| The 10 Greatest Tournament Upsets |
| Year |
Outcome |
Round |
Skinny |
1983
|
N.C. State 54
Houston 52
|
Final
|
The Wolfpack's victory over Akeem and Co. is the granddaddy of them all
|
1985
|
Villanova 66
Georgetown 64
|
Final
|
No. 8 wildcats are still the lowest seed to win the championship
|
1993
|
Santa Clara
64
Arizona
61
|
First
|
The 15th-seeded Broncos had not won a tournament game since 1969
|
1986
|
LSU
59
Kentucky
57
|
Fourth
|
By beating No.1 wildcats, Tigers became lowest seed (11) ever in Final Four
|
1996
|
Princeton
43
UCLA
41
|
First
|
Bruins were defending champs when 13-seed Tigers showed them the (back) door
|
1966
|
Texas Western
72
Kentucky
65
|
Final
|
How many games literally change the complexion of a sport?
|
1997
|
Coppin St.
78
S. Carolina
65
|
First
|
The nation met a coach named Fang and a 15th-seeded team with bite
|
1986
|
Cleveland State
83
Indiana
79
|
First
|
No. 14 Vikings' Mouse McFadden roared against the third-seeded Hoosiers
|
1981
|
St. Joseph's
49
DePaul
48
|
Second
|
Fall of top-ranked Blue Demons and stars Mark Aguirre and Terry Cummings
|
1994
|
Boston College
75
N. Carolina
72
|
Second
|
The loss kept No.1-seeded Tar Heels from Sweet 16 for first time since 1980
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