How about this? Not one, but two teams from Connecticut will be in the women's NCAA tournament's Sweet 16. One, of course, is UConn, the No. 1 overall seed seeking its 12th national championship, and fifth in a row. But No. 12 seed Quinnipiac -- a school located in Hamden, Connecticut -- is the surprise team that joined No. 10 seed Oregon as first-timers in the regional semifinals.
The Bobcats and the Ducks both knocked off ACC teams on their home courts on Monday, helping a tournament that was full of near-misses finally deliver two huge upsets.