High Point defeats Wisconsin in first round of NCAA Tournament
12th-seeded High Point upset 5th-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The upset eliminated perfect brackets for over 25 million people in bracket challenges, with ESPN reporting just under 900,000 blemish-free brackets remaining after the opening wave of games. Multiple other double-digit seeds also won their first-round games on the opening day.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“High Point's upset of Wisconsin ends the hope of a perfect March Madness bracket for millions”
“High Point's upset starts run of wins by double-digit seeds”
“Wisconsin falls to High Point in first March Madness shocker”
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The number of remaining perfect brackets on ESPN after the first wave of games
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