Villanova was an eighth seed in 1985.
UNC was a number 1 seed in the 2009 NCAA basketball tournament.
No. The lowest seed to reach the Elite 8 was #12 Missouri in 2002.
The Louisville Cardinals are the overall number one seed in the 2009 NCAA tournament and will be playing in the Midwest Region
Connecticut in 2004
Villanova was an eighth seed in 1985.
Since the NCAA implemented the 64 seed tournament format in 1985, the lowest seed to make it to the NCAA championship game was #8 seeded Villanova in 1985.
The 11 seed is a play-in game in the NCAA basketball tournament because it allows for more teams to participate in the tournament and provides an opportunity for lower-seeded teams to earn a spot in the main bracket.
UNC was a number 1 seed in the 2009 NCAA basketball tournament.
Wake Forest was a number 4 seed in the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
16 seed, beat duke last year
Marquette was the #16 seed in the NCAA Men's basketball tournament in 1977. They advanced and won the championship. They were also the only team to ever beat all 4 #1 seeds during the ncaa tournament.
The lowest seed to make it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA basketball tournament this year was a 15th seed.
No. The lowest seed to reach the Elite 8 was #12 Missouri in 2002.
16 seeded Harvard defeated 1 seed Stanford in the 1998 women's NCAA tournament. That is the only victory by a 16 seed in either the men's or women's tournament.
Yes it has happened 2 times in 1986 and 1997
Davidson was a 10 seed in 2008