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We are now a 10 seed that finds itself in the Sweet 16 – and playing an 11 seed. Anyone below an 8 seed is supposed to lose in the first round. I wondered how often low seeded team (9 or worse), had gotten to the Sweet 16, how well they have done ad how often they had played another low seed there.
1979: The first year the tournament was seeded was 1979, (the year Magic Johnson won it). It was not a 64 team tournament yet but there were 9 and 10 seeds.
St. John’s was a 10 seed and they beat #7 seed Temple and #2 seed Duke to make it to the S16, where they beat #6 Rutgers and then lost to Pennsylvania in the Elite 8. They won their games by 5, 2 and 2 points and then lost by 2 points.
Pennsylvania was the #9 seed that year and beat #8 seed Iona, (by 4), and #1 North Carolina, (by 1), to make it to the S16,then beat #4 Syracuse, (by 8), and then St. John’s to make it to the Final Four where the Spartans crushed them, 67-101.
So two of 8 low seeds made the Sweet 16 where they won 2 S16 games and 1 E8 game. There was one game between two low seeds but it was in the E8, not the S16
1980: The tournament now had 48 teams so each region had a 9 seed, a 10 seed, an 11 seed and a 12 seed.
#10 Lamar nipped #7 Weber State by a point in the West and then upset #2 Oregon State to make the Sweet 16, where they lost to#6 Clemson.
That’s a total of 24 low seeds, three of which made it to the Sweet 16 with 2 S16 wins, an E8 win.
1981: #9 seed St. Joseph’s beat #8 Creighton by 2 points and upset #1 seeded and ranked DePaul by a point, then beat #5 seed Boston College by another point before getting crushed by 32 against #3 Indiana’s national champions in the Mideast regional final.
40 low seeds and 4 Sweet 16 teams with 3 wins and 1 E8 win.
1982: No low seed made the Sweet 16.
1983: #10 seed Utah beat #7 Illinois and #2 UCLA to make it to the S16, where the lost to eventual champion #6 NC State.
72 low seeds, 5 S16 teams with 3 wins and 1 E8 win.
1984: #10 seed Dayton beat #7 LSU and #2 Oklahoma to reach the West S16, where they beat #6 Washington but lost to eventual champ#1 Georgetown in the regional final.
88 low seeds, 6 S16 teams with 4 wins and 1 E8 win.
1985: The tournament is now 64 teams with a 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 seed in each region.
#12 Kentucky beat #5 Washington and ##4 UNLV to make the S16 where they lost to #1 St. John’s.
#11 Boston College beat #6 Texas Tech and #3 Duke to maske the S16 where they lost to #2 Memphis on a buzzer shot by Andre Turner. Memphis goes on to the FF. If BC had done that, it would have bene an all-Big East Final Four.
#11 seed Auburn beat #6 Purdue and #3 Kansas to get to the S16 where they lost to #2 North Carolina.
120 low seeds, 9 S16 teams with 4 wins and 1 E8 win.
1986: #11 LSU beat #6 Purdue and #3 Memphis to get to the S16 where they beat #2 Georgia Tech and #1 Kentucky before losing to #2 and eventual champion Louisville in the national semifinals.
#14 Cleveland State beat # Indiana and #6 St. Joseph’s before losing to #7 Navy in the S16.
152 low seeds, 11 S16 teams with 5 wins and 2 E8 wins
1987: #12 Wyoming beat #5 Virginia and #4 UCLA to make it to the S16 where they lost to #1 UNLV.
#12 LSU beat #7 Georgia Tech and #2 Temple to make it to the S16,then beat #3 DePaul before losing by a point to #12 Indiana who went on to beat us for the title.
184 low seeds, 12 S16 teams with 6 wins and 2 E8 wins
1988: #13 Richmond beat #4 Indiana and #5 Georgia Tech to get to the Sweet 16 where they lost to #1 Temple.
