One of the most important dates on the sports calendar is here as the 2023 edition of March Madness begins in earnest.
We have 16-game wall-to-wall action on Thursday as Round 64 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament comes to an end. Social media is abuzz with incredible fan moments, incredible shuffles, touching stories and more!
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Here are the top moments that have captured the internet’s attention throughout the day!
Wedgie number five!!!
The first day of 2023, March Madness is not only an unpleasant fortune, but also a great fortune.
Connor McCaffrey leaves it all on the field
10. Boise State vs. 7. Northwest
The crying Northwestern child has grown up
miss youth northwest The fan went viral during the Wildcats’ close loss last Gonzaga in 2017? That young man’s name was John Phillips, and he was the son of then-Northwestern athletic director and now ACC commissioner Jim Phillips. Oh, and John is now a college freshman.
O(h No)ral Roberts
Duke leading to 27 in the first half Roberts’ mouth because the Golden Eagles didn’t even score a point until more than seven minutes had passed.
OTHER 15 OF 2 STUNNER!
Less than one percent of all official NCAA Tournament Challenge frames remain perfect after Princeton University shocked arizona59-55, marking the third time in as many tournaments that a 15th seed beat a 2nd seed. It was the longest such streak for 15 seeds in tournament history.
Arizona’s loss also comes nearly 30 years after the day the Wildcats lost to Santa Clara and a minor point guard named Steve Nash. Thursday’s loss made them the first team to twice lose the 15th seed as the 2nd seed – and Arizona fans weren’t thrilled about it, including former Wildcat Rob Gronkowski.
However, others love sadness…
… especially State of Arizona team in Denver.
5. San Diego State vs. 12. Charleston
Legend of Dalton Bolon
24 years old dalton bolon is in his seventh college basketball season – and back when he was playing in Division II in the 2018-19 season, he had to wear a blindfold after an injury. Now, he’s playing in March Madness for Charleston.
Heartbreak for Charlestona after nasty bid drops
Battle of the bands!
FOUR wedges already?!?
We’re only halfway through the first day of the March Madness action, but we’ve got three in three different games, including two in Arkansas-Illinois.
Indoor VPOTUS!
Kansas handled the job against Howard, equalizing in the second half to win 96-68. But Howard The fans at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia still get special treatment because Vice President Kamala Harris, an alumnus of Howard, was in the building to witness the action firsthand.
Harris then spoke to the team in the dressing room after the game.
Wyoming continue a string of hardships for West Mountainwhen losing 76-65 first Missouri caused the conference to fail in the 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, Missouri won its first March Madness match in nearly 13 years, bringing back freshman head coach Dennis Gates with his flowers. Less than 7% of March Madness frames in the website’s official tournament challenge are still perfect after marylandFurman and Mizzou won the first three games.
One Utah State cheerleader suffered a particularly difficult loss.
HAIR-MADNESS!
Although there were important reverses in the last minutes, fur took advantage of some missed keys Virginia free throws and a shocking miss from veteran Cavaliers clark EQUAL JP hit a 3-pointer that wins the game with two seconds left to finish the big game — and Twitter has a lot to say.
It’s been a long time since Furman has stood on this stage.
And if the “Paladin” mascot wasn’t enough, their fans also have a cheeky song about their school’s initials.
And Colin Cowherd was one of many who predicted Furman would solve the problem.
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