texas 65
Florida 69, Western Kentucky 56
Penn State 69, Providence 59
North Carolina 70, Princeton 48
MIDWEST AT DAYTON, OHIO
Illinois 96, Northwestern State 54
Charlotte 70, Tennessee 63
Kansas 99, Cal State Northridge 75
Syracuse 79, Hawaii 69
MIDWEST AT KANSAS CITY
Butler 79, Wake Forest 63
Arizona 101, Eastern Illinois 76
Mississippi 72, Iona 70
Notre Dame 83, Xavier 71
Research by HOUSTON MITCHELL