#11 Rhode Island beat #6 Missouri and #3 Syracuse to get to the S16 where they lost to #2 Duke.
216 low seeds, 14 S16 teams with 6 wins and 2 E8 wins
1989: No low seed made the S16.
1990: #12 Ball State beat #5 Oregon State and #4 Louisville before losing to #1 UNLV in the S16.
#11 Loyola Marymount ran past #6 New Mexico State 111-92 and shocked the world by clobbering defending national champion #3 Michigan 149-115. Then they won a slow-down game against #7 Alabama 62-60 before getting blown out by eventual national champion #1 UNLV, 101-131.
280 low seeds, 16 S16 teams with 7 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1991: #11 Connecticut beat #6 LSU and #14 Xavier to reach the S16, then lost to #2 Duke.
#12 Eastern Michigan beat #5 Mississippi State and #13 Penn State to reach the S16, where they lost to #1 North Carolina.
312 low seeds, 18 S16 teams with 7 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1992: #9 UTEP beat #8 Evansville #1 Kansas to reach the S16 where they lost to #4 Cincinnati.
344 low seeds, 19 S16 teams with 7 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1993: #12 George Washington beat #5 New Mexico and #13 Southern U. to reach the S16 where they lost to #1 Michigan, (the Fab Five)
376 low seeds, 19 S16 teams with 7 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1994: #12 Tulsa out-ran #5 UCLA 112-102 and beat #4 Oklahoma State to enter the S16, where they lost to eventual national champion #1 Arkansas.
#10 Maryland beat #7 Saint Louis and #2 Massachusetts to make the S16 where they lost to #3 Michigan.#9 Boston College beat #8 Washington State and #1 North Carolina to make the S16 and then beat #5 Indiana before losing to #3 Florida.
408 low seeds, 20 S16 teams with 8 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1995: No low seed made the Sweet 16.
1996: No low seed made the Sweet 16.
1997: #10 Texas beat #7 Wisconsin and #15 Coppin State to reach the S16 where they lost to #6 Louisville.
#14 Chattanooga beat #3 Georgia and #6 Illinois before losing to #10 Providence in the Sweet 16
#10 Providence beat #7 Marquette and #2 Duke to make the S16 where they beat #14 Chattanooga before losing to #4 Arizona in OT in the E8.
504 low seeds, 21 S16 teams with 9 wins and 2 E8 wins. This was the second S16 meeting between low seeds and the first between double figure seeds.
1998:#11 Washington beat #6 Xavier and #14 Richmond to reach the S16 where they lost to #2 Connecticut.
#10 West Virginia beat #7 Temple and #2 Cincinnati to reach the S16 where they lost to #3 Utah.
#13 Valparaiso beat #4 Mississippi on that famous shot by Bryce Drew, the coach’s son, then #12 Florida State in OT before losing to #8 Rhode Island in the S16.
536 low seeds, 24 S16 teams with 9 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1999: #12 Missouri State beat #5 Wisconsin and #4 Tennessee to reach the S16 where they lost to Duke.
#10 Purdue beat #7 Texas and #2 U of Miami before losing to #6 Temple in the S16.
#13 Oklahoma beat #4 Arizona and #5 Charlotte losing to #1 Michigan State in the S16.
#10 Miami U. beat #7 Washington and #2 Utah before losing to #3 Kentucky in the S16
#10 Gonzaga beat #7 Minnesota, #2 Stanford and hen #6 Florida in the S16 before losing to ! Connecticut in the E8.
568 low seeds, 29 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2000: #10 Gonzaga beat #7 Louisville and #2 St. John’s before losing to #6 Purdue in the S16.
#10 Seton Hall beat #7 Oregon and #2 Temple before losing to #Oklahoma State in the S16.
600 low seeds, 31 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2001: #12 Gonzaga beat #5 Virginia and #13 Indiana State before losing to #1 Michigan State in the S16
#10 Georgetown beat #7 Arkansas and #15 Hampton before losing to Maryland in the S16.
