NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 67 NCAA Tournament games from 2019

By Joey Loose | Jul 9, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers battle for the ball i2g during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 22: Ty Jerome #11 of the Virginia Cavaliers handles the ball against Jose Perez #5 of the Gardner Webb Runnin Bulldogs in the second half during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Colonial Life Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

33. #1 Virginia 71, #16 Gardner-Webb 56 (Round of 64)

For a brief moment, it looked like the impossible was going to happen again. A year after being upset by 16-seed UMBC, the Cavaliers slow start led to 14-point Gardner-Webb lead in the first half. Fortunately, Virginia was able to adjust this time, turning a 6-point halftime deficit into a runaway lead after the half. Gardner-Webb hit their shots early (44% from the field), but couldn’t get enough going in the second half. DeAndre Hunter (who didn’t play last year against UMBC) led the way with 23 points while Mamadi Diakite (17 points, 9 rebounds) starred off the bench. The eventual nations never trailed in the final 16 minutes of the game, but it was still a much closer contest than anybody was expecting again.

32. #12 Oregon 72, #5 Wisconsin 54 (Round of 64)

After an impressive run through the Pac-12 Tournament, the Ducks continued their exciting run with a very solid upset win over the Badgers. The game was tied at halftime, but Oregon pulled away after the break. The Badgers pulled to within 5 with seven minutes left, but the Ducks hit their shots and free throws and dominated Wisconsin late. The Ducks were led by Payton Pritchard (19 points) and Louis King (17 points) as the team shot 54.9% from the field in the impressive win. There just wasn’t enough offense from the Badgers, who shot poorly (6-30 from the 3) and struggled against Kenny Wooten (4 blocks for Oregon) down low.

31. #9 Baylor 78, #8 Syracuse 69 (Round of 64)

Despite facing Syracuse’s touched zone defense, Baylor found a way to put points on the board and grabbed a hard-fought first round game. The Bears jumped out to a quick start, though the Orange answered nearly every punch with one of their own. The Baylor lead was just 1 at the half, though they finally pulled away in the last eight minutes. Makai Mason led the way with 22 points for a Baylor team that shot 53.8% from the field. The Orange got 25 points from Elijah Hughes, but couldn’t make the long-range shots late to pull back into the game.

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