NCAA Basketball: Biggest power conference upsets in 1st week of 2021-22
By Ryan Kay
ACC
*Miami (OH) 72 Georgia Tech 69
*The Citadel 78 Pittsburgh 63
*Navy 66 Virginia 58
*UCF 95 Miami 89
*Furman 80 Louisville 72
The ACC barely outdid the PAC-12 in upsets this week. First, you had Navy defeat a top 25 ranked Virginia team on the Cavaliers home court. That was a shocking upset but when The Citadel went on the road and defeated Pittsburgh by 16, it was not looking like a good night for the ACC and it was about to get worse. Miami (OH) traveled to play Georgia Tech and somehow pulled off a three-point upset over the Yellowjackets.
With this being the opening night of the season, many college basketball fans were wondering if the ACC may end up being the worst power five basketball conference this season. Then Furman ended Louisville’s 59-game home winning streak for the month of November by defeating the Cardinals by eight. Lastly, not a big upset by any means but Miami losing to UCF at home ended a bad week for ACC basketball.
Big Ten
*Western Illinois 75 Nebraska 74
The Big Ten had a good week overall with the only upset occurring with Nebraska losing by one at home to Western Illinois. Ohio State found a way to escape an upset against Akron at home by winning by one point, Indiana only defeated Eastern Michigan by six at home after being outscored in the second half, and Rutgers needed overtime to defeat Lehigh by three. Not a great week overall by the Big Ten but on paper, 27-2 during week one play.
Big 12
*Oakland 56 Oklahoma State 55
The Big 12 like the Big Ten had a good week overall and their only upset came against a good Oakland team that only lost on the road to West Virginia by seven and has a history of upsetting power five schools. Kansas defeated Michigan State on a neutral court, Iowa State beat Oregon State by 10, West Virginia dominated Pitt by 15, and the only other loss by a Big 12 team was Texas losing No. 1 ranked Gonzaga. Overall, the Big 12 was 16-2 during week one competition.