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.
A 4 seed.
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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.
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.
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.
Yes a number 16 seed has beat a number one seed in the NCAA basketball tournament, but it was in the womens' tournament. In 1988, 16th seed Harvard beat 1st seed Stanford in the womens' tourney. (Answer by Mymomisnfat) It also happened in 2018 when the University of Maryland - Baltimore County (16th seed in the South) beat the University of Virginia (1st seed in the South) by a score of 74 - 54.
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