Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers

#282 Overall 7th in AEAST Tournament Odds: 0%
2023-24 Season
#213 ‐ #272 Off-Def
#213 Offense
#272 Defense
#282 Overall

16-seed UMBC makes history in defeat of 1-seed Virginia

The UMBC Retrievers became the first ever 16 seed to defeat a 1 seed as they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 74-54 on Friday night.

What It Means:

A lot of brackets were destroyed by the Retrievers' groundbreaking upset. Virginia, at 18.5%, was the most popular pick to win it all in ESPN Tournament Challenge. Meanwhile, UMBC -- the winners of the America East Conference -- were picked to advance at the second-lowest clip (3.4%) of any team.

Heading into the First Round matchup, our models gave UMBC just a 0.8% chance of defeating Virginia.