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Twitter Reacts to UMBC’s Unthinkable Win Over No. 1 Virginia

By 92.5 The Beat

Posted on March 16, 2018

Madness Ensues…

You witnessed history! In one of the greatest underdogs stories ever, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (“Retrievers”) pulled off the greatest upset ever.

Before tonight No. 1 teams in the NCAA Tournament were a combined 135-0, but make that 135-1.

Chances are you had Virginia in the Final Four.

3.4% of brackets in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge had UMBC winning tonight.

18.5% of brackets had Virginia winning the title, the highest percentage of any team.

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 17, 2018

The twitter reactions might have been even better than this history-making event.

Put Some Respek On Their Name!

PUT SOME RESPECK ON IT! WE HAVE DEFEATED NO.1 OVERALL SEED VIRGINIA 74-54

— UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

Glad The Alumni Was On Hand To Watch…

UMBC alumni watch this historic victory together pic.twitter.com/7wOgycOqvP

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 17, 2018

We Always Knew The Retrievers Were Too Dominant!

UMBC DID IT FOR AIR BUD pic.twitter.com/J9t2CCMbTs

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 17, 2018

You Picked This Upset Right?

Who could’ve possibly picked this? #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/xNURCwbrd4

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 17, 2018

Nice Acronym Dave…

University of My Bracket’s Crushed

— Dave Pasch (@DavePasch) March 17, 2018

Happy Wife Happy Life…

My wife always will be able to say she picked UMBC over Virginia.

Why? She loves golden retrievers.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 17, 2018

Solid Research…

Don’t bank on this Cinderella run ending soon for UMBC, either. I just did some research and 16 seeds have never lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

— Scott Bell (@sbell021) March 17, 2018

Pretty Much…

As a joke…. somebody somewhere filled out an NCAA tournament bracket and had UMBC beating Virginia. That person will now beat us all.

— Frank Caliendo (@FrankCaliendo) March 17, 2018

Fortnite Anybody?

BRACKETS: BUSTED pic.twitter.com/l2xRuqL2Ea

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 17, 2018

And Shout Out To Whomever Placed This Bet…

Here is the $800ML that was placed on UMBC at the @CGTechnology_ book at the @VenetianVegas wins 16k pic.twitter.com/TLWY8dHyBm

— Jason Simbal (@jsimbal) March 17, 2018

Oh, and make sure to cash out on your free Little Caesars lunch, April 2nd.

If a #16 BEATS a #1 in men’s basketball TONIGHT, you could score a @LittleCaesars Lunch Combo! 😱🍕🏀 #stayTUNED https://t.co/vHuy8315ee pic.twitter.com/jhq2yjdBu0

— Little Caesars (@littlecaesars) March 16, 2018