Sixteen games across the country Thursday opened up the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and probably to some extent busted at least part of your March Madness bracket in the process. Maybe you picked High Point to take down Purdue or thought No.

The first round of the NCAA Tournament brought a few surprises, but compared to the recent three-year streak of 15-seeds advancing, or two 16-seeds winning in a span of six years, it was remarkably light on true upsets.