Welcome to the Orlando Sports Weekly Rundown, I'm David Baumann.
March Madness has certainly lived up to its title...
It's been total madness so far.
A "16" (UMBC) beat a "1" (Virginia) for the first time in history (135 total games).
The Elite Eight's South Region features an "11" (Loyola-Chicago) vs "9" (Kansas State) matchup for the first time in NCAA Tournament history.
Loyola-Chicago is trying to get back to the Final Four for the first time since 1963, the year it won its lone National Championship.
9-seed Florida State University has pulled off upsets over 8-seed Mizzou, 1-seed Xavier, and 4-seed Gonzaga in order to advance to the Elite Eight.
Former 'Nole Jonathan Isaac, now of the Orlando Magic, said he shed tears watching his former teammates advance.
(But let's be honest here, Isaac is probably crying because instead of playing in the Elite Eight, he's playing for the pitiful Orlando Magic. At least he's getting a paycheck!)
FSU plays 3-seed Michigan Saturday night at 8:49 on TBS.
Michigan is red-hot. They're on a 12-game win streak.
And the Wolverines just scored a whopping 99 points in a 27-rout of Texas A&M Thursday night.
The 'Noles will try to keep up with a deep, 11-man rotation.
"Our depth is amazing and we look forward to using it," said FSU soph. guard Trent Forrest.
"We just try to wear on people," said FSU sr. forward Brandon Allen.
The FSU defense has been strong.
They've held opponents to 61.3 points per game so far through the tournament.
The Wolverines are favored to win by 4.5 points.
The Las Vegas oddsmakers expect a total of 143 points to be scored.
I'm going with FSU for the upset win!
David Baumann is a Sports Columnist for 407area.com and can be heard Tuesdays from 7-9pm on EK Sports, 96.9 The Game. He can be seen Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30pm on Spectrum Sports 360's Face Off segment on Spectrum News 13, channel 1013.
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