The Colorado State University Rams was the lowest ranked seed to win at March Madness on Friday as they defeated the University of Memphis Tigers 78-70 from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The Rams were the 12th seed in the West Regional and the Tigers were the fifth seed.
Even though the Rams were the lower ranked seed, they were actually the 1.5 point favourite. How a 12th ranked seed in the opening round was actually a 1.5 point favourite at the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament is quite frankly remarkable and those that determine who plays who when it comes to the selection committee need to significantly criticized and questioned. At the end of the day, the Rams proved the odds makers right and those in charge of the selection committee wrong as they came through with an eight point win.
