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.
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.
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.
16 seed, beat duke last year
They were the 8 seed. Nova upset Georgetown in the title game.
No. The lowest seed to reach the Elite 8 was #12 Missouri in 2002.
The lowest seed to make it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA basketball tournament this year was a 15th seed.
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Villanova was the lowest seed to win the tournament as an 8 seed in 1985.
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#12 Missouri in 2002
15th