While watching the Virginia Cavaliers dismantle the Oklahoma Sooners 63-51 Sunday night, I couldn’t help but think this Oklahoma team wasn’t the same one who obliterated Ole Miss 95-72 on Friday afternoon. But then I remembered that Virginia’s defense has a tendency to do that to teams. So, when I didn’t hear anything about the 44 point swing from Friday to Sunday being a record, or at the very least impressive, I decided to looking into it. And here’s what I found.
Going back through old brackets, I noted the highest point total a team scored in a win, then subtracted the points scored when that team was eventually eliminated.