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From 1979 - 2010, 54 no 1 seeds have made the final four. That's 42.2%
2014 Connecticut (7) and Kentucky (8)
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2011. This is the first time it has happened
Yes, the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament is the first one where all four #1 seeds made the Final Four.
Since the NCAA Men's basketball tournament expanded to 64 teams, only once have all four top seeds made it. It was the 2008 final four in San Antonio, which included Kansas (beat Davidson in Elite 8), North Carolina (defeated Louisville in Elite 8), Memphis (defeated Texas in elite 8), and UCLA (defeated Xavier in Elite 8). Kansas defeated Memphis in the Chamionship game in Overtime.
From 1979 (when seeds were first used) through 2013, the NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Fours that have had at least one #1 seed is 91.4%. Only three times has the Final Four notincluded at least one #1 seed: 1980, 2006 and 2011. The titles in those years were won by a #2 seed, #3 seed and #3 seed respectively.For the record, there has been only one year when all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four. This was in 2008.
Since seeding began in 1979, 19 of the champions were #1 seeds. 2008 is the only year in which all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four. (This is as through the 2012 tournament.)
There have been three times in NCAA Men's Basketball history that no #1 seed has been in the Final Four. The only three years were 1980, 2006, and 2011 with the following teams included in their separate final fours: 1980: Louisville (#2 seed), Iowa (#5 seed), Purdue (#6 seed), and UCLA (#8 seed) 2006: UCLA (#2 seed), Florida (#3 seed), LSU (#4 seed), and George Mason (#11 seed) 2011: Butler (#8 seed), UConn (#3 seed), VCU (#11 seed), and Kentucky (#4 seed)
From 1979 - 2010, 54 no 1 seeds have made the final four. That's 42.2%