The Big Ten hasn’t started out the NCAA Tournament looking nearly as imposing as it seemed throughout the regular season. "We had a great year this year as a conference," Purdue coach Matt Painter said Friday night after the Boilermakers’ 78-69 loss to North Texas. Maryland won the NCAA Tournament in 2002 but was still an Atlantic Coast Conference member at the time. The last 15 vs. 2 upset also involved a Big Ten team, when Middle Tennessee beat Michigan State in 2016. Rutgers beat Clemson 60-56 for its first NCAA Tournament victory since 1983.

Source: Fox News March 20, 2021 14:15 UTC