February Madness: A historic Saturday in men’s college hoops sees 7 top-10 teams fall

AP Poll voters are going to have a tough task this weekend. The top 25 could look drastically different come Monday, or it could look very much the same.

Why, you ask? Well, Saturday’s slate of games was truly wild. By the time Sunday morning rolled around, every single one of the top-6 teams in the country had lost and No. 9 also fell.

As you can see below, that meant history was made around the country:

An historic Saturday in college basketball.

No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 all lost. For the first time ever.

Seven top-10 teams lost. For the first time ever.

— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 27, 2022

How rare was this Saturday in College Basketball?

Since the AP Poll began in the 1948-49 season, there have now been:
1,796 days at least 1 AP-Top 5 team lost
296 days at least 2 of 5 lost
38 days at least 3 of 5 lost
3 days at least 4 of 5 lost
1 day that ALL 5 lost (Saturday) pic.twitter.com/PzAyQovvJw

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 27, 2022

Here’s a breakdown of the losses suffered by the top 10:

• No. 1 Gonzaga falls 67-57 at No. 23 Saint Mary’s
• No. 2 Arizona falls 79-63 at Colorado
• No. 3 Auburn falls 67-62 at No. 17 Tennessee
• No. 4 Purdue falls 68-65 at Michigan State
• No. 5 Kansas falls 80-70 at No. 10 Baylor
• No. 6 Kentucky falls 75-73 at No. 18 Arkansas
• No. 9 Texas Tech falls 69-66 at TCU

All 7 of the top-10 teams that lost on Saturday lost on the road. It has been proven time and time again this year that winning conference road games is no easy task.

So, while it’s not time to panic on any of the aforementioned top-10 teams, it will be interesting to see how they bounce back and what AP Poll voters decide to do on Monday. We could be in for a wild weekend of conference tournaments, folks!

Adam Spencer

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