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Top 10 Round 1 upsets in March Madness history, including Stephen Curry’s star turn versus Gonzaga

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They don’t call it March Madness without a good reason and that’s partly because the NCAA Men’s College Basketball tournament is always full of surprises.

One of the reasons March Madness remains one of the most popular sporting events in the United States is precisely because of the upsets that undoubtedly occur each season. Here are the 10 biggest first-round upsets in NCAA Tournament history ensuring March Madness continues to captivate sports fans from coast to coast.

10. (10) Davidson over (7) Gonzaga, 2008

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9. (15) Hampton over (2) Iowa State, 2001

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8. (13) Princeton over (4) UCLA, 1996

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7. (14) Chattanooga over (3) Georgia, 1997

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6. (15) Middle Tennessee over (2) Michigan State, 2016

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5. (12) Murray State over (5) Marquette, 2019

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4. (15) Florida Gulf Coast over (2) Georgetown, 2013

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3. (16) UMBC over (1) Virginia, 2018

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2. (14) Cleveland State over (3) Indiana, 1986

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1. (15) Saint Peter’s over (2) Kentucky, 2022

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