Illinois' rally against Arizona in 2005 voted the top March Madness moment ever

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The first-round matchups in two regions (Final Four/national championship and Elite Eight) are complete. Voting took place on Thursday as 16 moments advanced to the second round. Here are some notable results.

• No. 9 seed George Mason's Cinderella run to the Final Four in 2006  No. 8 seed Villanova's Scottie Reynolds' buzzer-beater in 2009, making this one of just two matchups where a lower-seeded moment advanced on Thursday
• No. 9 seed Butler's Gordon Hayward's near-game-winning heave in 2010  as an underdog, beating No. 8 Seed Syracuse's Hakim Warrick title-sealing block in 2003
• No. 3 seed Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird in 1979 crushed No. 14 seed Bill Walton's 21-for-22 performance in 1973 by of the fan vote in the most-lopsided affair of the bracket so far
• Here is every moment that advanced from the Elite 8 region:

These from the E8 Region are dancing on to the Second Round! 🕺

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness)

The first round continues on Friday with the Round of 64 and Round of 32/Sweet 16 regions. Visit  to vote, beginning at noon Eastern.

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.

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The first-round concluded last night with the winners of the Round of 64 and Round of 32/Sweet 16 regions. Voting took place on Friday as 16 moments advanced to the second round. Here are some notable results, including several wild upsets.

• No. 15 seed Bronson Koenig's buzzer-beater over Xavier in 2016 to advance Wisconsin to the Sweet 16 No. 2 seed UCLA's Tyus Edney's buzzer-beater vs. Missouri in 1995
• No. 10 seed BYU's Jimmer Fredette's performance vs. Gonzaga in 2011 narrowly beat No. 7 seed UNI's Ali Farokhmanesh's dagger against Kansas in 2010, earning 
• No. 10 seed Stephen Curry's 40 points vs. Gonzaga in 2008 shocked No. 7 seed Richmond's upset over Syracuse in 1991; Curry's performance totaled
• No. 1 seed UMBC's upset of Virginia in 2018 (the first 16-seed victory over a No. 1 seed in tournament history) overwhelmingly defeated No. 16 seed Georgetown's survival vs. Princeton in 1989, becoming the bracket's most-lopsided victory thus far with UMBC taking home
• Here is every moment that advanced from the Round of 32/Sweet 16 region:

The votes are in! 👀

These R32/S16 Region are advancing to Round 2! 👏

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness)

The second round begins on Saturday with the Final Four/National Championship and Elite 8 regions. Visit  to vote, beginning at noon Eastern.

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.

The second round of voting in the best March Madness moments bracket concluded on Sunday, which means the Sweet 16 field is set.

The Sweet 16 is locked in! 🔒

Voting for will continue on Thursday.

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness)

Here are some of the highlights from Sunday's voting:

• No. 1 seed UMBC's upset of top-seeded Virginia over No. 9 seed Paul Jesperson's halfcourt heave for Northern Iowa.
• Two recent, long-distance buzzer-beaters squared off in the second round and No. 3 seed Jordan Poole's game-winner for Michigan over Houston No. 11 seed Chris Chiozza's running 3-pointer for Florida over Wisconsin.
• There was a major upset in the Round of 32/Sweet 16 Region as No. 9 seed Trey Burke's game-tying shot for Michigan against Kansas in 2013 No. 1 seed Danny Ainge's game-winner for BYU.
• It's proving way more likely for a double-digit seed to make the Sweet 16 in the best March Madness moments bracket than in the NCAA tournament. No. 15 seed Bronson Koenig's game-winning 3-pointer to beat Xavier No. 10 seed Jimmer Fredette scoring 34 points with seven 3-pointers against Gonzaga in 2011.

Voting for the Sweet 16 will start on Thursday, March 26. As a reminder, visit  to vote for each matchup.

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.

Voting for the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket resumes Thursday with the Sweet 16, starting in the Round of 64 Region and Round of 32/Sweet 16 Region.

Here is every moment that advanced in those two regions:

These 8 from the R64 Region and R32/S16 Region complete our Sweet 16!

Voting picks back up Thursday.

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness)

Here are the matchups that will take place on Thursday:

• No. 1 seed UMBC upsets Virginia vs. No. 12 seed C.J. McCollum and Lehigh upset Duke
• No. 2 seed Bryce Drew's game-winner for Valparaiso vs. No. 14 seed R.J. Hunter and Georgia State upset Baylor
• No. 4 seed Dunk City vs. No. 9 seed Trey Burke's game-tying shot for Michigan against Kansas
• No. 3 seed Jordan Poole's game-winner for Michigan vs. No. 15 seed Bronson Koenig's buzzer-beater

Visit  to vote, beginning at noon Eastern.

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.

Get ready to vote for your favorite March Madness moments of all-time in the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket.

Voting for the Sweet 16 opens at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday. You can vote on Twitter by going to the polls posted on the . The remaining moments in each of the four regions are shown below.

The Sweet 16 of begins today!

Voting picks back up at Noon ET for the NC/F4 & E8 Regions. 🗳

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness)

After you've voted, check out the latest #MM365 podcast where March Madness correspondent Andy Katz is joined by UMBC head coach Ryan Odom and former N.C. State men's basketball player Dereck Whittenberg.

