Villanova was the lowest seed to win the tournament as an 8 seed in 1985.
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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.
16 seed, beat duke last year
No. The lowest seed to reach the Elite 8 was #12 Missouri in 2002.
UNC was a number 1 seed in the 2009 NCAA basketball tournament.
Yes a number 16 seed has beat a number one seed in the NCAA basketball tournament, but it was in the womens' tournament. In 1988, 16th seed Harvard beat 1st seed Stanford in the womens' tourney. (Answer by Mymomisnfat) It also 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.
They were the 8 seed. Nova upset Georgetown in the title game.
Wake Forest was a number 4 seed in the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The lowest seed to make it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was a No. 15 seed. This occurred when Florida Gulf Coast University reached the Sweet 16 in 2013.
Davidson was a 10 seed in 2008
Yes, Kansas is a #5 seed in the tournament.