632 low seeds, 31 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2002: #12 Missouri beat #5 Miami, #4 Ohio State and then #8 UCLA in the S16 before losing to #2 Oklahoma in the E8.
#11 Southern Illinois beat #6 Texas Tech and #3 Georgia before losing to #2 Connecticut in the S16.
664 low seeds, 33 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2003: #12 Butler beat #5 Mississippi State and #4 Louisville before losing to #1 Oklahoma in the S16.
#10 Auburn beat #7 St. Joseph’s and #2 Wake Forest before losing to #3 Syracuse and the S16.
696 low seeds, 35 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2004: #9 UAB beat #8 Washington and #1 Kentucky before losing to #4 Kansas in the S16.
#10 Nevada beat #7 Michigan State and #2 Gonzaga before losing to #3 Georgia tech in the S16.
728 low seeds, 37 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2005: #12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat #5 Alabama and #4 Boston College before losing to #1 Illinois in the S16.
#10 North Carolina State beat #7 Charlotte and #2 Connecticut before losing #6 Wisconsin in the S16.
762 low seeds, 39 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2006: #13 Bradley beat #4 Kansas and #5 Pittsburgh before losing to #1 Memphis in the S16.
#11 George Mason beat #6 Michigan State, #3 North Carolina then #7 Wichita State in the S16 and #1 Connecticut in the E8 (quite a haul of top programs) before losing to eventual national champion #3 Florida in the national semi-finals.
796 low seeds, 41 S16 teams with 11 wins and 3 E8 wins.
2007: No low seed made the S16.
2008: #12 Villanova beat #5 Clemson and #13 Siena before losing to #1 Kansas in the S16.
#10 Davidson, (with Steph Curry), beat #7 Gonzaga and #2 Georgetown, then #3 Wisconsin in the S16 before losing to eventual champion #1 Kansas, (by 2) in the E8
#12 Western Kentucky beat #5 Drake and #13 San Diego before losing to #1 UCLA in the S16.
860 low seeds, 44 S16 teams with 12 wins and 3 E8 wins.
2009: #12 Arizona beat #5 Utah and #13 Cleveland State before losing to #1 Louisville (by 39 points) in the S16.
892 low seeds, 45 S16 teams with 12 wins and 3 E8 wins.
2010: #12 Cornell beat #5 Temple and #4 Wisconsin before losing to #1 Kentucky in the S16.
#11 Washington beat #6 Marquette and #4 #3 New Mexico before losing to #2 West Virginia in the S16.
#10 St. Mary’s beat #7 Richmond and #2 Villanova before losing to #3 Baylor in the S16.
924 low seeds, 48 S16 teams with 12 wins and 3 E8 wins.
2011: #11 Marquette beat #6 Xavier and #3 Syracuse, (that over and back!!!) before losing to #2 North Carolina in the S16.
#12 Richmond beat #5 Vanderbilt and #13 Morehead State before losing to #1 Kansas in the S16.
#11 Virginia Commonwealth beat #6 Georgetown and #3 Purdue, then #10 Florida State in the S16 and #1 Kansas in the E8 before losing to #8 Butler in the national semifinals.
956 low seeds, 51 S16 teams with 13 wins and 4 E8 wins.
2012: #13 Ohio U. beat #4 Michigan and #12 South Florida before losing to @1 North Carolina in the S16, (in OT).
#11 North Carolina State beat #6 San Diego State and #3 Georgetown before losing to #2 Kansas in the S16.
#10 Xavier beat #7 Notre Dame and #15 Lehigh before losing to #3 Baylor in the S16.
988 low seeds, 54 S16 teams with 13 wins and 4 E8 wins.
2013: #15 Florida Gulf-Coast beat #2 Georgetown and #7 San Diego State before losing to #3 Florida in the S16.
