Will the Hilltoppers Topple the Heavily Favored Bruins?

 
Within an NCAA Tournament that carries three double-digit seeded teams into the Sweet 16, one makes everyone say, "Who?" We all remember(or have at least been made aware of through family or basic College Basketball knowledge) Villanova's run in 1985 in which they pulled one of the greatest upsets in sports history and became the lowest seed to ever win the tournament. So we know who Villanova is. On CBS's NCAA Tournament Bracket Contest, over 53% of the members chose the 10th seeded Davidson to upset Gonzaga. While many probably chose the Hoyas to defeat Davidson and advance to the Sweet 16, those committed to the Cinderella story(Ahem.. such as myself) held strong and rolled the Hilltoppers into the Sweet 16. So Davidson so a well known underdog this year. However, outside of the Hilltoppers themselves, almost no one predicted Western Kentucky's dance into the Sweet 16. Everyone loves an underdog story and Western Kentucky has certainly provided that this ... [link]

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