As I watched the events of last night's Virginia vs. UMBC game, I immediately thought, "how many times in a row has the 1 seed won?" By halfway through the 2nd half it seemed pretty obvious the Retrievers were going to win; Virginia was chucking up horrible 3 point attempts and UMBC wasn't missing, plus there were some bullshit calls, as there always are. The numbers stood out in more ways than one. Some things to keep in mind as we decode: It was the 136th game all time between a 16 seed and a 1 seed The 1 seed winning streak was snapped at 135 This upset is being compared to Villanova's win over Georgetown in 1985, 33 years ago. 1985 was the same year the tournament coined the name "March Madness," and the same year that the 16 seed became a thing (thus when the 135 game streak started) So let's start with the fact that this happened on 3/16/2018. 3 + 16 + 20 + 18 = 57 ( Georgetown = 57 , the team that was sacrificed for Villanova 33 ...