The lowest seed to make it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA basketball tournament this year was a 15th seed.
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.
#12 Missouri in 2002
#8 Villinova
Villanova was the lowest seed to win the tournament as an 8 seed in 1985.
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The lowest seed to make it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was a No. 15 seed. This occurred when Florida Gulf Coast University reached the Sweet 16 in 2013.
in 1985 nova won as an eight seed against g-town in the finals not the second round
16 seed, beat duke last year
No. The lowest seed to reach the Elite 8 was #12 Missouri in 2002.
They were the 8 seed. Nova upset Georgetown in the title game.