đ¶ The Underdog Stories to Follow Today - Cinderella Teams
- Andrew McClure
- Mar 11
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 12
When you think of March Madness, you think of all the amazing Cinderella stories that have ruined brackets throughout the years. This year, nobody knows what teams are going to come out of nowhere to make March Mad! Conference tournaments are in the swing of it right now, so letâs check out some underdogs who are making a run right now.
Delaware Blue Hens: This feels like the Cinderella story that nobody can stop talking about. The Delaware Blue Hens continued their improbable run in the CAA Tournament yesterday with a 82-72 win over No. 1 seed Towson in the conference tournament semifinals. Delaware finished the regular season with a 15-19 record and had lost SIX STRAIGHT GAMES. The Blue Hens entered the tournament as the No. 12 seed with a 5-13 record in conference, only Stony Brook and NC A&T had worse records. With their win yesterday, they became the lowest seed to ever appear in the CAA Championship game. The Blue Hens play for a ticket to the NCAA Tournament tonight at 7:00 PM.
Wofford Terriers: The SoCon Championship Game featured two Cinderella stories looking to punch their ticket into the NCAA Tournament, the Wofford Terriers and the Furman Paladins. But this did not feel or look like a 5 vs. 6 conference tournament final. The two went back and forth all game, but it was Wofford who overcame a late 4-point deficit to take the game. Wofford head coach Dwight Perry spent 5 years as the head coach of Furman, so this one was surely bittersweet. Wofford brings Jackson Sivills to the tournament, who had a team-high 20 points, but he wasnât the star of the show. That was Kyler Filewich, a pretty average looking 6-9 center for Wofford, but he also shoots free throws GRANNY STYLE! Now that is what we call March. Canât wait to see this guy in the big dance.
St. Francis (PA) Red Flash: The Red Flash entered the postseason with a 13-17 record, 8-8 in the conference. They take on the Central Connecticut Blue Devils in the conference championship tonight at 7:00 PM. The Red Flash have won 5 straight games if you go back to the regular season, and have rallied around Juan Cranford Jr., whoâs averaging 15.5 points per game in the tournament. The Red Flash are RED HOT as they enter into tonightâs MASSIVE tilt in New Britain, CT. Can a 13-win team make the tourney??
Navy Midshipmen: Not known for being a basketball school, the Navy Midshipmen have upset two higher seeds in a row to make the Patriot League Championship. Ending the season at 13-18, 10-8 in conference, Navy entered the tournament as the 5-seed. They went on to defeat the 4-seed in Boston University, then the 1-seed Bucknell in the semifinals. The Navy has a baller too, he goes by Austin Benigni and heâs averaging 27 points per game right now. The conference tournament finishes up tomorrow, with Navy heading to American (ironic, I know) at 7:00 PM on CBSSN. I need a military school in the tournament like I NEED AIR.
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