Madness: No. 16 UMBC Topples No. 1 UVA to Make NCAA Tournament History, Stun Internet

Just tear up your brackets now — it’s over. Little UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore Campus) just dropped UVA (University of Virginia), marking the first time a No. 16 seed defeated a No. 1 in the history of the NCAA Tournament.

Up until this point, 16s were 0-135 against 1s. March Madness, indeed.

And the game wasn’t even close: the UMBC Retrievers bested the UVA Cavaliers by 20 points. Yes, this is the same UMBC team that lost to Albany earlier this year 83-39.

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As if none of that is dramatic enough for college hoops fans, Virginia wasn’t just a No. 1 seed — of which there are four — they were the top team in the country.

Let that all sink in for a moment. The internet is still trying to do exactly that.

See some of our favorite Twitter reactions and memes below.

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Everybody waking up tomorrow like…. #MarchMadness2018 #UMBC pic.twitter.com/7CBPw4gNvU

— Abby Boruff (@AbbyBoruff) March 17, 2018

The No 1 seed just lost to a 16 seed wearing the jerseys from teen wolf….#UMBC #History pic.twitter.com/VvDX5E7ORg

— Joe Manning (@objoe_23) March 17, 2018

UVA players when they arrive back in VA #UMBC #Virginia pic.twitter.com/PBxfAxMHFx

— ???????????????????? (@officialjstax) March 17, 2018

me knowing I didn’t make a bracket this year #UMBC pic.twitter.com/B5bLbCRhUo

— Athlete Tweets ????????⚾️ (@AthleticDesires) March 17, 2018

The umbc Chess team when they are no longer the best team on campus #UMBC pic.twitter.com/BWpEzqy2nP

— benson (@bluke123) March 17, 2018

Virginia was 40.5 Points away from covering. #UVA #UMBC pic.twitter.com/p1v4okiAsa

— rob (@robbiebliny) March 17, 2018

#UMBC Apparently went to Wakanda and brought back some Vibranium!

— Huggy Lowdown (@HuggyLowdownDC) March 17, 2018

#UMBC hit these brackets like… pic.twitter.com/VYElbwTW0N

— G O L D I E. (@goldietaylor) March 17, 2018

kansas st looking for scouting reports for #UMBC right now lol pic.twitter.com/zFpaGoSnYo

— Dan Yamakaitis (@BigDanYam) March 17, 2018

#UMBC no more licking crackers for cramps school budget going up after this upset ???? pic.twitter.com/q7nQkYMNCo

— PicassoTay (@Itsjusttay402) March 17, 2018