Illinois Toppled By Loyola Chicago As March Madness Upsets Continue

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Illinois is the first number one seed to be booted from the tournament.

March Madness is easily one of the best times of the year if you are a big fan of basketball. The NCAA Tournament always provides some drama and everyone is always interested in the big upsets. In the first round, the biggest upset was Oral Roberts over Ohio State, especially since Oral Roberts was the 15th seed. There were other big upsets throughout the first couple of days and on Sunday, we got yet another great moment.

In the tweets below, you can see that Loyola Chicago came through with a massive win against Illinois, who were one of the number one seeds, and was expected to make it all the way to the Final Four. Now, Loyola Chicago gets to go to the Sweet Sixteen, while one of the tournament's big favorites is gone.

Loyola Chicago has been an underdog story numerous times in the March Madness tournament, and they are guided by Sister Jean who is always at the games, making sure the players are well taken care of. In fact, after the game, the jokes were flowing on social media, as many reacted to Loyola's performance, and what their win means for the tournament, moving forward.

You can see some of the reactions to the match, below.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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