Busting Brackets
Fansided

NCAA Tournament 2019: Kansas, Wisconsin among biggest losers from 1st weekend

By Jerran Anderson

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 22: The Kansas State Wildcats bench reacts in the second half of play against the UC Irvine Anteaters during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 22, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 22: The Kansas State Wildcats bench reacts in the second half of play against the UC Irvine Anteaters during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 22, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 6
Next
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images /

4. Nevada Wolf Pack

The Nevada Wolf Pack were a No. 7 seed once again in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, but they were unable to get past the No. 10 seed Florida Gators in the first round.  Nevada lost 70-61 to the Gators and while some would call it an upset, the Gators were a team that was 7-3 across their last 10 games.

The Wolf Pack battled foul trouble throughout the game. Senior forward Tre’Shawn Thurman fouled out with 4:17 left. After that, the Gators finished on a 9-2 run to close out the contest.

Nevada entered the tournament with a lot of promise a mid-major and was heavily favored to at least make a run to the Sweet 16. Their loss sets them back a bit but it’s not a season for them to throw away.

They still finished 29-5 and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament from a mid-major conference. With seven seniors listed on the roster, a lot of changes should be expected going forward though.

Home/March Madness