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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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Blake#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 has Penn State gone to the NCAA tournament?
i think its 15 years i might be wrong shout out to my homies in detroit its yo boy jerry from atlanta
When does the selection process for the NCAA men's basketball tournament officially start?
The commiittee meets once in July to review last year's tournament, once in December to plan for the upcoming tournament, once in February to stage a "mock" tournament, and then meet the Wednesday before Selection Sunday to start making their picks.
What 15 seeds beat 2 seeds in NCAA tourney?
The answer to the specific question (when asked) was,Syracuse (1991), Arizona (1993), S. Carolina (1997) and Iowa St. (2001).(16) seeds are winless since the NCAA started the current seeding system in 1985 (that makes their record 0-100 through the 2009 basketball tournament).(15) seeds have won 4 times in the first round (called the second round since the field was expanded to 68 teams in 2010) during that period.1991(2) Syracuse - 69(15) Richmond - 731993(2) Arizona - 61(15) Santa Clara - 641997(2) South Carolina - 65(15) Coppin State - 782001(2) Iowa State - 57(15) Hampton - 58None of those (15) seeds won in the following round.-----------------------------------This year, it happened twice!2012(2) Duke - 70(15) Lehigh - 752012(2) Missouri - 84(15) Norfolk State - 86So that makes 6 times it's happened since seeding began in 1985.(1) seeds are now 112-0 against (16) seeds.Answer compiled from historical brackets at http://www.bracketscience.com/history/(and by consulting my own busted bracket sheets in 2012...I had Duke vs MSU in the South+West Final Four game)
What is the NCAA mens basketball team roster size?
15
What is the farthest a 15 seed has gone in the NCAA tournament?
#15 Seeded teams have reached the Second Round 7 times:1991 Richmond > Syracuse 73-691993 Santa Clara > Arizona 64-611997 Coppin State > South Carolina 78-652001 Hampton > Iowa State 58-572012 Norfolk State > Missouri 86-842012 Lehigh > Duke 75-702013 Florida GCU > Georgetown 78-68A #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.
