<Tr> <Th> Announcers </Th> <Td> Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nielsen Ratings </Th> <Td> 2.0 (national) U.S. viewership: 3.533 million </Td> </Tr> <P> On March 16, 2018, during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, the University of Virginia (Virginia) Cavaliers played a college basketball game against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina . The Cavaliers, who were seeded first in the South regional bracket and first overall in the NCAA Tournament, faced the Retrievers, who were seeded 16th in the South regional bracket and ranked 63rd overall (out of a field of 68). Virginia and UMBC competed for the right to face ninth - seeded Kansas State, which had already won their first - round game against Creighton earlier in the day . </P> <P> The Retrievers defeated the Cavaliers 74--54, becoming the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament . UMBC earned its first NCAA Tournament win in school history . With Virginia set as a 20.5 point favorite heading into the game, UMBC's victory was the second - biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history behind Norfolk State's defeat of Missouri in 2012 when Missouri was a 21.5 point favorite . Virginia finished their season at 31--3 . </P>

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