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.
That was Villanova, ranked 8th in the Southeast bracket, when they defeated Georgetown, 66-64, to win the NCAA championship in 1985.
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Patino?
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Kentucky
Villanova was an eighth seed in 1985.
Villanova as an 8 seed
Alabama has never won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. Their best showing was the Elite 8 in 2004.
Ohio State University
The University of San Francisco defeated the University of Iowa, 83-71, to win the 1956 NCAA Division I basketball championship.
Marquette won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1977.