After the first weekend of March Madness, a surplus of surprises, upsets and disappointments emerged from the ashes of the first and second rounds.
Another No. 2-seed in Michigan State was dropped by No. 15-seed Middle Tennessee State, Stephen F. Austin took down No. 3-seed West Virginia and No. 5-seed Purdue saw an early exit thanks to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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Arguably the biggest disappointment from this tournament so far has been the performance by the Pac-12 Conference. The so-called “conference of champions” received seven bids in the tournament, tied for most teams from one conference with the Big 10 Conference, Atlanta Coast Conference, and Big 12 Conference.