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After two rounds of play the NCAA Tournament has already seen a good share of upsets. In fact four of those happened on March 21 at the same venue: The St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.

First No. 12 seed Western Kentucky stunned No. 5 seed Drake 101-99 in overtime. In the second game  No. 13 seed San Diego edegd No. 4 seed Connecticut 70-69. Then  No. 13 seed Siena cruised 83-62 over No. 4 seed Vanderbilt and last but not least  No. 12 seed Villanova upset No. 5 seed Clemson 75-69.

Davidson has proven to be a tough No. 10 seed defeating No. 7 Gonzaga in the first round and then shocking No. 2 seed Georgetown in the second round.

Also in the second round No. 7 seed West Virginia managed to upset No. 2 Duke  73-67 and No. 5 Michigan stated pulled a “mini upset” over No. 4 Pittsburgh, which to be honest was hardly shocking at all since both those teams were evenly matched in my opinion.

There have been other close games where the highest seeds were able to escape huge upsets. Most notably the first one that comes to mind is No. 1 seed UCLA escaping No. 9 seed Texas A&M 51-49 to advance to the Sweet 16. Of course no one can ignore No. 1 Memphis slipping past No. 9 seed Oregon 77-74 nor No. 2 seed Texas surviving No. 10 seed Miami 75-72.

These are just a few examples of the insanity of this month’s tournament of 64. Those teams that managed to survive big scares better be ready because even though all No. 1 seeds are still alive that may soon change. Remember that during the madness of March there has been no year where all four No. 1 seeds have reached the Final Four.

The experts have picked Memphis to fall first, but after what we saw in the first two rounds we can’t say that even a team as solid as UCLA is safe from a collapse before the Final Four.

You still have time to buy your tickets, so get them now through Tickets of America and don’t miss the insanity and excitement of the NCAA’s Tournament of 64.