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No this is the first time a 15 seed has mad it to the sweet 16
Victories by No. 15 seeds since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985: 1991 East regional
Richmond 73, Syracuse 69: The Spiders become the first No. 15 to pull off the upset, never trailing in their victory over the Orangemen. 1993 West regional
Santa Clara 64, Arizona 61: Despite being on the receiving end of a 25-0 run by Arizona at one point, the Broncos survive thanks to six late free throws from freshman Steve Nash. 1997 East regional
Coppin State 78, S. Carolina 65: The Eagles, a 30-point underdog, rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half to stun the Gamecocks, a trendy Final Four pick. 2001 West regional
Hampton 58, Iowa State 57: The Pirates make their first NCAA appearance a memorable one, as Tarvis Williams hits the winning shot in the lane with 6.9 seconds left.
#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
That makes a total of eight victories #15 seeded teams have had in the NCAA Tournament.
**This Information is accurate as of 25 March, 2013, Florida Gulf Coast University is still alive in the NCAA Tournament as of this answer.
Yes, in the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament there was a few:
1991: 15 Richmond defeated 2 Syracuse 73 to 69
1993: 15 Santa Clara defeated 2 Arizona 64 to 61
1997: 15 Coppin State defeated 2 South Carolina 78 to 65
2001: 15 Hampton defeated 2 Iowa State 58 to 57
2012: 15 Lehigh defeated 2 Duke 75 to 70
2013: 15 FGGU defeated 2 Georgetown 78 to 68
In 2013, Florida Gulf Coast University became the first #15 seed toreach the Sweet Sixteen, defeating #2 Georgetown and #7 San Diego State.
No this is the first time a 15 seed has mad it to the sweet 16
Two, and it happened this year 2013. Florida Gulf Coast has 2 wins. They have not been defeated as of today. 3/25/13
Apparently the lowest seed to ever win the March Madness tournament was an 8 seed. Villanova did it back in 1985.
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Yes. Purdue made the Final Four in 1969 and 1980.
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No. They've made it to the Sweet Sixteen three times but were defeated all three times.
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