David has downed Goliath! Fairleigh Dickinson becomes just the second 16-seed to upset a 1-seed in tournament history.
Fairleigh Dickinson becomes just the second 16-seed to upset a 1-seed in tournament history. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County was the first program to do so with a blowout win over Virginia in 2018.The Boilermakers have now been bounced from the Big Dance by a double-digit seed for three straight years. They fell to No. 13 North Texas in the 2021 first round and to No. 15 Saint Peter's in the 2022 Sweet 16. Like Saint Peter's, FDU is also a New Jersey school.
FDU has taken quite the path to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Knights lost in the NEC tournament championship game but still received an automatic bid. That's because the team that beat them, Merrick, was ineligible for March Madness due to the D-I transition rule. The Knights wound up in the First Four, where they easily disposed of Dayton for the program's second ever NCAA Tournament win.
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