2011.
This is the first time it has happened
Yes
2014 Connecticut (7) and Kentucky (8)
From 1979 - 2010, 54 no 1 seeds have made the final four. That's 42.2%
2008
Yes, the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament is the first one where all four #1 seeds made the Final Four.
The number one seeds in the 1980 NCAA basketball tournament were DePaul, LSU, Kentucky and Syracuse. Louisville was a number two seed. Click on the '1980 NCAA Basketball Seedings' link on this page to see an entire listing of the seedings.
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.
Never. 2011 is the first time this has happened.
Yes. Going in to the 2013 Final Four, the record for #1 seeds vs. #4 seeds in the NCAA men's basketball tournament is 42-21 in favor of the #1 seeds. This includes two such games in the 2013 tournament: #4 Michigan over #1 Kansas and #4Syracuse over #1 Indiana.
2006
On January 18, 1896, the first NCAA Basketball game included Chicago and Iowa. Final Score:Chicago 15Iowa 12
Kentucky beat Utah in the 1998 NCAA final.