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The Sweet 16 of the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket began on Thursday with the Final Four/National Championship and Elite Eight regions. Here are some notable results from Thursday's voting.

• No. 4 seed NC State upsetting Houston in the 1983 national championship  No. 1 seed Texas Western winning the 1966 title with an all-black starting five
•  Another top seed fell, as No. 4 seed Illinois' legendary comeback victory over Arizona in 2005  No. 1 seed Christian Laettner's 1992 game-winning jumper for Duke 
• No. 2 seed Kris Jenkins' buzzer beater to win the 2016 national championship  No. 4 seed Magic Johnson's Michigan State vs. Larry Bird's Indiana State in the 1979 title game

The Sweet 16 continues on Friday with the Round of 64 and Round of 32/Sweet 16 regions. Visit  to vote, beginning at noon Eastern.

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.

Half of the Final Four field has been set for the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket.

On Saturday, No. 2 seed Villanova's Kris Jenkins' title-winning buzzer-beater edged out No. 4 seed Lorenzo Charles' buzzer-beating dunk by earning in the Final Four/National Championship Region.

In the Elite Eight Region, No. 4 seed Illinois' relentless comeback against Arizona in 2005 beat No. 2 seed Virginia's Mamadi Diakite forcing overtime against Purdue in 2019 with a .

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But voting isn't over. We need your help in choosing the other two Final Four March Madness Moments by voting on Sunday at the .

The Elite 8 is finalized! 👀

Voting resumes at Noon ET with the F4/NC Region & E8 Region! 🗳

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness)

Here are the matchups:

• Round of 64 Region: No. 1 seed UMBC upsetting top-seeded Virginia in 2018 vs. No. 14 seed Georgia State's R.J. Hunter hitting a buzzer-beating three against Baylor, causing his father and coach to fall out of his chair
• Round of 32/Sweet 16 Region: No. 3 seed Michigan's Jordan Poole making a buzzer-beating three to beat Houston in 2018 vs. No. 9 seed Michigan's Trey Burke forcing overtime against Kansas in 2013 with a long three

In one region, we're guaranteed a Cinderella story making the Final Four in the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket.

In the other, we're guaranteed a memorable moments involving Michigan will punch its ticket to the Final Four.

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.

The Final Four is here. Voting for the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket resumes today at noon ET with two national semifinal matchups. 

The winner of the Final Four/National Championship region, Kris Jenkins' National Championship game-winner in 2016, will face the winner of the Elite 8 region, Illinois' incredible late-game comeback over Arizona in 2005, and the winner of the Round of 32 and Sweet 16 region, Trey Burke's game-winner over Kansas in 2013, will take on the winner of the Round of 64 region, UMBC's historic upset of No. 1 seed Virginia in 2018.

Here are the matchups that will take place on Saturday:

• No. 1 seed UMBC upsets Virginia finished their run through the Round of 64 region after knocking off No. 14 seed RJ Hunter's game-winning shot in 2015 in the regional final. 
• No. 9 seed, Trey Burke's heriocs against Kansas in 2013 managed a difficult Round of 32 and Sweet 16 region, concluding in beating another Michigan moment — Jordan Poole's buzzer-beater in 2018.
• No. 2 seed, Kris Jenkins' 2016 National Championship buzzer-beater made it through the Final Four/National Championship region after knocking off another national championship buzzer-beating moment, Jimmy V's 1983 National Championship winning NC State team. 
• No. 4 seed Illinois' 2005 comeback over Arizona will face Jenkins' shot after they knocked off Mamadi Diakite's game-tying shot in 2019 to win the Elite 8 region. 

Visit  to vote, beginning today at noon ET. Voting concludes at midnight ET. 

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.

The championship matchup is set for the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket: No. 1 seed UMBC's upset of Virginia in 2018 and No. 4 seed Illinois' epic comeback against Arizona in 2005.

Voting opened at Noon ET on Monday on the March Madness Twitter account. .

Championship!

(1) - ' upset of UVA in 2018, first 16-seed to beat a 1-seed

vs.

(4) - 's relentless late-game comeback vs. Arizona in 2005

Vote to decide the best moment in NCAA Tournament history!

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness)

Voting will conclude at 11 p.m. ET Monday night.

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.

If you want to relive these historic moments again before voting, check them out:

By the narrowest of margins, No. 4 seed Illinois' comeback against Arizona in 2005 edged out No. 1 seed UMBC's upset of Virginia by claiming 51 percent of the more than 27,000 votes in the championship matchup of the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket.

Championship!

(1) - ' upset of UVA in 2018, first 16-seed to beat a 1-seed

vs.

(4) - 's relentless late-game comeback vs. Arizona in 2005

Vote to decide the best moment in NCAA Tournament history!

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness)

In the Elite Eight in 2005, the Fighting Illini defeated the No. 3-seeded Wildcats 90-89 in overtime after trailing by 14 points with just 3:20 left in regulation. Illinois, then just a one-loss team on the season, went on to advance to the national title game, where it eventually fell to North Carolina.

Thank you to all of the fans who voted in the #MarchMadnessMoments bracket during the last three weeks.

 curated in a playlist on the official March Madness YouTube account.