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There have been only four #15 seeds that have defeated #2 seeds:

Richmond over Syracuse 73-69 in 1991

Santa Clara over Arizona 64-61 in 1993

Coppin State over South Carolina 78-65 in 1997

Hampton over Iowa State 58-57 in 2001

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#15 Seeded teams have reached the Second Round 7 times:

1991 Richmond > Syracuse 73-69
1993 Santa Clara > Arizona 64-61
1997 Coppin State > South Carolina 78-65
2001 Hampton > Iowa State 58-57
2012 Norfolk State > Missouri 86-84
2012 Lehigh > Duke 75-70
2013 Florida GCU > Georgetown 78-68


A #15 Seed has reached the Sweet Sixteen (Third Round) one time:


2013 Florida GCU > San Diego State 81-71






**This Information is accurate as of 25 March, 2013, Florida Gulf Coast University is still alive in the NCAA Tournament as of this answer.

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How many times Norfolk State been to NCAA tournament?

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When was the last time a 16 beat a 1 in the ncaa March Madness tournament?

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