Chapter 1165 - Chapter 481.2: Pulling Off Upsets

The biggest upsets were twofold. One involved the alma mater of Duncan and Paul, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, who were unexpectedly defeated by the Cleveland State Vikings Men's Team, a team without a single top 100 high school player in the nation. The Demon Deacons, led by the likes of Jeff Teague, ranked 55th nationally as a high school player in 2007, Al-Farouq Aminu, ranked 7th nationwide in 2008, James Johnson, ranked 46th nationally in 2007, and David Weaver, ranked 73rd nationally in 2005, among six top-tier American talents, were favorites to win the championship this year, whereas the Vikings Men's Team didn't have any notable high school players except Norris Cole.