#12 Oregon beat #5 Oklahoma State and #4 Saint Louis then lost to #1 Louisville in the S16.
#9 Wichita State beat #8 Pittsburgh and #1 Gonzaga, then #13 LaSalle in the S16 and #2 Ohio State in the E8 before losing to eventual champ #1Louisville in the national semi-finals.
#13 LaSalle beat #4 Kansas State and #12 Mississippi then lost to #9 Wichita State in the S16.
1020 low seeds, 58 S16 teams with 14 wins and 5 E8 wins. We also have the third time two low seeds met in the S16.
2014: #11 Dayton beat #6 Ohio State and #3 Syracuse, then #10 Stanford in the S16 before losing to ##1 Florida in the S16.
#10 Stanford beat #7 New Mexico and #2 Stanford, then lost to #11 Dayton in the S16.
#11 Tennessee beat #6 Massachusetts and #14 Mercer, then lost to #2 Michigan in the S16.
1052 low seeds, 61 S16 teams with 15 wins and 5 E8 wins. We also have the fourth time two low seeds met in the S16 and the second time they were double digit seeds.
2015: #11 UCLA beat #6 Southern Methodist and #14 UAB before losing to #2 Gonzaga in the S16.
1084 low seeds, 62 S16 teams with 15 wins and 5 E8 wins.
2016 so far:
#10 Syracuse beat #7 Dayton and #15 Middle Tennessee State to make it to the Sweet 16 where we will play #11 Gonzaga who beat #6 Seton Hall and #6 Utah. This will be the fifth time tow low seeds will meet in the Sweet 16 and third time they were double figure seeds. The higher seeded team won 3 of the 4 prior such contests.
There have been 1116 low seeds, (#9-16) since 1979 and 64 of them have made the Sweet 16, (5.7%), where they are 15-46(.326). The 15 low seeds that made it to the Elite 8 are 5-10 there (.333). All five of those teams lost in the national semi-finals. These teams are seeded low for a reason and if you are one of them, don’t make big plans.
But, hey, you never know. .
1979: The first year the tournament was seeded was 1979, (the year Magic Johnson won it). It was not a 64 team tournament yet but there were 9 and 10 seeds.
St. John’s was a 10 seed and they beat #7 seed Temple and #2 seed Duke to make it to the S16, where they beat #6 Rutgers and then lost to Pennsylvania in the Elite 8. They won their games by 5, 2 and 2 points and then lost by 2 points.
Pennsylvania was the #9 seed that year and beat #8 seed Iona, (by 4), and #1 North Carolina, (by 1), to make it to the S16,then beat #4 Syracuse, (by 8), and then St. John’s to make it to the Final Four where the Spartans crushed them, 67-101.
So two of 8 low seeds made the Sweet 16 where they won 2 S16 games and 1 E8 game. There was one game between two low seeds but it was in the E8, not the S16
1980: The tournament now had 48 teams so each region had a 9 seed, a 10 seed, an 11 seed and a 12 seed.
#10 Lamar nipped #7 Weber State by a point in the West and then upset #2 Oregon State to make the Sweet 16, where they lost to#6 Clemson.
That’s a total of 24 low seeds, three of which made it to the Sweet 16 with 2 S16 wins, an E8 win.
1981: #9 seed St. Joseph’s beat #8 Creighton by 2 points and upset #1 seeded and ranked DePaul by a point, then beat #5 seed Boston College by another point before getting crushed by 32 against #3 Indiana’s national champions in the Mideast regional final.
40 low seeds and 4 Sweet 16 teams with 3 wins and 1 E8 win.
1982: No low seed made the Sweet 16.
1983: #10 seed Utah beat #7 Illinois and #2 UCLA to make it to the S16, where the lost to eventual champion #6 NC State.
72 low seeds, 5 S16 teams with 3 wins and 1 E8 win.
