March Madness is an action-packed, unpredictable tournament played every March in college basketball. It is treated as a playoff for college basketball. Each year, 64 teams get a shot at the chip, and in this article, I will cover the first round on the South/West side of the bracket, where sixteen teams got eliminated. The NCAA hosts a one-million-dollar bracket challenge annually, awarding one million dollars to anyone who gets a perfect bracket. This has never happened, with the odds being 1 in 9.2 Quintillion, making this virtually impossible. Overall, on the South/West side, there were five upsets in the first round. 

   South Side                                                         

#1 Auburn Def. #16 Alabama St. 83-63

#2 Michigan St Def. #15 Bryant 87-62

#3 Iowa St Def. #14 Lipscomb 82-55

#4 Texas A&M Def. #13 Yale 80-71

#5 Michigan Def. #12 UC San Diego 68-65

#6 Ole Miss Def. #11 North Carolina 71-64

#10 New Mexico Def. #7 Marquette 75-66

#9 Creighton Def. #8 Louisville 89-75 

West Side

#1 Florida Def. #16 Norfolk St. 95-69

#2 St John’s Def.#15 Ohama 83-53

#3 Texas Tech Def. #14 Unc Wilmington 82-72

#4 Maryland Def. #13 Grand Canyon 81-49

#12 Colorado St Upsets. #5 Memphis 78-70

#11 Drake Upsets #6 Missouri 67-57

#10 Arkansas Def #7 Kansas 79-72

#8 Uconn Def. #9 Oklahoma 67-59