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Yes last number 1 seed to win was Duke in 2010
1995 Houston Rockets, a 6th seed.
Villanova. They shocked The one seed Michigan in the second round and go on to beat One seed Geogetown in the final game of the tunament.
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.
In 1985 Villanova won a national championship as an 8 seed beating Georgetown the highest seed ever to win a national championship
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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.
Through 2012, only Arizona (1997) won the championship as a #4 seed. (There were no seeds prior to the 1979 tournament.)
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Villanova as an 8 seed