1984: #10 seed Dayton beat #7 LSU and #2 Oklahoma to reach the West S16, where they beat #6 Washington but lost to eventual champ#1 Georgetown in the regional final.
88 low seeds, 6 S16 teams with 4 wins and 1 E8 win.
1985: The tournament is now 64 teams with a 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 seed in each region.
#12 Kentucky beat #5 Washington and ##4 UNLV to make the S16 where they lost to #1 St. John’s.
#11 Boston College beat #6 Texas Tech and #3 Duke to maske the S16 where they lost to #2 Memphis on a buzzer shot by Andre Turner. Memphis goes on to the FF. If BC had done that, it would have bene an all-Big East Final Four.
#11 seed Auburn beat #6 Purdue and #3 Kansas to get to the S16 where they lost to #2 North Carolina.
120 low seeds, 9 S16 teams with 4 wins and 1 E8 win.
1986: #11 LSU beat #6 Purdue and #3 Memphis to get to the S16 where they beat #2 Georgia Tech and #1 Kentucky before losing to #2 and eventual champion Louisville in the national semifinals.
#14 Cleveland State beat # Indiana and #6 St. Joseph’s before losing to #7 Navy in the S16.
152 low seeds, 11 S16 teams with 5 wins and 2 E8 wins
1987: #12 Wyoming beat #5 Virginia and #4 UCLA to make it to the S16 where they lost to #1 UNLV.
#12 LSU beat #7 Georgia Tech and #2 Temple to make it to the S16,then beat #3 DePaul before losing by a point to #12 Indiana who went on to beat us for the title.
184 low seeds, 12 S16 teams with 6 wins and 2 E8 wins
1988: #13 Richmond beat #4 Indiana and #5 Georgia Tech to get to the Sweet 16 where they lost to #1 Temple.
#11 Rhode Island beat #6 Missouri and #3 Syracuse to get to the S16 where they lost to #2 Duke.
216 low seeds, 14 S16 teams with 6 wins and 2 E8 wins
1989: No low seed made the S16.
1990: #12 Ball State beat #5 Oregon State and #4 Louisville before losing to #1 UNLV in the S16.
#11 Loyola Marymount ran past #6 New Mexico State 111-92 and shocked the world by clobbering defending national champion #3 Michigan 149-115. Then they won a slow-down game against #7 Alabama 62-60 before getting blown out by eventual national champion #1 UNLV, 101-131.
280 low seeds, 16 S16 teams with 7 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1991: #11 Connecticut beat #6 LSU and #14 Xavier to reach the S16, then lost to #2 Duke.
#12 Eastern Michigan beat #5 Mississippi State and #13 Penn State to reach the S16, where they lost to #1 North Carolina.
312 low seeds, 18 S16 teams with 7 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1992: #9 UTEP beat #8 Evansville #1 Kansas to reach the S16 where they lost to #4 Cincinnati.
344 low seeds, 19 S16 teams with 7 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1993: #12 George Washington beat #5 New Mexico and #13 Southern U. to reach the S16 where they lost to #1 Michigan, (the Fab Five)
376 low seeds, 19 S16 teams with 7 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1994: #12 Tulsa out-ran #5 UCLA 112-102 and beat #4 Oklahoma State to enter the S16, where they lost to eventual national champion #1 Arkansas.
#10 Maryland beat #7 Saint Louis and #2 Massachusetts to make the S16 where they lost to #3 Michigan.#9 Boston College beat #8 Washington State and #1 North Carolina to make the S16 and then beat #5 Indiana before losing to #3 Florida.
408 low seeds, 20 S16 teams with 8 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1995: No low seed made the Sweet 16.
1996: No low seed made the Sweet 16.
1997: #10 Texas beat #7 Wisconsin and #15 Coppin State to reach the S16 where they lost to #6 Louisville.
