'85 Nova, '07 NYGs, & Herb Brooks & his 1980 USA hockey team want a word
In a tournament, the winner moves one as you note. You get hot and prior records are irrelevant. My memory is long enough to remember Rollie Massimino's Nova team, to name the ultimate upset.
1984-85 Villanova, 25-10 (9-7, 4th in Big East).