This is February.
If you’re a fan of chaos in college basketball, Saturday might have been the best day of your life. For the first time in history, seven teams in the Top Ten lost on the same day, including the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs, No. 2 Arizona Wildcats, No. 3 Auburn Tigers, No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers, No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks, No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats, and No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders. It was also the first time that the top six teams in the Top 15 all lost on the same day, per ESPN Stats & Information research.
It’s actually the fifth time that six teams in the Top Ten lost on the same day, the last of which came in 2017.
Not only was it surprising to see so many major teams lose but plenty of those losses came with some interesting implications. St. Mary’s win over Gonzaga might have punched their ticket into the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, Michigan State’s win over Purdue may have severely hurt their chances to win the Big Ten outright. And many of the teams who lost are going to see their seeding predictions tumble.
Following such a chaotic day in college basketball, fans and media members couldn’t help but react to the wildness of it all and what it means moving forward.
“There are no upsets at home.”
— Al McGuire https://t.co/fuAxhU0uEe
— Mark Potash (@MarkPotash) February 27, 2022
One of the most fun days I can remember…and unfortunately for the sport none of it matters because every team that lost is still in the tourney as a 1-2 or 3 seed… https://t.co/rodrZUauO1
— RJ Choppy (@rjchoppy) February 27, 2022
I feel less bad about the L. I mean, it’s the thing to do! Yet another way to be part of history! #kubball https://t.co/1Aj3fgInaw
— Jennifer Robison (@_JRobison) February 27, 2022
This is why this lost is so particularly frustrating. The path was cleared for Tech to take a significant step forward in securing the preferred seeding, and move up in the AP which is great for aesthetics.
What could have been hurts more than the actual loss imo. https://t.co/4pntMYwDck
— @vivamatadoresSBN (@CCCFFSN) February 27, 2022
https://t.co/oqdB4p3eLU pic.twitter.com/1HwxUv7TJN
— Andrew Hammond (@ahammALDC) February 27, 2022
Pick a name out of of the hat to see who national champ will be – this tourney is going to be bananas. https://t.co/RUP3P1GrMl
— Ted Bauer (@tedgbauer) February 27, 2022
If this is what we can expect in the weeks ahead, we can’t wait to see what March Madness has in store for us.
[ESPN]
