- Houston and Alabama both endure upsets on Friday night
- No 1 seeds absent from Elite Eight for first time in seeding era
March has gone from madness to unprecedented. With Miami’s win over Houston and San Diego State’s takedown of Alabama on Friday night, the men’s NCAA Tournament will not have a No 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979.
“There’s not a lot of difference between the best team in the country and the worst team in the country,” San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher said. “You’re seeing that on this stage.”
