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16 seed, beat duke last year
No. The lowest seed to reach the Elite 8 was #12 Missouri in 2002.
(15)Florida-Gulf Coast (2013)
no the lowest seed that has ever won an nba championship was the 7th seed Houston rockets in the 90s. Actually, that Houston rockets team was 6th, but yes they were the lowest seeded team to ever win an nba title, in the 1995 NBA Finals
Since the NCAA implemented the 64 seed tournament format in 1985, the lowest seed to make it to the NCAA championship game was #8 seeded Villanova in 1985.
7th NC State
12 seed--Villanova
The lowest seed to reach the Elite 8 was #12 Missouri in 2002.
It means that the lowest seed has the worst overall and the best overall in the NFL.
The lowest seed to ever win a NCAA Basketball title was Villanova, ranked seed #8. They won the tournament in 1985. Lower seeds have made it to the Final Four (George Mason and Louisiana State, ranked 11th, made it in 2006 and 1986 respectively) but never won. UCLA in 1980 was ranked 48th and made it to the championship game.
Villanova was the lowest seed to win the tournament as an 8 seed in 1985.