From: deepstblu@sprynet.com.aq   
      
   Snidely  wrote in news:mn.98217e749d870df8.127094   
   @snitoo:   
      
   > This is for our current crop of sports fans, both of us.  And as such,   
   > this is about when a game/match/meet is won, under what conditions do   
   > you consider it an upset?   
   >   
   > This question began bugging me during the recent NCAA basketball   
   > tournament.  Firvethirtyeight.com, for instance, in that context   
   > considered it an upset anytime a lower-seeded team beat a higher-seeded   
   > team.  Would you consider a #5 seed beating a #4 seed an upset?  What   
   > about a #6 team beating a #4 team or a #5 seed beating #3?   
   >   
      
   At that level, you can argue that the guys doing the seeding just got it   
   slightly wrong and it's not an upset at all. They're pretty much reading tea   
   leaves regarding stuff like strength of schedule and margin of victory to try   
   to get it right. Even if they get it right in theory, sometimes style of play   
   trumps raw talent--you get a 7 seed that might have lost big to the 3 or 4 in   
   their bracket matching up well with a 2 seed and pulling off a win. They'll   
   call that an upset in the media, but the coaches might not agree.   
      
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