ACC player of the year Isaiah Wong had 17 points and five assists and Norchad Omier had 14 points and 10 rebounds for top-seeded Miami (25-6), which will play No. 21 Duke in Friday’s semifinals.

Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2023/03/no-6-marquette-needs-ot-to-topple-st-johns-in-quarters/

And even if Jacksonville has to travel to Kansas City to take on the top-seeded Chiefs, we can expect to see an uber-confident Jags team next weekend.

Source: https://nesn.com/2023/01/what-doug-pederson-told-jaguars-at-halftime-before-comeback/

Butler, who previously played on Thibodeau-coached teams with the Bulls and the Timberwolves, scorched the top-seeded Bucks for 98 points in the final two victories of the No. 8 Heat’s stunning five-game ousting in the opening round.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/29/tom-thibodeau-ready-for-old-understudy-jimmy-butler-in-knicks-heat-series/

Granada Hills 2, Cleveland 1: With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the seventh, Andrew Cuevo got a groundout to help the top-seeded Highlanders hold on and advance to Wednesday’s City Section Open Division semifinals at USC.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2023-05-19/jserra-santa-margarita-baseball-division-1-cif-title

He scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds as the top-seeded host Hawks beat second-seeded Lemont 45-39 in the Class 3A Hillcrest Sectional championship game.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-bbk-hlcrst-sect-st-0305-20230304-dqzkbeqj45cthnqdtommgnnxi4-story.html

I understand the desire to see top-seeded blue bloods slugging it out on the sport’s biggest stage, but you already get that like four out of every five years.

Source: https://www.sbnation.com/2023/3/27/23657881/march-madness-2023-ncaa-tournament-miami-sdsu-highlights-announcer-larranaga-scores-bets-odds

Leuzinger, the No. 2 seed, will visit top-seeded Bonita Vista (22-9) in Tuesday’s regional final.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/03/04/redondo-girls-basketball-takes-control-in-third-quarter-for-division-iii-regional-semifinal-win/

Montclair moves on to the ECT finals against top-seeded West Essex on Saturday (Oct. 21) also at the Watchung Field in Montclair.

Source: https://montclairlocal.news/2023/10/montclair-field-hockey-earns-another-bid-for-ect-final-with-win-over-mka/

Remi Martinez threw a one-hitter, and her teammates scratched together four runs in the seventh inning as the top-seeded Huskies posted a 4-0 road win over Artesia on Saturday.

Source: https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/05/13/inland-softball-roundup-liberty-advances-to-division-5-championship-in-second-season/

Stanbury completed the hat trick in overtime to give his club a 4-3 win and a semifinal date with the top-seeded Mount Forest Patriots.

Source: https://midwesternnewspapers.com/ironmen-oust-bulldogs-in-game-5-thriller/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ironmen-oust-bulldogs-in-game-5-thriller

The 2nd-seeded Lancers (18-9) advance to Friday’s 5:00 district final against top-seeded Crestview (21-5), which ousted 3rd-seeded Miller City 10-6 in Monday’s second game.

Source: https://timesbulletin.com/Content/School-Sports/Sports/Article/Lady-Lancers-advance-by-run-ruling-Continental/197/6/237385

The Aggies are joined in the regional by No. 4 San Jose State and Stanford, the top-seeded host.

Source: https://wtaw.com/aggies-to-head-to-stanford-for-ncaa-regional/

The Denver Nuggets, the top-seeded team in the Western Conference, swept the Lakers in their best-of-seven series and some NBA fans are unfairly making LeBron James the fall guy.

Source: https://hiphopwired.com/playlist/nuggests-sweep-lakers-wcf-lebron-james/

The largest betting postseason upset in NBA history was the eighth-seeded Nuggets beating the top-seeded Seattle Supersonics in the first round of the 1994 NBA playoffs as 14-1 underdogs.

Source: https://nesn.com/bets/2023/04/where-heats-first-round-upset-over-bucks-ranks-in-nba-history/

The Rockets will face top-seeded Owatonna on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Source: https://krocnews.com/prep-football-section-semis-set-in-southeast-minnesota/

The teams left standing: the NFC's top-seeded Eagles and second-seed 49ersAFC's top-seeded Chiefs and the third-seed Bengals.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/nfl-playoffs-2023-bracket-schedule-and-how-to-watch-and-stream-games-with-or-without-cable/

The teams left standing: the NFC's top-seeded Eagles and second-seed 49ersAFC's top-seeded Chiefs and the third-seed Bengals.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/nfl-playoffs-2023-bracket-schedule-and-how-to-watch-and-stream-games-with-or-without-cable/

The top-seeded Crimson Tide set the pace in the first half hitting eight-of-20 shots from long range.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/03/10/fridays-college-roundup-usms-ben-drummey-wins-second-straight-ncaa-diii-title-in-pole-vault/

The top-seeded Denver Nuggets routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-80 Sunday night to send a message to the other championship contenders.

Source: https://www.pulsesports.ng/basketball/2023041707320691474/mvp-favourite-nikola-jokic-and-nuggets-dominate-the-timberwolves-in-game-1

The top-seeded Eagles held off a tough challenge from Aquinas in the quarterfinals and reached the championship game with a 69-50 win over Canoga Park AGBU.

Source: https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/02/24/ie-varsitys-cif-southern-section-boys-basketball-championship-previews-2/