team to win the championship was Villanova
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was a #8 seed in 1985
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Villanova as an 8 seed
1995 Houston Rockets, a 6th seed.
Villanova was the lowest seed to win the tournament as an 8 seed in 1985.
Villanova. They shocked The one seed Michigan in the second round and go on to beat One seed Geogetown in the final game of the tunament.
Oklahoma
no the lowest seed that has ever won an nba championship was the 7th seed Houston rockets in the 90s. Actually, that Houston rockets team was 6th, but yes they were the lowest seeded team to ever win an nba title, in the 1995 NBA Finals
1, they were the lowest seed to win the national championship as an 8 seed in 1985, they beat Georgetown
The lowest seed to win the World Series in Major League Baseball history is the 2003 Florida Marlins, who won as the wild card team.
This was the first unranked team to win the championship
Since the seeding system was introduced in 1979, the lowest seed to win the NCAA men's basketball tournament was 8th-seeded Villanova in 1985.
Oklahoma in 2000 ranked 19
That was Villanova, ranked 8th in the Southeast bracket, when they defeated Georgetown, 66-64, to win the NCAA championship in 1985.