16th
A 4 seed.
UNLV was a #1 seed when they won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1990.
Duke was the only number one seed to advance.
Marquette was the #16 seed in the NCAA Men's basketball tournament in 1977. They advanced and won the championship. They were also the only team to ever beat all 4 #1 seeds during the ncaa tournament.
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 seeding was added as a component of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 1979, the lowest-seeded team to win the championship was Villanova, whichwas a #8 seed in 1985.
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2011 NCAA Final Four, #8 seed Butler, facing #11 seed Virginia Commonwealth. 1985 NCAA Final Four, #8 seed Villanova, defeated #1 Georgetown to win the National Championship. 1980 NCAA Final Four, #8 seed UCLA, lost to #2 Louisville in the National Championship game.
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None (as of 04/04/2010 2:40 EDT) #8 seed ('85 Nova) #6 seed ('83 NC State) #4 seed ('97 Arizona)
The Sixth-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack defeated the one-seed Houston Cougars in the 1983 NCAA Championship on a last second tip-in by Lorenzo Charles. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history.
Duke