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The 10 biggest NCAA tournament upsets of the past 20 years

In the past 20 NCAA tournaments, there have been 27 double-digit underdogs that have won outright. But how many were truly big upsets according to the point spread?

Below, we run through the 10 biggest tournament upsets according to the point spread from 1996-2015.

No. 15 Norfolk State Spartans vs. No. 2 Missouri Tigers

Closing line: Missouri -21.5

The biggest tournament upset in the past 20 years belongs to Norfolk State, who defied the 21.