In the NCAA basketball tournament has a 16 seed ever beat a 1 seed?

Answer 1

In 1989 TWO number 16 seeds, Princeton and East Tennessee State, lost by one point. (Princeton lost to Georgetown who ended up losing in the Elite Eight, and ETSU lost to Oklahoma who endeed up making the Sweet 16.)

In 1990 Murray State lost to Michigan State by 4 in Overtime, the first 1-16 game to go to OT. MSU lost in the Sweet 16.

In the Women's Tourney the 1 seed lost ONCE. #16 Princeton beat #1 Stanford 71-67.

Answer 2

Never before 2018. 16 seeds have never won a game against 1 seeds. There have been close calls:

Georgetown beat Princeton's 50-49 in 1989

Oklahoma beat Eastern Tennessee State University (ETSU) 72-71 in 1989

Michigan State beat Murray State's 75-71 in overtime in 1990

Purdue beat Western Carolina's 73-71 in 1996.

Meanwhile, 15 seeds are 4-96 against 2 seeds:

Richmond beat Syracuse 73-69 in 1991

Santa Clara beat Arizona 64-61 in 1993

Coppin State beat USC 78-65 in 1997

Hampton beat Iowa State 58-57 in 2001 (All of the above answered by The WikiAnswers® Community)

Until it happened in 2018 when the University of Maryland - Baltimore County (16th seed in the South) beat the University of Virginia (1st seed in the South) by a score of 74 - 54.

Answer 3

Nope, In the history of March madness a one see has never lost in the first round.

Answer 4

No. However, #15 seeds have beaten #2 seeds six times, with the 2 most recent in 2012, Duke losing to Lehigh 70-75 and Norfolk St beat Missouri 86-84.

Answer 5

ETSU got beat as a 16 seed by Oklahoma in 1989

Answer 6

No.

Answer 7

No.