The play-in game for the 11 seed in the tournament is held to determine the final team that will advance to the main bracket. This game gives lower-seeded teams a chance to compete for a spot in the tournament and adds excitement to the event.
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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.
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 lowest seed to ever win a game in the tournament was a 16th seed; it happened in 2018 when the University of Maryland - Baltimore County (16th seed in the South) beat the University of Virginia (1st seed in the South) by a score of 74 - 54.
The lowest seeded team to make it all the way to the Final Four in the NCAA basketball tournament was an 11 seed and it happened four times:11 seeded LSU in 198611 seeded George Mason in 200611 seeded VCU in 201111 seeded Wichita State in 2013
Jeopardy - 1984 1994 Tournament of Champions Quarterfinal Game 3 11-53 was released on: USA: 16 November 1994
Jeopardy - 1984 1994 Tournament of Champions Semifinal Game 3 11-58 was released on: USA: 23 November 1994
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 College Tournament Week Game 1 11-171 was released on: USA: 16 May 1994
Jeopardy - 1984 1994 Tournament of Champions Final Game 1 11-59 was released on: USA: 24 November 1994
Jeopardy - 1984 1994 Tournament of Champions Semifinal Game 2 11-57 was released on: USA: 22 November 1994
Jeopardy - 1984 1994 Tournament of Champions Quarterfinal Game 2 11-52 was released on: USA: 15 November 1994
Jeopardy - 1984 1994 Tournament of Champions Final Game 2 11-60 was released on: USA: 25 November 1994
Jeopardy - 1984 2004 Tournament of Champions Quarterfinal Game 1 21-11 was released on: USA: 20 September 2004