Number crunch: A breakdown of Day 2 of NCAA Tournament

A statistical breakdown of the second day of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

0: Perfect brackets left out of millions submitted by fans through CBS Sports, Yahoo and ESPN. Users on ESPN were so sure Michigan State would win, more picked No. 1 seeds North Carolina, Oregon or Virginia to lose even though a top seed has never been taken down in the first round of the tournament.

0: Seconds the officials said was left on the clock when Octavius Ellis’ dunk appeared to have forced overtime in Cincinnati’s 78-76 loss to Saint Joseph’s. The basket was ruled no good after replay was consulted at length.

1: NCAA Tournament victory in school history for 13th-seeded Hawaii after its 77-66 victory over No. 4 Cal.

2: The seeding of Michigan State, yes, that trendy pick to win the tournament, before the Spartans fell 90-81 to No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee State.

3: Straight appearances in the Final Four being sought by Wisconsin, a lackluster 47-43 winner over Pittsburgh.

2.7: Seconds left when Northern Iowa inbounded the ball and Paul Jesperson banked in a halfcourt shot at the buzzer in a 75-72 upset of Texas.

5: Pac-12 teams – Cal, Oregon State, Arizona, Colorado and USC – to have been eliminated. Only Oregon and Utah have advanced.

7: Victories against 1 loss for Northern Iowa against teams that made the 68-team tournament field.

8: Times a No. 2 seed has knocked off a No. 15 seed in tournament history.

12: Victories against one loss to finish out the regular season for Northern Iowa.

10: Teams seeded No. 10 or lower that won their games in the round of 64, besting a record of nine set in 2001 and 2012.

21: Longest winning streak in the nation by No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin after its 70-56 victory over No. 3 seed West Virginia.

26: Years since Oregon State’s last appearance in the tournament. The Beavers, however, were sent home 75-67 by Virginia Commonwealth.

19: Free throws out of 20 made by Thomas Walkup in Stephen’s F. Austin’s victory.

2000 to 1: Odds being offered by some Las Vegas sports books on Middle Tennessee State to win it all.

Compiled by Randal Forshee

This story was originally published March 18, 2016 at 11:37 PM with the headline "Number crunch: A breakdown of Day 2 of NCAA Tournament."