It happens often, and the 2016 NCAA Tournament wasn't safe from its wrath. In Providence on Thursday, yet another 5 seed succumbed to a 12 seed as the Yale Bulldogs picked up their very first NCAA Tournament victory over the Baylor Bears. Additionally, the Purdue Boilermakers gagged away a big lead over the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans to make it two 12 seeds who upset 5's on the first day of the Tournament.
Though last year was one of the rare years that didn't see a 5-12 upset occur, any thought that trend was going to persist this year was quickly diminished on Thursday afternoon.