If you were hopeful for drama, the first day of the NCAA Tournament didn’t disappoint.
Thursday’s opening games saw five games decided by one point, the most for the first full day of tournament play in NCAA history.
After the two mega upsets featuring a pair of 14 seeds in UAB and Georgia State, there are now just 273 out of 11.57 million brackets perfect on ESPN’s Tournament Challenge.
UAB upset Iowa State early in the day 60-59. Georgia State defeated Baylor 57-56. Here are just a few pictures of the celebrating.
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They call it madness for a reason.
Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports.
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UAB GA State Win
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UAB GA State Win #1
JACKSONVILLE, FL - MARCH 19: R.J. Hunter #22 of the Georgia State Panthers celebrates after the Panthers win 57-56 against the Baylor Bears in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on March 19, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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UAB GA State Win #2
JACKSONVILLE, FL - MARCH 19: Ryann Green #2 of the Georgia State Panthers kneels in front of the bench during the final seconds against the Baylor Bears during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on March 19, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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UAB GA State Win #3
JACKSONVILLE, FL - MARCH 19: Head coach Ron Hunter of the Georgia State Panthers celebrates after the Panthers win 57-56 against the Baylor Bears in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on March 19, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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UAB GA State Win #4
JACKSONVILLE, FL - MARCH 19: The Georgia State Panthers celebrate after the Panthers win 57-56 against the Baylor Bears in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on March 19, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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UAB GA State Win #5
JACKSONVILLE, FL - MARCH 19: R.J. Hunter #22 of the Georgia State Panthers celebrates after the Panthers win 57-56 against the Baylor Bears in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on March 19, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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UAB GA State Win #6
LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 19: Denzell Watts #1 and Nick Norton #2 of the UAB Blazers celebrate after defeating the Iowa State Cyclones during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournamenat at the KFC YUM! Center on March 19, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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UAB GA State Win #7
LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 19: William Lee #34 of the UAB Blazers reacts after a play against the Iowa State Cyclones during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournamenat at the KFC YUM! Center on March 19, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
