That was Villanova, ranked 8th in the Southeast bracket, when they defeated Georgetown, 66-64, to win the NCAA championship in 1985.
1985
As of October 2023, East Carolina University's (ECU) men's basketball team has not won any NCAA tournament games. They have participated in the NCAA tournament multiple times, but they have yet to advance past the first round. The team's appearances include years such as 1985, 1993, and 1999, but they have not secured a victory in the tournament.
Louisville in 1987
Kansas
Kansas
Villanova was the lowest seed to win the tournament as an 8 seed in 1985.
Rankings are subjective. The NCAA Tournament games are about matchups.
Since the seeding system was introduced in 1979, the lowest seed to win the NCAA men's basketball tournament was 8th-seeded Villanova in 1985.
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16 seeded Harvard defeated 1 seed Stanford in the 1998 women's NCAA tournament. That is the only victory by a 16 seed in either the men's or women's tournament.
Oklahoma in 2000 ranked 19
Last year. They were ranked a 5 seed and lost to Cornell a 12.
16 seed, beat duke last year
Kentucky
The higher seed is considered the home team
An at large bid is awarded to a team that makes the NCAA Tournament, but did not win their Conference Tournament.
Kentucky has the most NCAA Tournament victories with 98.