#14 Chattanooga beat #3 Georgia and #6 Illinois before losing to #10 Providence in the Sweet 16
#10 Providence beat #7 Marquette and #2 Duke to make the S16 where they beat #14 Chattanooga before losing to #4 Arizona in OT in the E8.
504 low seeds, 21 S16 teams with 9 wins and 2 E8 wins. This was the second S16 meeting between low seeds and the first between double figure seeds.
1998:#11 Washington beat #6 Xavier and #14 Richmond to reach the S16 where they lost to #2 Connecticut.
#10 West Virginia beat #7 Temple and #2 Cincinnati to reach the S16 where they lost to #3 Utah.
#13 Valparaiso beat #4 Mississippi on that famous shot by Bryce Drew, the coach’s son, then #12 Florida State in OT before losing to #8 Rhode Island in the S16.
536 low seeds, 24 S16 teams with 9 wins and 2 E8 wins.
1999: #12 Missouri State beat #5 Wisconsin and #4 Tennessee to reach the S16 where they lost to Duke.
#10 Purdue beat #7 Texas and #2 U of Miami before losing to #6 Temple in the S16.
#13 Oklahoma beat #4 Arizona and #5 Charlotte losing to #1 Michigan State in the S16.
#10 Miami U. beat #7 Washington and #2 Utah before losing to #3 Kentucky in the S16
#10 Gonzaga beat #7 Minnesota, #2 Stanford and hen #6 Florida in the S16 before losing to ! Connecticut in the E8.
568 low seeds, 29 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2000: #10 Gonzaga beat #7 Louisville and #2 St. John’s before losing to #6 Purdue in the S16.
#10 Seton Hall beat #7 Oregon and #2 Temple before losing to #Oklahoma State in the S16.
600 low seeds, 31 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2001: #12 Gonzaga beat #5 Virginia and #13 Indiana State before losing to #1 Michigan State in the S16
#10 Georgetown beat #7 Arkansas and #15 Hampton before losing to Maryland in the S16.
632 low seeds, 31 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2002: #12 Missouri beat #5 Miami, #4 Ohio State and then #8 UCLA in the S16 before losing to #2 Oklahoma in the E8.
#11 Southern Illinois beat #6 Texas Tech and #3 Georgia before losing to #2 Connecticut in the S16.
664 low seeds, 33 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2003: #12 Butler beat #5 Mississippi State and #4 Louisville before losing to #1 Oklahoma in the S16.
#10 Auburn beat #7 St. Joseph’s and #2 Wake Forest before losing to #3 Syracuse and the S16.
696 low seeds, 35 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2004: #9 UAB beat #8 Washington and #1 Kentucky before losing to #4 Kansas in the S16.
#10 Nevada beat #7 Michigan State and #2 Gonzaga before losing to #3 Georgia tech in the S16.
728 low seeds, 37 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2005: #12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat #5 Alabama and #4 Boston College before losing to #1 Illinois in the S16.
#10 North Carolina State beat #7 Charlotte and #2 Connecticut before losing #6 Wisconsin in the S16.
762 low seeds, 39 S16 teams with 10 wins and 2 E8 wins.
2006: #13 Bradley beat #4 Kansas and #5 Pittsburgh before losing to #1 Memphis in the S16.
#11 George Mason beat #6 Michigan State, #3 North Carolina then #7 Wichita State in the S16 and #1 Connecticut in the E8 (quite a haul of top programs) before losing to eventual national champion #3 Florida in the national semi-finals.
796 low seeds, 41 S16 teams with 11 wins and 3 E8 wins.
2007: No low seed made the S16.
2008: #12 Villanova beat #5 Clemson and #13 Siena before losing to #1 Kansas in the S16.
#10 Davidson, (with Steph Curry), beat #7 Gonzaga and #2 Georgetown, then #3 Wisconsin in the S16 before losing to eventual champion #1 Kansas, (by 2) in the E8
#12 Western Kentucky beat #5 Drake and #13 San Diego before losing to #1 UCLA in the S16.
