Upsets Galore! Every First-Round March Madness 12-5 Upset Over the Past Decade

The NCAA Tournament is always chock full of surprising upsets, and first-round upsets have the potential to be among the wildest games of the tournament. Continue reading to find out every first-round 12-5 upset since 2014.

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First-round 12-5 upsets since 2014

2024 NCAA Tournament

No. 12 Grand Canyon Antelopes 75, No. 5 Saint Mary's Gaels 66
No. 12 James Madison Dukes 72, No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers 61

2023 NCAA Tournament

No. 12 Toledo Rockets 80, No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones 73
No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 74, No. 5 Washington State Cougars 63

2022 NCAA Tournament

No. 12 Belmont Bruins 73, No. 5 Oregon Ducks 70
No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 84, No. 5 Virginia Tech Hokies 81
No. 12 New Mexico State Aggies 70, No. 5 UConn Huskies 63
No. 12 Richmond Spiders 67, No. 5 Iowa Hawkeyes 63

2021 NCAA Tournament

No. 12 Belmont Bruins 64, No. 5 Gonzaga Bulldogs 59
No. 12 Oregon State Beavers 70, No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers 56

2019 NCAA Tournament

No. 12 Liberty Flames 80, No. 5 Mississippi State Bulldogs 76
No. 12 Oregon Ducks 72, No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers 54
No. 12 Murray State Racers 83, No. 5 Marquette Golden Eagles 64

2017 NCAA Tournament

No. 12 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 81, No. 5 Minnesota Golden Gophers 72

2016 NCAA Tournament

No. 12 Little Rock Trojans 85, No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers 83
No. 12 Yale Bulldogs 79, No. 5 Baylor Bears 75

2014 NCAA Tournament

No. 12 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 77, No. 5 VCU Rams 75
No. 12 North Dakota State Bison 80, No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners 75
No. 12 Harvard Crimson 61, No. 5 Cincinnati Bearcats 57

March Madness Upset History

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2024 first-round 12-5 matchups

No. 5 Gonzaga vs. No. 12 McNeese
No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 UAB
No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 James Madison
No. 5 Saint Mary's (CA) vs. No. 12 Grand Canyon

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