I'm sorry, but I don't care how the media spins it, 12th seeded Oregon beating 5th seeded Oklahoma State is not an upset; rather, it should have been expected!
In the PAC-12 Tournament, the Ducks beat the Bruins to take the title, and the Wildcats beat the Buffs in the second round, prior to losing to the Bruins. Yet the Bruins, the Buffs and the Wildcats were seeded ahead of the Ducks! That's a big slap in the face to the tourney winners who sported a better overall record than everyone except Arizona, don't you think?
Oregon was not a huge underdog; they were improperly seeded. Instead of 12th, they deserved to be seeded somewhere between 6th and 9th.
Just look at some of these teams that were seeded higher than Oregon:
7 Illinois (22-12)
7 San Diego St. (22-10)
9 Villanova (20-13)
10 Oklahoma (20-11)
10 Colorado (21-11)
10 Cincinnati (22-11)
11 Minnesota (20-12)
So excuse me, but Oregon's no underdog...they're a superior team that got shafted.
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