It took 33 years for a 16-seed to knock off a 1-seed: when UMBC beat Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament. It only took five years for a second 16-seed to do it, with Fairleigh Dickinson stunning the country by beating Purdue in the first round on Friday night, 63-58.
While UMBC made history as the first 16-seed to beat a 1-seed, Fairleigh Dickinson took it one step further: the Knights are the first 16-seed from the First Four to do it.
After beating Texas Southern in Wednesday's First Four matchup, head coach Tobin Anderson made a pronouncement that set the stage for Friday's monumental upset.