So as you’ve heard, the UMBC Retrievers — a No. 16 seed — absolutely dismantled top-seeded Virginia by 20 points. The Retrievers 74-54 win was the first of its kind, breaking a 135-game winning streak in the No. 1 vs. No. 16 game.

It was nuts. UMBC was 12-24 from downtown and had the Cavaliers rattled pretty much from the jump. Brackets were busted, stars were made, and the internet went crazy.

No one went crazier than UMBC’s Twitter account (@UMBCAthletics), which actually made them the biggest star of the night. No bologna, the tweets were hilarious, complete with an absolute demolition of Seth Davis — who dismissed the Retrievers right off the bat. No one was safe, though. Anyone who doubted the dogs wound up getting roasted.

And with the team kickin’ ass on the court, their audience grew by the minute. Before the game, they had less than 5500 followers, but now, as I write this, their following has ballooned to over 50,000 (and counting). I’m literally refreshing their page every few seconds and their count has grown by hundreds each time. It’s legit #RetreiverFever up in this joint.

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Here’s some of their Twitter gems — in no particular order — from their time in the nation’s spotlight. (Please note the Birdman reference in the tweet below, #classic.)

PUT SOME RESPECK ON IT! WE HAVE DEFEATED NO.1 OVERALL SEED VIRGINIA 74-54 — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

Tell @SethDavisHoops, who sharpied in Virginia at tip, that we said “sup” https://t.co/50MmnsJJqX — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

We're just a 16 seed, happy to be here, also we're up 35-24 on No.1 Virginia with Jairus going to the line to shoot 3 ft with 15:52 left — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

Hi everyone, in case you didn't see, Seth Davis tweeted this one minute into the game pic.twitter.com/vDlrcOtJOn — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

University of Maryland Baltimore County, who are you? https://t.co/XGp9MacmGb — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

C'MON GUYS, you crashed our dang website, our IT people wanna watch the game too, please form an orderly line — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

So…ummm….the Kansas State and Creighton fans are now UMBC fans — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

BRB callin my mama https://t.co/foAppBNVgm — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

We won 24 games and a conference title, it's not like we are a YMCA team, dude https://t.co/TNYHHdwNZy — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

We also beat UVA on twitter too btw — UMBC Athletics (@UMBCAthletics) March 17, 2018

There’s a lot more to check out, I mean, they literally quoted Seth Davis’ “Virginia. Sharpie.” tweet for most of the first half.

You can follow them here.

Root for these guys next round, and whatever you do, follow along with their Twitter account during the game. It’s safe to say the followers will keep rolling in, and the university will probably get a huge spike in applications.