No because the 1 seed faces the 16 seed, but 1 seeds are 112-0 in games against 16 seeds.
Yes it has happened 2 times in 1986 and 1997
Rankings are subjective. The NCAA Tournament games are about matchups.
UNC was a number 1 seed in the 2009 NCAA basketball tournament.
Wake Forest was a number 4 seed in the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The Louisville Cardinals are the overall number one seed in the 2009 NCAA tournament and will be playing in the Midwest Region
No, Kentucky did not play in the NCAA tournament last year. They played in the NIT.
The number one seeds in the 1980 NCAA basketball tournament were DePaul, LSU, Kentucky and Syracuse. Louisville was a number two seed. Click on the '1980 NCAA Basketball Seedings' link on this page to see an entire listing of the seedings.
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Kansas
The NCAA tournament expanded from 48 teams to 64 in 1985 and increased to the current 65 teams in 2001. There are some who propose increasing the number to 96, but the NCAA tournament committee is not considering that option at this time.
The number of NCAA tournament wins by conference overall is led by the Big East. Coming a close second is the Atlantic Coast Conference and then after them is the Big 12.
UCLA, Kentucky, UNC