Michigan State Upset by Middle Tennessee: Celebration Highlights and Reaction

The Michigan State Spartans, considered by many to be a Final Four favorite and national title contender, became just the eighth No. 2 seed to lose its first game of the NCAA tournament. The Big Ten champions lost 90-81 Friday to 15th-seeded Middle Tennessee State.

As expected after such a huge win, Middle Tennessee took to celebrating right away:

The Georgetown Hoyas were the last No. 2 seed to fall, becoming a victim of Florida Gulf Coast during its "Dunk City" run in 2013:

Season	No. 15 Seed	Score	No. 2 Seed
1991	Richmond	73-69	Syracuse
1993	Santa Clara	64-61	Arizona
1997	Coppin State	78-65	South Carolina
2001	Hampton	58-57	Iowa State
2012	Lehigh	75-70	Duke
2012	Norfolk State	86-84	Missouri
2013	Florida Gulf Coast	75-70	Georgetown
2016	Middle Tennessee State	78-68	Michigan State

Page2Sports.com's Eric Rosenthal and Fox Sports summed up the reaction of countless college basketball fans across the country as their brackets went up in flames:

No team was favored more than MSU to win Bleacher Report's 2016 Bracket Challenge:

Michigan State alumnus Draymond Green suffered the proverbial double whammy:

While the Spartans looked dead and buried as the clock wound down in the second half, ESPN's SportsNation knew it was premature to write off the team completely:

The PolitiFact "Truth-o-Meter" doesn't lie, though:

Uproxx's Martin Rickman may have found the only person happy to see Middle Tennessee win:

The Blue Raiders now advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the third time in school history, and never before have they reached the Sweet 16.

Coincidentally, Middle Tennessee will face off with Syracuse, the first school ever to lose in the first round as a No. 2 seed. Orange head coach Jim Boeheim was in attendance to watch the upset in person, and he'll ensure his team doesn't take the Blue Raiders lightly.

Check out Bleacher Report's live updating bracket to track your picks along the road to the Final Four.