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Topic	The 128 Greatest GameFAQS Contest Matches of All Time - The Top 64
Xeybozn 12/02/24 9:37:11 PM #391:	swirIdude posted... What format are you talking about here in basketball? It's been the same 1 vs 16 set up for decades, and UMBC didn't have to go through a First Four match before facing Virginia. I think he meant that UMBC was only a 16 seed (rather than a 15) because the First Four exists. Bumping two 15 seeds down and dropping two 16 seeds from the round of 64 means 16 seeds are slightly stronger (and more likely to beat a 1) in the First Four era. --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc! <cite>Xeybozn posted [p:983158404] in The 128 Gr... [t:80857027]...</cite> <quote>swirIdude posted... </cite><quote>What format are you talking about here in basketball? It's been the same 1 vs 16 set up for decades, and UMBC didn't have to go through a First Four match before facing Virginia.</quote>I think he meant that UMBC was only a 16 seed (rather than a 15) because the First Four exists. Bumping two 15 seeds down and dropping two 16 seeds from the round of 64 means 16 seeds are slightly stronger (and more likely to beat a 1) in the First Four era. --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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