What team did the Hampton Pirates men's basketball team defeat during the 2--1 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship?
Hampton Pirates men's basketball The Hampton Pirates men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The 2001 Hampton team is one of seven 15th seeds to have upset a 2nd seed in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship after defeating Iowa State.
2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. Prior to the season, the Hokies were expected to be in a rebuilding mode, recovering after the graduation of several key players. Despite that fact, Tech was picked to win the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division in the annual preseason poll of media covering the ACC. The Hokies were ranked the No. 15 team in the country at the start of the season, but suffered an upset loss to East Carolina in their first game. Tech recovered, however, and won five consecutive games following the loss, the ACC Championship, and the Orange Bowl.