The Providence Friars on senior night decided to put on a show for the fans as they upset the #1 ranked Pittsburgh Panthers 81-73. This is the 6th time in the past eight weeks that the number one seed was upset.
There were numerous upsets over the weekend of Texas over #2 ranked Oklahoma and Maryland over #3 ranked North Carolina. However, these upsets will probably mean little in the scheme of things because of a little thing called the NCAA tournament.
Do not get me wrong, it is possible that a team specifically Pittsburgh could be costed of a number one seed in the tournament due to one of these losses. However, I am going to assume at this point that Pittsburgh/UConn, UNC, Oklahoma, and Memphis are the leading candidates for those number one seeds.
This is not college football where the "one and done" rules begin to apply. Also, to add to the fact, getting a number one seed in the NCAA tournament does not guarantee you a championship.
However give props to Providence for their victory and March Madness can not come soon enough.
Another #1 falls in college basketball, there's a tournament, right?
