Biggest NCAA first-round upsets

No. 14 Cleveland State 83, No. 3 Indiana 79 (1986): The lightly-regarded Vikings were not impressed with Bob Knight’s Hoosiers, and it showed. Not to be dismissed as a one-hit wonder, Cleveland State went on to the Sweet 16, where it lost to David Robinson and Navy.

No. 15 Coppin State 78, No. 2 South Carolina 65 (1997): No one expected it to be close, and it wasn’t. Entering the game as a 30-point underdog, Coppin made short work of the Gamecocks, earning the school’s first-ever NCAA tournament win.

No. 14 Weber State 76, No. 3 North Carolina 74 (1999): The Big Sky Conference champion Wildcats pulled off their second upset as a 14th seed in four years. They beat Michigan State, 79-72, in the first round in 1995.

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