Syracuse is
first 10-seed to
reach Final Four after epic comeback win
over Virginia
Down 14 points at halftime,
Syracuse could have folded. Instead, the Orange stormed back to beat top-seed
Virginia and book themselves a trip to the
Final Four.*
Syracuse made history in doing so, becoming the
first 10-seed to ever
reach a
Final Four of*
March Madness.*
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This doesn't mean
Syracuse is the biggest underdog ever to
reach the
Final Four, however. George Mason and
Virginia Commonwealth were 11-seeds in 2006*and 2011, respectively. But Sunday's
comeback win
over Virginia caps a shocking run for Syracuse, **netheless.*
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