The first day of the men’s NCAA tournament busted a lot of brackets, including one from the President of the United States!
No. 15 Princeton bested No. 2 Arizona 59-55 in a shocker of an upset on Thursday as March Madness officially arrived in full. Earlier in the day, No. 13 Furman upset No. 4 Virginia after a wild end flipped the script for the Paladins as they advanced onto the next round.
Princeton ended the game on a 9-0 run as Arizona — a tournament favorite — was unable to seal the deal. The Tigers took their first lead of the game with 50 seconds remaining and were able to hold off their opponents the rest of the way.
Headed into the first day of March Madness, President Joe Biden posted his picks for both the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments on Twitter. Biden’s pick for the men’s side? Arizona, who was ousted from the tournament not even six hours after Biden made his picks official.
Good luck to every team in this year's NCAA tournament.
I’ve got Arizona in the men’s tournament and Villanova in the women’s – and as you know, in this household, Villanova always wins. pic.twitter.com/iILzABTCuo
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 16, 2023
Talk about a rough go of it. Here’s hoping Villanova sticks around longer in the women’s NCAA tournament, at the very least!
College basketball fans roasted Biden’s bracket busting after Princeton’s upset of Arizona.
When your team gets cursed by the president of the United States :/ https://t.co/M0tWKMcNlN
— Fiona Harrigan (@Fiona_Harrigan) March 16, 2023
Joe Biden doesn’t know ball https://t.co/csHM7MO0z5
— Conor McCormick-Cavanagh (@ConorMichael28) March 16, 2023
Presidential jinx @ArizonaMBB https://t.co/TP87SfRVfp pic.twitter.com/maa1ERnsXL
— Olafimihan Oshin (@olafimihanoshin) March 16, 2023
Everyone’s #MarchMadness bracket is busted, including @POTUS’ https://t.co/UfFwzG5cqA
— Stephen Michael (@stephenreports) March 16, 2023
— Prem (@prem_thakker) March 16, 2023
THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!!! #jinxed https://t.co/huaBORDbPH
— Mary Coleman (@Mary_reports) March 16, 2023
LOL. Dang. https://t.co/gcZjXDe8dO
— Shaynah Ferreira (@ShaynahFerreira) March 16, 2023
It took longer than the audit people expected but Arizona finally went in the loss column for Biden https://t.co/OhHAhielY4
— Matt Galka (@MattGalka) March 16, 2023
Ok, let's not have him pick the Suns to win anything. https://t.co/SZ2EpSOIID
— Jess Root (@senorjessroot) March 16, 2023
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