860 low seeds, 44 S16 teams with 12 wins and 3 E8 wins.
2009: #12 Arizona beat #5 Utah and #13 Cleveland State before losing to #1 Louisville (by 39 points) in the S16.
892 low seeds, 45 S16 teams with 12 wins and 3 E8 wins.
2010: #12 Cornell beat #5 Temple and #4 Wisconsin before losing to #1 Kentucky in the S16.
#11 Washington beat #6 Marquette and #4 #3 New Mexico before losing to #2 West Virginia in the S16.
#10 St. Mary’s beat #7 Richmond and #2 Villanova before losing to #3 Baylor in the S16.
924 low seeds, 48 S16 teams with 12 wins and 3 E8 wins.
2011: #11 Marquette beat #6 Xavier and #3 Syracuse, (that over and back!!!) before losing to #2 North Carolina in the S16.
#12 Richmond beat #5 Vanderbilt and #13 Morehead State before losing to #1 Kansas in the S16.
#11 Virginia Commonwealth beat #6 Georgetown and #3 Purdue, then #10 Florida State in the S16 and #1 Kansas in the E8 before losing to #8 Butler in the national semifinals.
956 low seeds, 51 S16 teams with 13 wins and 4 E8 wins.
2012: #13 Ohio U. beat #4 Michigan and #12 South Florida before losing to @1 North Carolina in the S16, (in OT).
#11 North Carolina State beat #6 San Diego State and #3 Georgetown before losing to #2 Kansas in the S16.
#10 Xavier beat #7 Notre Dame and #15 Lehigh before losing to #3 Baylor in the S16.
988 low seeds, 54 S16 teams with 13 wins and 4 E8 wins.
2013: #15 Florida Gulf-Coast beat #2 Georgetown and #7 San Diego State before losing to #3 Florida in the S16.
#12 Oregon beat #5 Oklahoma State and #4 Saint Louis then lost to #1 Louisville in the S16.
#9 Wichita State beat #8 Pittsburgh and #1 Gonzaga, then #13 LaSalle in the S16 and #2 Ohio State in the E8 before losing to eventual champ #1Louisville in the national semi-finals.
#13 LaSalle beat #4 Kansas State and #12 Mississippi then lost to #9 Wichita State in the S16.
1020 low seeds, 58 S16 teams with 14 wins and 5 E8 wins. We also have the third time two low seeds met in the S16.
2014: #11 Dayton beat #6 Ohio State and #3 Syracuse, then #10 Stanford in the S16 before losing to ##1 Florida in the S16.
#10 Stanford beat #7 New Mexico and #2 Stanford, then lost to #11 Dayton in the S16.
#11 Tennessee beat #6 Massachusetts and #14 Mercer, then lost to #2 Michigan in the S16.
1052 low seeds, 61 S16 teams with 15 wins and 5 E8 wins. We also have the fourth time two low seeds met in the S16 and the second time they were double digit seeds.
2015: #11 UCLA beat #6 Southern Methodist and #14 UAB before losing to #2 Gonzaga in the S16.
1084 low seeds, 62 S16 teams with 15 wins and 5 E8 wins.
2016 so far:
#10 Syracuse beat #7 Dayton and #15 Middle Tennessee State to make it to the Sweet 16 where we will play #11 Gonzaga who beat #6 Seton Hall and #6 Utah. This will be the fifth time tow low seeds will meet in the Sweet 16 and third time they were double figure seeds. The higher seeded team won 3 of the 4 prior such contests.
There have been 1116 low seeds, (#9-16) since 1979 and 64 of them have made the Sweet 16, (5.7%), where they are 15-46(.326). The 15 low seeds that made it to the Elite 8 are 5-10 there (.333). All five of those teams lost in the national semi-finals. These teams are seeded low for a reason and if you are one of them, don’t make big plans.
But, hey, you never know. .
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