"A No. 14 seed has upset the No. 3 seed a total of 23 times in March Madness history. The NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, which created the matchup. In 2011, the NCAA Men's Tournament expanded again to 68 teams."
"In the 2024 NCAA Tournament, No. 14 seed Oakland upset No. 3 seed Kentucky by a score of 80-76. Jack Gohlke had 32 points off the bench for the Oakland Grizzlies, who nailed 15 threes in the win. Kentucky was 9-28 from downtown in the loss, with Antonio Reeves leading the team with 27 points."
"The first time a No. 14 beat a No. 3 goes back to the 1980s. In 1986, there were two upsets of the No. 3 seed as (14) Cleveland State beat (3) Indiana 83-79 and (14) Arkansas-Little Rock beat (3) Notre Dame 90-83."
The No. 14 vs No. 3 seed matchup in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has produced 23 upsets throughout history. This pairing began in 1985 when the tournament expanded to 64 teams. The most recent upset occurred in 2024 when Oakland defeated Kentucky 80-76, with Jack Gohlke scoring 32 points off the bench. Prior to that, Abilene Christian beat Texas 53-52 in 2021. The first upsets happened in 1986, with Cleveland State beating Indiana and Arkansas-Little Rock defeating Notre Dame. Three tournaments have featured two No. 14 upsets over No. 3 seeds: 1986, 1995, and 2015.
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