This year's March Madness Cinderellas? A group of Peacocks from North Jersey
The Saint Peters Peacocks could make history tonight if they become the first No. 15 seed to advance to the NCAA men's college basketball tournament's Elite Eight. But how did they get here?
by Jeff Dean
Mar 25, 2022
3 minutes
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Every year fans tune into the NCAA's "March Madness" men's college basketball tournament hoping for upsets and bracket busters. This year's biggest upset so far has been the surprising success of the team from Saint Peter's University, a small Jesuit school just outside New York City in New Jersey.
The Peacocks are a No. 15 seed team, meaning they were in the second-lowest ranking group to enter the tournament.
They gained national attention after knocking out the second-seeded Kentucky in their first
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