Monday, March 27, 2006

"Let's win this one for all the small schools that never got a chance to get here"
-Hoosiers

You are going to have to convince me that George Mason's victory over UConn is not the greatest upset in NCAA tournament history. The last time that a #11 seed made the Final Four was 20 years ago when LSU also defeated a #1 seed, Kentucky. But at least LSU was from one of the so-called "power conferences" while George Mason is from the Mid-major, Colonial Conference. In fact GMU was a team that some thought would not even make the NCAA tournament. Instead the Patriots defeated the tourney's prohibitive favorite to make the Final Four, providing hope to every Mid-Major team in the country.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The single most surprising Final Four entry ever. I fully agree with you.

K said...

That might be an even better way of describing it.