Is the '16 men's tourney the craziest ever?

Is the '16 men's tourney the craziest ever?
by Will Parchman
November 23, 2016

Did we just witness the wildest first two rounds in men’s NCAA tourney history?

That conclusion isn’t all that off base. The No. 1 seed is gone in perhaps the most improbable comeback in tourney history. Nearly half of the tourney’s second round featured five total goals, a mad stat given the amount of buttoned-up defending teams tend to do at this time of year. And through it all we’re no closer to handicapping a champion.

The third round kicks off all over the country this weekend, with 16 teams becoming eight by the end of Sunday. We’ve already learned a ton from this tournament, but here’s three things in particular you need to know about what we’ve seen so far.

The 2016 College Cup, whoever participates, is destined to be a madhouse.

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